Good. We never buy from Amazon unless it is a last resort. We shop locally as mush as we can and buy as little as possible. We buy our books from Powell's, our very good local bookstore in Portland. I note in a post below that Amazon has us cornered and many ways that is true, unfortunately.
Good. We never buy from Amazon unless it is a last resort. We shop locally as mush as we can and buy as little as possible. We buy our books from Powell's, our very good local bookstore in Portland. I note in a post below that Amazon has us cornered and many ways that is true, unfortunately.
For sure I try to buy locally and did and it cost $170 for what I wanted but my business partner was able to find the same for $75 so I have to return what I bought. Gouging at corporate level and how does Amazon do it? Cheaper stuff and don't pay wharehouse workers well nor drivers?
I understand that not everyone can afford to buy locally. Amazon means to put everyone out of business. It fries me that many fund raisers, instead of supporting local businesses, have a connect to Amazon. I refuse to play that game. What I also see is many, many people lamenting the loss of a vibrant downtown with all the great locally owned stores. Well, first they went to Walmart and now Amazon. We have a huge Amazon warehouse here in Salem....no Whole Foods and we grocery shop at the local natural foods store. I have an ex-student who is an author and she loathes Amazon. An ex-classmate of mine figured out how to download books on her device for free and then wanted to know what I thought. Well, I noted, you are not stealing from Amazon, but from the authors I also have a friend with limited mobility and she uses Amazon and I understand that too. I think they work their warehouse workers to death and also the drivers. Lots of stuff made overseas is cheap and doesn't last. I once bought a hod which I thought would be great for harvesting vegetables. It fell apart before the year was out, so I am careful what I buy. I don't know what will happen now that the Chinese economy is having trouble.
Once was a Prime holder many years ago but haven't for years. I don't feel the need to shop until I drop. I've lost probably thousand of dollars over the last decade and a half as I won't invest in the big banks called Wall street and the stock market. It is not a fair market place. I guess I am stupid but I like to put my money where my mouth is. I don't want to be part of the problem. I know you are a gardener as I am and love this time of year to harvest and eat my organic food and freeze what I can.
Never an Amazon customer and I see people who should know better hyping it. Like you, we like to walk our talk. This is the time of year I get a little frazzled, but I do enjoy all my garden produce. For some reason, my eggplants have gone bananas, so I have been busy making eggplant things and freezing eggplant. I am also going to make a Brooks prune cake (a large dark plum) now that I have found my springform pan. We were talking to a guy today who raises apples sustainably and he was lamenting the fact that he saw no bats and very few swallows, both of whom eat insects. We have had not swallows the last couple years because we have this huge sewer and street project going on out front and they have made a ton of noise. We are just back from the Saturday Market with many wonderful things and then shopping at our local natural and organic market.
Good. We never buy from Amazon unless it is a last resort. We shop locally as mush as we can and buy as little as possible. We buy our books from Powell's, our very good local bookstore in Portland. I note in a post below that Amazon has us cornered and many ways that is true, unfortunately.
For sure I try to buy locally and did and it cost $170 for what I wanted but my business partner was able to find the same for $75 so I have to return what I bought. Gouging at corporate level and how does Amazon do it? Cheaper stuff and don't pay wharehouse workers well nor drivers?
I understand that not everyone can afford to buy locally. Amazon means to put everyone out of business. It fries me that many fund raisers, instead of supporting local businesses, have a connect to Amazon. I refuse to play that game. What I also see is many, many people lamenting the loss of a vibrant downtown with all the great locally owned stores. Well, first they went to Walmart and now Amazon. We have a huge Amazon warehouse here in Salem....no Whole Foods and we grocery shop at the local natural foods store. I have an ex-student who is an author and she loathes Amazon. An ex-classmate of mine figured out how to download books on her device for free and then wanted to know what I thought. Well, I noted, you are not stealing from Amazon, but from the authors I also have a friend with limited mobility and she uses Amazon and I understand that too. I think they work their warehouse workers to death and also the drivers. Lots of stuff made overseas is cheap and doesn't last. I once bought a hod which I thought would be great for harvesting vegetables. It fell apart before the year was out, so I am careful what I buy. I don't know what will happen now that the Chinese economy is having trouble.
Once was a Prime holder many years ago but haven't for years. I don't feel the need to shop until I drop. I've lost probably thousand of dollars over the last decade and a half as I won't invest in the big banks called Wall street and the stock market. It is not a fair market place. I guess I am stupid but I like to put my money where my mouth is. I don't want to be part of the problem. I know you are a gardener as I am and love this time of year to harvest and eat my organic food and freeze what I can.
Never an Amazon customer and I see people who should know better hyping it. Like you, we like to walk our talk. This is the time of year I get a little frazzled, but I do enjoy all my garden produce. For some reason, my eggplants have gone bananas, so I have been busy making eggplant things and freezing eggplant. I am also going to make a Brooks prune cake (a large dark plum) now that I have found my springform pan. We were talking to a guy today who raises apples sustainably and he was lamenting the fact that he saw no bats and very few swallows, both of whom eat insects. We have had not swallows the last couple years because we have this huge sewer and street project going on out front and they have made a ton of noise. We are just back from the Saturday Market with many wonderful things and then shopping at our local natural and organic market.