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tavernier

(13,818 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:54 PM Monday

I was an Amazon fan, still in transition. [View all]

Don’t boo me. Politically I am very through with Bezos. But I have shopped and enjoyed Amazon for years and giving it up is hard because of the convenience, etc.

However, lately I have discovered their soon-to-be downfall because it has poisoned my recent purchases and made it much harder to rely on Amazon for credibility… Enter AI! … AI has destroyed the capacity to honestly judge the product. Their reviews are 90 percent phoney. Their advertising videos are no longer trustworthy, thanks to Bezos’ buddy destroying all safety regulations.

So what I thought would be my hardest farewell is now an easy bye bye.

Nothing good lasts forever, especially once it’s tainted.

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I was an Amazon fan, still in transition. [View all] tavernier Monday OP

amazon priced me out of the market along time ago as did comcast. AllaN01Bear Monday #1

It's really not hard to give up. Try it. W_HAMILTON Monday #2

I live on an island that sells seashells and dive gear. tavernier Monday #5

(key lime pie sounds great! btw) (on my shopping list for tomorrow) orleans Monday #6

Shop where you want to SickOfTheOnePct Monday #14

I have successfully avoided Amazon, except when I ordered something directly from a seller and it arrived via Amazon. sinkingfeeling Monday #3

I agree. I'm doing my best to go back to brick and mortar because I'm sick of getting stuff Scrivener7 Monday #4

I usually have very little disposable money, slightlv Monday #7

Good for you on the bedspread. I may give it a try. You can usually get separate items shipped together erronis Monday #8

So far, it's worked well for me. slightlv Monday #15

Order Amazon shit then send it back Bobstandard Monday #9

I found that many things are available on eBay, often with free shipping. SharonAnn Monday #10

Different stuff, but I love looking at stuff on Etsy. multigraincracker Monday #13

Somebody sure as hell is still shopping from Amazon Gimpyknee Monday #11

Outside of the prime video my husband likes I have not brought anything from Amazon since the election kimbutgar Monday #12