Ask HN: Are you crosssing the Amazon picket line? If no, where are you shopping?

Re:Ask HN: Are you crosssing the Amazon picket line? If no, ... by grumpyinfosec on Monday December 23, 2024 @03:04PM (#42497185)

go to the IRL hardware / grocery store? I still get out of my chair to go the Costco, Ace hardware, Microcenter and REI's of the world. But short of that target, walmart, home depot have really stepped up their (fast/free) shipping game in the past few years.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you crosssing the Amazon picket line? If no, ... by jMyles on Monday December 23, 2024 @04:14PM (#42497672)

Yeah, I do nearly all of my grocery shopping IRL, and about 75% of hardware shopping (at Rollin' Oats and Ace Hardware, respectively, here in St. Pete).

Last few things I bought on Amazon, that I'm not sure where I'll get, at least with reasonably fast shipping:

* Case for a 32" monitor

* Pegboard-mounted magentic knife rack

* Outdoor folding table

* USB and HDMI cables (I guess Newegg?)

* Spice grinder (a particular one)

* Bulk organic coriander seeds (actually they might have these at Rollin' Oats - but what about other bulk dry goods that aren't at small grocers?)

* Shower head

etc etc

And yeah, I guess at this very moment, walmart is perhaps a more ethical option.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you crosssing the Amazon picket line? If no, ... by jarsin on Monday December 23, 2024 @06:34PM (#42498449)

I do most of electronic shopping at bestbuy now. Typically can pickup same day or next day shipping.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you crosssing the Amazon picket line? If no, ... by jarsin on Monday December 23, 2024 @06:35PM (#42498456)

Don't forget cloud alternatives like Digital Ocean.

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