cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/3597399

Boycott Amazon!!!

  • Maoo [none/use name]
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    9 months ago

    You can buy most of the exact same stuff for 1/3-2/3 the price on AliExpress and similar websites. You'll need to wait 1-3 weeks to get your stuff but it's still a good way to get random crap.

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      9 months ago

      That might even be worse because I don’t think AliExpress has a central warehouse like Amazon. So if you have a dozen items, they might come in 12 different packages throughout the week lol. Somehow, Temu manages to have a centralized location where they put everything in one package and ship it out to you.

      • Maoo [none/use name]
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        9 months ago

        They all work by putting a bunch of stuff on a plane or boat to the US, then using something like USPS for domestic delivery. They all differ slightly in when packaging is done but this is very minor compared to the impact of production itself, if the environment is what you're concerned about. Amazon has to maintain domestic warehouses and a rapid delivery service on top of bulk purchasing the exact same items you'd get at AliExpress or Temu - and pay and maintain American workers that have a much larger environmental impact.

        OP was talking about avoiding Amazon because it logistically supports Israeli apartheid with surveillance contracts, so it's definitely much better in that regard. If you want to keep getting the same stuff, save money, and not pay Amazon, this is a significant improvement.