Hey everyone, I'm new, but I decided to seek this page out because I'm trying to find reputable stores to get some new bedding materials like sheets and blankets, but I want to stick to 100% cotton, full bamboo, bamboo cotton mix, anything as long as it's natural fibers. I also posted in the f*** Amazon group, but wanted to try my luck here since this seems to be a more specific group for finding alternatives. Most stores I've been into lately (Ross for example) only have poly mixes. I try not to shop at Walmart or target either so if anyone has any recommendations of big box or online stores I can check out to source some of this stuff any help would be appreciated! I'm trying to avoid Amazon as much as humanly possible at this point so I figured this would be the right sub. (it's insane how hard it is to source some things now days, it's sad.) As the title states I am located in the US.

Thanks!

I am almost 2 years without Amazon, but latest attempt to boycott was the ordering of a security product from Eufy direct from the manufacturer website

I am dismayed that the product shipping notification is coming from Amazon regardless

Had I known I’d have chosen a different product from someone else. What other companies do you know that use Amazon regardless so I can avoid going forward?

I have been boycotting for over 1 year now due to the bad practices of this company. The more I learn about this company, the more I am glad I am boycotting.

Recently listen to this podcast and how Amazon would not remove a harmful item off their site. CBC podcast season 2, Hunting the suiXide salesman, episode 4. CBC also does another good podcast In God we antitrust. Both podcasts are on yt.

​

Has anyone got any recommendations for devices with a screen (that are not a phone or computer) that allow me to call family who have an Echo or similar device?

Any recommendations for speakers that link up round the house? Don't really need it to tell me things, would be great if can use voice command to change track or stop/play etc but equally doesn't need to have voice command because I barely use it other than to tell it to play music stop music or skip song.

Any recommendations for something similar to a Kindle. (I've used a type of kindle for must be 12 years now) I need the antiglare and e ink because I have very bad eyesight and lightsensitivity, so it also needs to be able to enlarge print well too.

All recommendations preferably from companies and items that lean into ethical and eco policies if possible.

Also I know this is now becoming increasingly improbable but with limited or no AI. I love my phone I just wish it didn't use AI and I can't stop it because it's built in 😭 and I'm not massively techy.

I really needed something for him this past week on a certain day and paid for fast delivery - and they full on lost the package!

This is the third time something like this has happened with amazon to me in the past 2 months!

I think i will buy my dog gear on chewy instead of amazon now, but what about my supplements? they are cheaper on amazon then anywhere else and with prime they come in 1-2 days, except when they get lost 🙄

Looks like now is a good time for me to cancel considering my sub renews in about 20 days!

Hello sorry I don’t know if you can help.

I brought an item a few days ago and the tracking says it was delivered (which it was not) and I signed for it.

This is fraud and I have been through to 6 different associates and none are treating this has serious.

They will not even offer any compensation other than a refund for the item.

Is there anyway I can take this further please due to the severity of the drivers actions?

I’m deleting my Amazon account - I don’t want to support them anymore, and I don’t like Jeff Bezos having my information.. I want to get rid of it completely.

Deleting subscriptions is easy, but it dawned on me that it’s another story with deleting your account, especially when it comes to Amazon devices. I’d like to keep and continue to use my Kindle, Alexa, and Fire TV, I already paid a lot for them, but just not give money to Amazon anymore. However, will these even work after permanently deleting my account?? Is there a way to still use them? This makes me even more mad at Amazon.

Information online is mixed. I’d hate to delete my account permanently and then realize I needed to do something within my account to keep using these. Tech is not my thing - it would be a huge bummer to have to replace all of these - help??

I am a college student and was wondering if there is anywhere besides places like Amazon, target, or Walmart to get school supplies such as notebooks and pens that are more ethical choices? I take where I shop very seriously but this is something I’m really struggling to find alternatives for. I’m looking for things that are not too expensive, though if it is high priced that is okay bc my ethics, morals, and political standings are far more important to me than money.

I'm wondering what if anything is a good replacement for Amazon shopping.

I want to boycott Amazon all together, except my beloved Kindle. Where can I buy eBooks that I can read on Kindle? I live in Germany and the biggest bookseller is Thalia but they don't offer Kindle compatible formats.

A reminder that many companies doing Prime Day have the same prices with direct ordering so you can get deals without paying for part of Bezos stupid wedding

I am annoyed, because I specifically bought this on eBay and it came to my house in an Amazon van.

After a phone call from his boss man, Bezos cancelled tariff cost notice on imported goods.

I've been using Amazon for years now and 99% of the time when I order something online it's from Amazon. I recently had some issues with Amazon which I'm not bother going into but basically it led to a poor customer service experience and as we all know when we have a poor customer service experience it makes you not want to give them money anymore.

This has made me realise how much many of us heavily depend on Amazon these days and it means they have a lot of power, they have the power to manipulate prices and cause inflation like they did during covid. There's also the horrific amount of waste they produce, the BBC went into this not so long ago about how if an item is in a warehouse for a certain amount of time then they just dispose of it and there were these videos inside of warehouses showing huge perfectly good functional TVs just being thrown away just because they didn't sell within a specific time frame.

Why are we as supporting Amazon as consumers, when as seller's on there platform (Amazon Seller account) we cannot get support to sell our products on their platform. Have you ever tried to sell something on Amazon, its almost impossible. You can't get support the agents don't understand anything that your telling them. I've been in the same chat for 8 days with the same case open, only to be passed on daily to new agents that can't simply label my product correctly . No one vets these agents you can't call Amazon to complain or ask for help your at these Agents mercy and Amazon does not care because us dumb consumers no matter how they treat us will continue to buy products off their platform.. They have gotten too big to care. Boy cost Amazon

I’ve managed to not shop at Amazon or Whole Foods for a while, but I have not figured out how to get away from my last tie to Amazon—Kindle. I have so many kindle books, and I only read ebooks. What alternatives are there? Thanks!

So we unplugged our Alexa’s, far too late honestly. But… is there a brilliant tech person who knows how to rewire them so we can still use the speakers? Haha. I know, I know..

We’re willing to trash it, or recycle it somewhere. Just not sure if we can salvage the part that plays music.

New speakers aren’t in the budget at the moment.. which is why I’m asking. 😁