Amazon Boycot March 7-14th | No Purchases. Its time to disrupt the system.

[holistic@lemmy.world]

Honestly its just too easy to entirely cut them out of your life, coming from a heavy user previously. Alexas are gone. Prime canceled. Chase card closed. It was tough for one day, but now I feel great knowing I am not contributing to my own disenfranchisement. Also, saving lots of money after killing my consumption addiction.

I highly recommend it!

[halfsalesman@lemm.ee]

This is too weak and virtue oriented.

That said, I guess its better than nothing. Focusing on promoting alternatives however would probably be a little more effective. Amazon has a lot of weird niche products that I've struggled to find else where from trust-able sellers.

[dkc@lemmy.world]

I appreciate your feedback. Moving more local is definitely a goal. I buy a lot of specialized books which I can’t find at small bookshops so I tend to gravitate to larger companies.

All that being said, I’m going to downvote your comment because I can find no credible sources that supports your claim that Amazon owns Barnes & Nobel. I’d be happy to change my mind if you provide sources, but I dislike misinformation.

[b_tr3e@feddit.org]

I've been boycotting Amazon since the days when they were an ugly data grabbing bookstore and I'll happily go on until the end of time.

[flisty@mstdn.social]

@dkc @telegrammarian it's owned by Elliott Management https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/96873-five-years-in-at-barnes-noble-james-daunt-says-he-s-not-done-yet.html

[b_tr3e@feddit.org]

Reddit is fucking dead, nowadays. You can't seriously call that "living". Ok, braindead at least

[red_october@lemmy.world]

I live in a small town in Alaska, more than 300 miles from the nearest decently sized city. It's been more than two years since I've given Amazon a single dime. You'll manage if you care enough to try.

[Guest]

Amazon.com could shut down at any point and Bezos wouldn't lose anything really. Most of the web runs on Amazon web services. You don't have to buy anything from them. If you're online, you're their product.

[b_tr3e@feddit.org]

I haven't bought a single TV in my whole life and I haven't missed anything important. Whenever I am somewhere where there's a TV and I've got nothing better to do or I'm just curious I zap through the channels whithout finding anything remotely interesting or entertaining 99% of the time. I really wonder what people want with these ad-infested, annoying trashcans. Aren't you dumb enough, yet? Try heavy drinking. Preferrably methanol or break fluid...

[rayyy@lemmy.world]

I stopped buying on Amazon Jan 20. I will cancel Amazon Prime today. Many people will also stop buying and many people will cancel Prime. When they stop buying for a week, they tend to find alternatives that they stick with. I was buying several hundred dollars worth of merch but have found better alternatives. I will not go back. Seven days is just a start. Amazon is noticing.

[Guest]

Never started buying from amazon. The stories on Reddit where enough to turn way. I admit having searched the site now and then, but you get the same prices elsewhere, Especially in Europe there is no need for them.

[chiliedogg@lemmy.world]

Yes. Immediately after the fiscal quarter ends, giving them plenty of time to make up for it when everyone who put it off for a week just buys it the next week. Because that's when it'll hurt, not right before they have to report numbers.

[olympicyes@lemmy.world]

You had me at BuzzOff!

[Guest]

I haven’t bought anything from Amazon since Christmas anyway. I’ll probably cancel my subscription after this year. I’m already paid up for the year.

[Guest]

Take the plunge and cut them out completely. After I stopped using Amazon I realized it is just like a drug, wasted money on useless things because they want you to consume more and more.

[Guest]

A whole week

[Guest]

Still more praxis than this comment.

At least it's something.

[Guest]

I have ordered from them line 5 or 6 times, subscribed for a year because I wanted to watch a series by terry Pratchett, and never again interacted with it in the past 8 years or so. You are not boycotting food or water or oxygen.

[wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works]

You know all the twitch streamers hate this.

I'm participating in this on principle, but mostly on bankruptness.

[Guest]

I’m boycotting Amazon and other stores from now on. If these billionaires and Russian assets want a war, they’ll feel it where it hurts the most—their wallets!