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What are best alternatives to Amazon? (jeremmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by thekittencultist@jeremmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I knew Amazon is a shady company but only stuck around and still use them as I don't know as much online website that sell stuff I want as well as not being too mortally corrupted.

The sort of stuff I tend to buy:

Videogames
CDs
Clothes (mostly men as I am a guy)
Books?

Please don't suggest me something like Walmart as..

I am not American, I'm British.
Even if I am American, I would of shopped there so it pointless to even call it an "alternatives".

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[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Would be great, except there are almost no local businesses anymore. Everything's a franchise, in fact, a tactic that's becoming increasingly popular is for corporate stores to disguise themselves as mom and pop shops. Local shops are effectively dead. Capitalism killed it.

[–] dressupgeekout@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Frankly, this sounds kinda conspiratorial. You're not willing to step into a local shop for fear that it might not actually be a local shop?

Otherwise, there truly are more options in my area than in your area, in which case, I'm sorry to hear that.

(Edit: typo)

[–] bimbam@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Even a franchise is run by a local, risk-taking entrepreneur.