I did the boycott yesterday and am starting today on 20 no-Amazon days in March, which will be a stretch for me, but hopefully, the beginning of growing less dependent.
I did the boycott yesterday and am starting today on 20 no-Amazon days in March, which will be a stretch for me, but hopefully, the beginning of growing less dependent.
I have used Amazon Music + a lot, but dropped it, and signed up for Apple Music. I also unsubscribed from Amazon Prime. Any more their new movies are mostly second rate and I can do without the immediacy of one day delivery. Buying things from Amazon makes my life easier and is probably better for the environment than me running around to various stores. I can be more mindful about shopping at Whole Foods. It's a block off one of my normal routes, but there are alternatives. I don't know if any of it matters.
"I spent the summer traveling: I got half-way across my backyard." Louis Aggasiz
I’m letting my Prime subscription lapse at the end of the month, but only because I get groceries via Walmart+ now and a lot of the stuff I would get from Amazon, I can get via Walmart. Other things like Dr Bronners or Republic of Tea, I can order direct and have been. I hardly used Amazon music or video. I mostly use Amazon for Kindle books. I’ve done Apple Music for some years now. I love it.Originally Posted by Rogar
Another reason I like Walmart delivery from the local store over Amazon is that the plastic bags are much easier to deal either than all the boxes. I use the bags for taking my lunch to work and I give excess to a neighbor for dog poop bags.
The boycott was successful! Target appears to be hardest hit and has been forced to begin downsizing.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
I've made it six days this month without Amazon, though I did have to make purchases from Target and Walmart on one day. My one purchase from Amazon was an audio book from Audible - I had a long drive ahead and hadn't given myself enough time to get it through the library. I still have Prime because the reality of my life is every once in a while my daughter and I need something the next day for school or work, but it feels good to be cutting back.
If you want ebooks or audio books, there are always the options from Apple Books, which also has audio books, if you are on iPhone.
Thanks, Tradd - I'll check that out.
Apple: $3.6 trillion market cap, making it the world's most valuable company
Amazon: $2.1 trillion market cap
Is the point just to boycott big business, or is it targeted to Bezos or other oligarch controlled enterprises, or those who have taken a knee to DT? Is the intent to affect sales or profits?
"I spent the summer traveling: I got half-way across my backyard." Louis Aggasiz
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