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Too many people I know are like this
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this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2026
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I think you might be shocked by just how much people order amazon, regardless of what other places they have to shop. I'm sure for some people in some locations they have limited options... But around here that's not the case, yet I still see homes that order hundreds of things on amazon every month.
You must live in the suburbs. Around here everyone paying bills
You don’t need daily deliveries from Amazon. There are plenty of local options for most everything. I’ve driven for Amazon (or rather, a DSP) twice in my life and those are the only jobs I’ve walked out on without notice. You start to realize there are people who order 10-20 packages DAILY. It’s actually fucking insane. To claim you can’t find something you need locally or can’t buy online direct is 10000% a lie if you live in the USA.
I don't get daily delivers from anyone. There is exactly one semi independent grocery store left around here and I go by weekly but they do not carry everything I need so I'm forced to use walmart. I get from amazon what I can't get locally for a decent price. Which is pretty much everything since the local parts stores and such mark their products up one to two hundred percent. The nearest Costco which I am a member is a 90 minute drive away. So don't call me a liar if you don't live where I do. Or do but know I don't give a shit what you have to say.
10-20 packages is high but do you know if they were contractors? Doing some renovation? Maybe own their own company they run out of their home? Im not defending Amazon here I hate how their run and treat employees, but its a systemic problem, Amazons not run differently from any other distribution center or retail job, and ive had several coworks say they miss driving for Amazon over working retail
Secondly yea, local stores exist, they almost never have the things your looking for ontop of insanely high prices. A lot of people I work with cant afford the gas to get to the store, much less paying their premiums. I hate buying things online but I literally cannot afford to shop in person especially when much higher quality items are half the price online. I buy off Ebay or secondhand when I can, and I dont want to support these billionaires, but often reality just doesnt work out
Very rare though for most use. Any item I need to buy I always found a competition. Of course there must be some things people can't find elsewhere but that doesn't justify for most people
Recently I bought a part for a manual tire changer. I bought it from the manufacturer website instead of amazon. It was delivered by amazon in a amazon box. It was three dollars cheaper though.
buying local?
Oh walmart sure if I have to.
You can usually buy things directly from a company's website rather than going through Amazon, if you need to have something shipped.
Why don't you look at the rest of my comments to see what happened the last time I did that. Which was less than two weeks ago. I did save three bucks but now I'm being pestered with spam emails and texts from these yahoo's trying to sell me something else.
Yeah my bad for not reading the rest of the thread.
You're absolutely right to push back. Obviously we should all just give up and capitulate to Amazon because some companies ship through them.
Your absolutely right.