I call absolute fucking bullshit on this. Amazon didn’t incorporate Smile into their app until the last year or so, requiring us to use a separate and arguably poorly publicized site before that. Then you had to allow advertising messages on your phone to enable it. My *COPIOUS* Amazon purchases support Gracie’s former foster mom’s local pet charity. Fuck Amazon.
@port_rhombus
I also used only smile. used website for all purchases. started doing that when my fav charity said that it's their highest income source (it's a small breed specific charity). just got the news. now I'm going to reduce any purchases at amazon to a minimum. very disappointed but not surprised.
#amazon #news
@rakshy I’m doing likewise with reducing my purchases if possible. Prime shipping and returns are great, but I don’t use any other part of Prime and am questioning the continued price hikes. Plus it feels like Amazon has been flooded with low-quality, no-name goods that game the item history and review system. What are you using in place of Amazon? I’ve been using eBay more and various Shopify merchants.
@port_rhombus
depends on what I'm looking for. clothes is mostly uniqlo, shoes are by brand websites, presents - I always buy at Etsy from small Ukrainian shops (I'm Ukrainian, doing it since I moved to the US) or sometimes US shops (like eco friendly cosmetics, plants, etc).
We also heavily go to Winco and Ross. that's probably it (husbund is using eBay). I'll check out shopify, thanks for the tip!
@rakshy like you, I’m thinking that direct purchases from brands will be more frequent now. And brands like Muji and IKEA for quick hits. Etsy and Ukrainian merchants is a great idea. Lots of online shops use Shopify behind the scenes so you’ll probably stumble on them before you know it 😊 music takes up most of my purchases so bandcamp and Qobuz get a lot of my discretionary income for digital purchases, and small shops via discogs for physical media.