Leaving Amazon
Discussion
After listening to a podcast on BBC sounds,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0g8d4cm?partner...
I am considering weaning myself off Amazon and cancelling my Prime membership.
Amazon is quite useful as we live in a rural area. However, because of this, we rarely get next day delivery on Prime stuff. We probably use Prime video once a month.
I am not comfortable with Amazon not paying tax in the UK, plus if I don't use local shops or UK based companies, they will disappear.
Anyone else manage without Amazon?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0g8d4cm?partner...
I am considering weaning myself off Amazon and cancelling my Prime membership.
Amazon is quite useful as we live in a rural area. However, because of this, we rarely get next day delivery on Prime stuff. We probably use Prime video once a month.
I am not comfortable with Amazon not paying tax in the UK, plus if I don't use local shops or UK based companies, they will disappear.
Anyone else manage without Amazon?
If that’s your only reason then you may find yourself boycotting more than you first bargained for.
Personally use it all the time, happy to use local stuff where it’s convenient and well priced. Happy for stuff to go bust that doesn’t keep pace. No point preserving things for the sake of it if they’re not fit for the modern age/create a demand among it.
Personally use it all the time, happy to use local stuff where it’s convenient and well priced. Happy for stuff to go bust that doesn’t keep pace. No point preserving things for the sake of it if they’re not fit for the modern age/create a demand among it.
I watch a few films, Clarkson's Farm and Grand Tour, the rest of the time I try and buy from small sellers based in the UK. In general I try to not buy from Amazon, i walk to town and buy CDs or DVDs from HMV,i prefer a physical shop. However the ability to have my order delivered to a pickup box means of i break something whilst working away, I'm no longer stuck trying to get to the nearest CEF or Screwfix.
On occasions I delay renewing Prime by a couple of months. The Grand Tour looks to have finished so there's no additional benefit. I'm fairly organised so having things in 2-3 days is fine.
Mrs V. on the other hand is a Prime Monster. I keep telling her to leave things in her basket and checking out near the latest time for next day delivery, so that things arrive at once. Does she listen? No. She'll order 8 separate items and they'll be delivered by 5 separate couriers which I find an incredible waste. She gets hacked off when I refuse to renew Prime on time.
Mrs V. on the other hand is a Prime Monster. I keep telling her to leave things in her basket and checking out near the latest time for next day delivery, so that things arrive at once. Does she listen? No. She'll order 8 separate items and they'll be delivered by 5 separate couriers which I find an incredible waste. She gets hacked off when I refuse to renew Prime on time.
Spare tyre said:
I had prime and used it a decent amount cus delivery was free
Cancelled it because I quickly realised I was ordering stuff I didnt really need, that was about 2 years ago, not looked back
This this and more this.Cancelled it because I quickly realised I was ordering stuff I didnt really need, that was about 2 years ago, not looked back
Cancelled mine a few months ago and can't remember when i last purchased something at all that wasn't just day to day food etc.
Prime was feeding impulse buying for me.
I used Amazon a lot in the early days when it was a bookshop and continued to order a lot of CDs/DVDs for many years when they diversified.
However, my order numbers dropped off about 6/7 years ago and now I make about 5 or 6 orders a year.
I found that once they became a dominant market force their prices rose and were no longer any cheaper than elsewhere.
Nowadays, I find it harder to just browse their website as their seems to have been an influx of tat whenever you search for anything.
If I need anything now I'll check Amazon as well as a few other sites and I generally find things cheaper elsewhere.
They grew for years without posting a profit by being cheap and undercutting others, however, once they got big enough they knew they could charge whatever (within reason) and people will buy because its convenient and/or the competition no longer exists.
However, my order numbers dropped off about 6/7 years ago and now I make about 5 or 6 orders a year.
I found that once they became a dominant market force their prices rose and were no longer any cheaper than elsewhere.
Nowadays, I find it harder to just browse their website as their seems to have been an influx of tat whenever you search for anything.
If I need anything now I'll check Amazon as well as a few other sites and I generally find things cheaper elsewhere.
They grew for years without posting a profit by being cheap and undercutting others, however, once they got big enough they knew they could charge whatever (within reason) and people will buy because its convenient and/or the competition no longer exists.
Slow.Patrol said:
After listening to a podcast on BBC sounds,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0g8d4cm?partner...
I am considering weaning myself off Amazon and cancelling my Prime membership.
Amazon is quite useful as we live in a rural area. However, because of this, we rarely get next day delivery on Prime stuff. We probably use Prime video once a month.
I am not comfortable with Amazon not paying tax in the UK, plus if I don't use local shops or UK based companies, they will disappear.
Anyone else manage without Amazon?
Just cancel prime and sign up for a free trial every time you want to use it, if you set up a few accounts with different emails you can play so you never need to pay for prime.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0g8d4cm?partner...
I am considering weaning myself off Amazon and cancelling my Prime membership.
Amazon is quite useful as we live in a rural area. However, because of this, we rarely get next day delivery on Prime stuff. We probably use Prime video once a month.
I am not comfortable with Amazon not paying tax in the UK, plus if I don't use local shops or UK based companies, they will disappear.
Anyone else manage without Amazon?
Don't use Prime, only order from them if i have to. Clothes i don't buy from them, nor shoes as i prefer to try them on, however as a middle aged male i find buying clothes in the average UK high street is nigh on impossible. There is no way on this planet anyone over the age of 21 should be wearing skinny or super skinny jeans but you show me where i can buy anything but those on the high street.
