• tempest@lemmy.ca
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      The unfortunate reality is sometimes you don’t have a choice.

      Between Walmart and Amazon a lot of places have had their retail hollowed out.

      I’m lucky in that there is an electronics retailer near me that I’m quite sure would have something like this but your local best buy is unlikely to carry such an item. Maybe a staples would have it for 3 times the cost of the same item on Amazon.

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      15 hours ago

      and some people claim to be anti-capitalism yet they have jobs and pay for food and housing… curious…

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        Using Amazon isn’t a requirement for living comfortably. It’s a luxury that people could easily do without if they would just take the extra time to find an alternative.

        I get what you’re trying to say but I don’t think it fits here.

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          I mean, I get where you are coming from, but they are also my backup durable medical equipment supplier. I have two options in my area and they are number two. If you rely on medical equipment and have ever been jerked around by a supplier, having one that is responding to your money and only your money is very nice.

          Like, I bought some pink tape off Amazon a few years back. Someone had unspooled the roll until it was almost empty then put it back in the box, then sold it to Amazon to sell to me. Nice scam, right? Fortunately the equipment I need is not returnable like the pink tape. Since I need medical equipment and when I need it from them I need immediately, it makes sense for us to pay for prime. Comes out to about six bucks a head if I did the math right, and I didn’t even try