It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription
slate.com
- The author canceled their Amazon Prime subscription on a whim and realized they didn't really need it.
- Leaving Prime meant slower shipping but the author was happy to wait and still found the selection and delivery speed satisfactory.
- Many people love Prime for its fast shipping and convenience, but some readers expressed ambivalence and considered canceling.
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I been anti-amazon for about 5 years now.
Nothing lost or needed. If I need something I go to local store to find it.
My only issue with Amazon is tools that uses their cloud services and Twitch. But since last December I decided to switch to YouTube with ad blocker.
Planning on de-google and de-microsoft within the next two years.
There's weird stuff I can't find anywhere else or they're on sites that I don't trust my payment info with. Otherwise, planning ahead takes care of shipping times.
I use privacy.com to guard my actual payment data. Works amazibg
Just be aware of the Plaid issue!
https://programming.dev/comment/4986651
This have a simple solution: generate a virtual credit card with just the amount you need for the transaction.
yeah same for me, about five years.
it's not just that i can still get what i need. it's also that i just 'need' way less shit.
i think i realized i had a problem when my brother in law made fun of me for having an 8-port USB charger on my bedside table (with a single cable for my phone plugged into it).