Amazon is often the only place i can get certain DVD's or CD's but i don't buy anywhere near as much stuff from them as i once used to. I reckon i spend on average less than £20 in a month with them but it's been probably 3 months since i bought anything from them, but now with Wilko's going under, i might need to buy some bits from them now and nobody on the high street seems to stock the items that Wilko used to - white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, citric acid
Amazon is often the only place i can get certain DVD's or CD's but i don't buy anywhere near as much stuff from them as i once used to. I reckon i spend on average less than £20 in a month with them but it's been probably 3 months since i bought anything from them, but now with Wilko's going under, i might need to buy some bits from them now and nobody on the high street seems to stock the items that Wilko used to - white vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, citric acid
Yep, stopped using Amazon completely after the abysmal way they responded when my account was compromised and the email address was changed.
That was 10 years ago. I’ve since wavered a bit to order a few Kindle books as I had the hardware already, and when I’ve been given Amazon gift vouchers but otherwise I manage just fine.
I’ve got a preference of where to shop starting with independent retailers and going through “anyone but Amazon”.
That was 10 years ago. I’ve since wavered a bit to order a few Kindle books as I had the hardware already, and when I’ve been given Amazon gift vouchers but otherwise I manage just fine.
I’ve got a preference of where to shop starting with independent retailers and going through “anyone but Amazon”.
Hate the f
kers with a passion.
Pay no tax, yet use the countries facilities. And are having extra roads and warehouses built specifically for them.
Drive an impulse, 'must have now' society by importing poorly made unsustainable ste from China.
Pay their workers a pittance, so much so there have been many reports that their drivers st in plastic bags because they have no time for toilet stops.
Can't stand the idea that the vast profits go to one man. Way, way, way too much money in the hands of an individual.
I feel it's the unacceptable face of capitalism
Never used them, probably never will. (That will teach them)
kers with a passion.Pay no tax, yet use the countries facilities. And are having extra roads and warehouses built specifically for them.
Drive an impulse, 'must have now' society by importing poorly made unsustainable s
te from China.Pay their workers a pittance, so much so there have been many reports that their drivers s
t in plastic bags because they have no time for toilet stops.Can't stand the idea that the vast profits go to one man. Way, way, way too much money in the hands of an individual.
I feel it's the unacceptable face of capitalism
Never used them, probably never will. (That will teach them)
Support local businesses!
I live in the middle of the Austrian countryside, think the same as rural Wales. I can buy almost everything, keep people in jobs and support locally.
It may cost a few pence / cents more, but I get great service and if something goes wrong, I can walk into the shop and not have any hassles.
If we can do it living in the middle of nowhere, there is absolutely no need to use Amazon in major cities.
I use Amazon only if something isn’t available locally - it’s the last resort.
As for prime streaming, it seems to me they hook you in with big programs e.g Clarkson’s Farm / TGT, then almost everything else is on a “pay to pay” model and not included in the subscription. fk Amazon.
I live in the middle of the Austrian countryside, think the same as rural Wales. I can buy almost everything, keep people in jobs and support locally.
It may cost a few pence / cents more, but I get great service and if something goes wrong, I can walk into the shop and not have any hassles.
If we can do it living in the middle of nowhere, there is absolutely no need to use Amazon in major cities.
I use Amazon only if something isn’t available locally - it’s the last resort.
As for prime streaming, it seems to me they hook you in with big programs e.g Clarkson’s Farm / TGT, then almost everything else is on a “pay to pay” model and not included in the subscription. f
k Amazon. Only really used for distress purchases in that I desperately need it and I can’t physically get out to buy whatever it is. Otherwise it’s usually Argos or a walk to the high street.
Get bored of wading through Chinese no-name crap and wondering if it’s any good. Reviews can be misleading and quality can be dubious. I think they know that if it’s low priced, most will simply chuck it in a drawer if it’s of dubious quality rather than the hassle of returns. If you manage to find a brand you recognise, the pricing is not always competitive either.
TV ain’t so bad but I do find it equally frustrating that I spend more time scrolling to find something to watch than actually watching it and have switched it off before finding something many times.
Get bored of wading through Chinese no-name crap and wondering if it’s any good. Reviews can be misleading and quality can be dubious. I think they know that if it’s low priced, most will simply chuck it in a drawer if it’s of dubious quality rather than the hassle of returns. If you manage to find a brand you recognise, the pricing is not always competitive either.
TV ain’t so bad but I do find it equally frustrating that I spend more time scrolling to find something to watch than actually watching it and have switched it off before finding something many times.
I tend to buy stuff either locally or try to look at other online retailers first now before resorting to Amazon.
Amazon prices are now not always competitive or matched / bettered by other retailers in a lot of cases. I usually resort to Amazon for weird small items such as C-clips or small parts that a normal shop would probably not bother stocking. I find it irritating that there is a plethora of knockoff flea-market tat whenever you're trying to find a particular branded item.
However I do use their Kindle book store a few times a year.
Amazon prices are now not always competitive or matched / bettered by other retailers in a lot of cases. I usually resort to Amazon for weird small items such as C-clips or small parts that a normal shop would probably not bother stocking. I find it irritating that there is a plethora of knockoff flea-market tat whenever you're trying to find a particular branded item.
However I do use their Kindle book store a few times a year.
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