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Amazon is officially dead to me, I had uninstalled all the apps a little while ago and deleted my email address today. It however hit me that I had not signed out of the webpage, so instead of just signing out I deleted my account and wow did it feel good saying I have issues with amazon when deleting the account and being signed out.

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[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

what alternatives do you recommend, if any?

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Alternatives to Amazon? Search the web for whatever you are looking for and buy it from the actual retailer.

Yes yes so much yes! Get your money to the folks who actually make the things, not the amazon middleman who pays the manufacturer less, charges the consumer more, and funnels the difference to the fascists. (A bit of Hyperbole I know).

[–] Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree with the other comment – buy from other retailers.

In a pinch however, usually you can find the same thing that people sell on Amazon, cheaper, from AliExpress. I'd personally avoid them when you can, but sometimes they are the only option for getting obscure parts etc.

For ebooks, you can go to Kobo (Canadian company, owned by the Japanese company Rakuten) OR you can borrow them from your local library (they can be synced to your phone or kobo ereader). Otherwise support a local new or used bookstore!

Spotify, Dezeer, SoundCloud and Quobuz are all European alternatives to Amazon Music (and Apple Music for that matter)

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago