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[โ€“] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[โ€“] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

I have one remaining but have deleted almost everything. My monthly cost is like 30 cents. :)

[โ€“] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I never had a prime account but I stopped purchasing from them a year ago when JB showed up at the Donut's inauguration, I don't miss it one bit.

[โ€“] Staff@piefed.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

What's the European alternative?

[โ€“] nuko147@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Find a webpage comparing prices from different shops and buy from shops in your country or even city. For Germany I use idealo.

[โ€“] wieson@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I deleted mine a year ago and I've found, that I don't even need it.

If I'm buying something online, I just go to the actual website of the vendor/producer

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[โ€“] TRock@feddit.dk 2 points 2 weeks ago

I agree with the sentiment, but is there any recent news which would make people do this?

[โ€“] goreverminski@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The last 5 orders that I've made - with intermittent attempts at boycotting the store between them - have all had something wrong with them. Amazon literally can no longer fulfill an order completely up to par: There's always something that you have to refund, resend back or just gripe about. Minor details, big problems, there's always something.

They're an "always something" service. Yes, there are products you can't get elsewhere. Yes, the price is often cheaper. Yes, they're easier to use than others. But they simply fail at the simple task of actually fulfilling your order more often than not. I've stopped thinking about where to move my purchases to simply starting to reconsider whether I need a particular thing in the first place. It's pretty much the only way you can get off these services :( That, and being infuriated over and over and over again by the inadequacy of the service.

[โ€“] neuromorph@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

god damn patriot!

[โ€“] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Dammit when I do stuff like this I always forget to scream it from the rooftops for approval.

[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Please remember for next time, because clearly we want to celebrate these moments together!

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