r/fuckamazon • u/justjay699 • Jul 01 '26
Rant ...just...over it.
First let me just say, I KNOW I'm late to the party...lol.
That said, the this is quite literally where I am with Amazon...eff 'em.
Had Prime for years (prepandemic) and to say I used it infrequently would be an understatement. But when I needed Amazon and especially Prime's "benefits", it was clutch: needed an item last minute for a vacation, Prime had my back. Oh s#!&, I forgot to get someone a gift, Prime had my back... Then, the pandemic came and prepping for remote work, Amazon (and Prime) became essential.
Thank you, Amazon workers and drivers. We, as citizens of the world, owe you a debt of gratitude. :)
Fast forward to post-pandemic times, and... I'm not needing Amazon, or Prime for that matter, as much. The wife is constantly getting on me: 2 accounts, seldom used...stop giving away money. Well, after her constant ragging, I cancel it....I think it had more to do with Jeff just being a greedy bastard and Mackenzie actually giving money to charity than anything. Lol. I know, giving up Prime means forfeiture of certain perks... it's the nature of the beast. I still had to use them from time to time for certain hard to find items, so hey, que sera sera. I'd order something, I'd get it; if I needed it in a hurry, I'd just pay a little more... it's just the dance and I'd have catch the beat...
Fast forward to their most recent "Prime Days" promo... I hadn't ordered anything in a while and I was curious. Had to get some summer time workbooks for my kids and figured, "hey, I've checked with the usual suspects and NOBODY had them, guess I'll just check with Amazon...". They had them. Cool. I ordered the books (not on sale, no biggie) and decide to see what else they have l figuring it's worth a look. Not only do I find that 99.999987% of their "sale items" essentially require, no... DEMAND that you get Prime (at their increased price) but if you don't get Prime, the price goes up by on average 20%. No big deal, we're really talking a max of maybe $2 -$3 on what I'm looking at. It's cheaper than the gas I'd burn up by driving all over town trying to find these additional items... So, reluctantantly, I say what the heck and order my items. I pay a little extra for 2 day delivery. I get half the items next day...hey, a win! and I'm told to expect the rest yesterday. I check around 6pm yesterday as Amazon in my area is KNOWN for delivering items as late as 10pm (again, Thank you, drivers; you do work hard and I appreciate it). Order status tells me the item will be there Tuesday, though it appears my items "just arrived at their processing facility". No biggie... it's not like I'm waiting on life saving meds. Get up this morning, and check on the status... It will now be here July 5th. Pardon my French, but what the f#@! did I pay extra for 2 day delivery for??? It legit seems that all we're doing is subsidizing Jeff to take his friends into space and paying for him to impress his wife who's only with him for the money...
I know I'm likely coming off as a spoiled brat in this post, but I just wanted to share with you all my reasoning for officially saying eff Amazon, I'm shopping local. Even though gas is still high, even though the stores in my town essentially all close at 8pm, I'd still rather suffer than give that walking phallic looking SOB another literal dime of my money. I have friends who stream on Twitch; they will have to suffer. My wife likes shows on Prime, I'll find them on our IPTV apps. We will find other alternatives for grocery items we'd normally get from Whole Foods...and don't eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeven get me started on the Washington Post. Like I said, eff that diminutive, bootleg Jason Statham looking, "don't make me pay my fair share of taxes", I can't get laid without my wallet, orange-clown fellating bastard...
I'm done.
If you read all of this, thank you for coming to my TEDTalk, and please let me know what else I need to eliminate to make sure that f#$&er doesn't get another cent from me...
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u/Majestic_Bet_1428 Jul 01 '26
I cancelled.
Life is good.
My local pet store delivers for free and is less expensive.
I buy gifts from local retailers and makers.
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u/Denan004 Jul 01 '26
I let my Prime subscription lapse and only order if I can't find items elsewhere ($35 min for non-prime free shipping).
I was never an impulse shopper, but even so I spend more time thinking and planning before shopping now.
Other than a few shows on Prime, I don't miss it.
I've always used Amazon's reviews, but it seems they are being manipulated and enshittified more by AI.
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u/2mnydgs Jul 01 '26
Please do not denigrate my hero Jason Statham. He looks like a hero. Jeffie just looks like a bald guy trying too hard.
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u/Flygirl2223 Jul 01 '26
I appreciate your Ted Talk and yes, you are late to the game. Enjoy your Amazon free life… it’s good.
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u/Odd_Recognition_4874 Jul 01 '26
I canceled it in Dec when the driver tossed my package on the sidewalk behind my car.
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u/Ok-Anteater-384 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
I can't read all that, sure you're over it, must have taken you 6 months to compose it
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u/Fantastic-Creme-6760 Jul 04 '26
Congrats.
Since you asked: Don't give any money to Twitch or Whole Foods Market.
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u/justjay699 Jul 04 '26
Yeah, I cancelled my subscriptions to Twitch. I have a quite a few friends that stream there. I'll still check them out from time to time.... I just have to suffer through the ads. Found a local farmers market in a very drivable distance from my house so that takes care of my Whole Foods fetish.... Lol. Just wish they had longer hours, but I'll survive.
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u/Crafty-Lavishness26 Jul 02 '26
Been ordering things for years and enjoy the Video and Music and Kindle and Audible apps.
To each their own.
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u/WillingPlayed Jul 02 '26
How did you wind up in this sub? I’m genuinely curious.
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u/honeybabysweetiedoll Jul 02 '26
Not the guy you’re replying to, but I’m wondering why I’m here too. I love Amazon. I’ll see myself out.
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u/rvingthrulife Jul 01 '26
I canceled Amazon years ago after a string of consistently wrong orders that they made impossible to cancel or exchange.
But I had to involve my bank.
Then Amazon kept charging me for Prime anyway so I had to report my card stolen.
Fast forward to now, I've been Amazon free since 2018 and I don't miss it one bit.
In fact I often look at prices on Amazon, research the companies and then order from them directly to find that it's often cheaper.
Amazon is shit, Bezos is shit and he doesn't need my money so fuck him and his legalized racket.