I bought something off eBay purposely to avoid Amz, only for it to arrive in one of their boxes and find out they'd ordered it off Amz. Twice before I've bought directly from a manufacturer to avoid Amz to then learn they distribute FROM Amz warehouses. The stranglehold is unreal. - ThreadSky

haileypiperfights.bsky.social • 27 days ago

I bought something off eBay purposely to avoid Amz, only for it to arrive in one of their boxes and find out they'd ordered it off Amz. Twice before I've bought directly from a manufacturer to avoid Amz to then learn they distribute FROM Amz warehouses.

The stranglehold is unreal.

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karicreative.bsky.social•27 days ago

A lot of businesses depend on sales from Amazon. It’s hard to break free.

brynfrieda.bsky.social•27 days ago

Report Amazon warehouses to ice they will lose tons of money.

paramystery.bsky.social•27 days ago

Drop shipping is the worst.

queencranky.bsky.social•27 days ago

Had a similar situation- looked up an item on amz, found out who made it and ordered it direct from their site. Immediately got a shipping notification from amz and it arrived in their packaging.

lilithsrevenge.bsky.social•27 days ago

I tried to make it a habit to find something through Amazon then purchase it on the sellers site. One hour and many products later, that dream died.

I’m learning that I may need to just leave the house 🥺

amberautumnb.bsky.social•27 days ago

Someone just gave me a tip to do this, so that’s a bummer.

lilithsrevenge.bsky.social•26 days ago

It’s not everything and it won’t hurt to try it. But the 3 pack of $15 leggings will never come from a sweat shop free small business. I ran into a lot of that.

kellyg479.bsky.social•27 days ago

I stopped online ordering. Brick and mortar only.

toddkeisling.com•27 days ago

We're trying to cut back on Amz purchases too, and it's...not easy.

drewhuff.bsky.social•27 days ago

Etsy's the same now, too....most of it's dropshipped mass-produced garbage from Amz, She*n, and Al*baba
😬
So terrible for the environment, too.

amberautumnb.bsky.social•27 days ago

Is it really?! That’s so disappointing. Is there a way to tell?

drewhuff.bsky.social•27 days ago

If the shop has other social media and talks about the process of making/creating their products, that's a green flag. Also, real Etsy sellers have higher prices

writersjones.bsky.social•27 days ago

They are literally this company:

authorwinifred.bsky.social•27 days ago

I've noticed this along with the creep of 3rd party resell items being sold on the biggest of big box retail sites.

tyleradee.bsky.social•27 days ago

Boycotts are a thing of the past. At this point in history, we are never getting enough people on one page for a boycott to work against a company as large as Amazon. It's too convenient to fail. Boycotts don't work for conservatives even in spite of their recent wins, they won't work for us.

notthatartemis.bsky.social•27 days ago

This happened to me today, too!

jesselawrence.bsky.social•27 days ago

I've heard similar stories re: etsy, as well.

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