Amazon orders

[mr.deerstalker]

I live near Hemet California, which is a small town. We had a K Mart there but it closed down. The truth is that I'm not going to make my life harder than it needs to be. Most of the stuff I buy comes from Amazon. Plus I don't have to waste gas running around looking for stuff. I'm sorry if some of you consider me a traitor for dealing with Amazon but that's the way it is. I'm not going to make my life harder just for some principle.

Cary c. not picking a fight here, but you have two oxymorons here, your small malmart closed. in part mostly due the towns compliancy to support it own local store. im sure there's lot of other factors. Amazon you can count on being a big part of why its now gone. two, you complain about making you life harder? inaction, compactly, convenients, over what you stand for and support. yes, your money matters. far leftist views have ruined this country. the bone head in office now is a great example. how's $5 going working for us all. im pretty convenient your life easyer now with high price gas. (sarcastic added) stand for something. I stand against not supporting leftest views with my spending powers. over price, convenients or inconvenient.

 

[BlkHawk73]

I wonder how many that make their decisions based on politcial aspects actually go and check the behind the scenes stuff on other places they go to or products they buy. Typically I find they don't and will have an excuse to use/keep the item that doesn't fit their reasoning. Espeically love the ones that preach about buying only products made domestically yet tell everyone one this from their vehcile made in Mexico/Canada on a phone/computr made overseas. It's all pick and choose for them but they preach something else.

 

[dannyd]

When did we become a society too lazy to go to the store?

This millennial, instant gratification, social media world has changed a lot of things and a lot of people …..

I'm old and I don't like going to the store. 20 years ago my second daughter got married and I had to start going to the grocery store. Hadn't been in one for over twenty years and could not find anything. I love shipt order on line delivered to the door. Going to any store for me is right up there with the manual PSA test if you what I mean. So it's just not kids.

 

[GasGuzzler]

Why is refusing to continue to perform an unnecessary act now laziness? I can spend more time on the golf course or with family instead of shopping at a "real store" whose hiring, firing, and thermostat is remotely controlled from Arkansas. All majors retailers have massive political and operational faults just like people. My method to combat tyranny is to live how I choose and spend how I choose. I use the Thursday "all at once" option when I am not in a hurry. I haven't had one item hold up one of those types of shipments but I can see how it would happen. They give you $1 off your next order to receive one out of four items (average for me) a couple days later. Using less box cardboard and fuel couldn't be a bad idea regardless of political leanings. I would spend way more than $15 a month on shipping if not for Prime. Sometimes Amazon doesn't have what you want OR the price is stupid high because of demand (grape juice over the last few weeks). I checked Walmart online and found the proper price with curbside delivery in person the next hour. That meant it was in stock in my store so I went to the store and bought it. Been waiting for that specific product since February.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

If you have notified them properly in line with the terms of your agreement and they still won’t stop, file a complaint with the FTC and your State Attorney General.

I don't think you understand exactly what is happening to my account. I said, " they have some great deal when I order stuff or they give you a free trial for Prime Video and all that other run a round." Even though I have set a date for Prime to end something I do keeps extending it. I am not saying they are breaking their contract but that I can't keep up with all the ways they use to extend it.

 

[hittman]

Gotcha

 

[dstegjas]

BS! If you can't control what you spend on Amazon then you can't control what you spend anywhere.

Rook, do you really think I care what your opinion is about by post. just For the record, I don’t. So move on if you don’t have anything nice to say.

 

[dannyd]

I know my wife and I save more money just in the free shipping than the cost of prIme membership.

It's just not the free shipping but time; just think of the time and how many hours online shopping free's up to do other things.

 

[idsubgun]

I wonder how many in this thread actually live in a rural area? I'm in the woods of the Ozarks and a simple run to the store to get bread would burn up at least an hour, and a couple, maybe three, gallons of gas.
I use Amazon a lot, and I'm not going to apologize for it to anyone! Don't like Amazon, then don't use them. I don't have instant access to brick & mortar stores so I buy online.
Part of the left's strategy is to "shame" people and now the right is shaming fellow conservatives on where we shop. Pretty pathetic!

 

[redhawker]

I usually try to get what I need locally or from other than Amazon but many times what I'm looking for I can only find on Amazon. A recent case in point. My wife wanted a cheap floor lamp to replace one that got broken. Nothing fancy, no particular design, just a floor lamp. The only real parameters were she wanted it in black metal and didn't want to spend more than about $60. Looked at all the local furniture and lighting stores and even some of the other famous online retailers and either way too much money or they didn't have them. She saw one at the Ikea website she liked but it said they wouldn't have any for 6 weeks. So, back to Amazon. They actually had the same Ikea lamp on Amazon that Ikea didn't have. She, however, found another she liked better that was in stock and $40. It'll be here Tuesday. Wasted a couple of hours looking for it elsewhere and ended up at Amazon anyway, which took about 10 minutes to find there.

 

[mistermills357]

I don't think you understand exactly what is happening to my account. I said, " they have some great deal when I order stuff or they give you a free trial for Prime Video and all that other run a round." Even though I have set a date for Prime to end something I do keeps extending it. I am not saying they are breaking their contract but that I can't keep up with all the ways they use to extend it.

Can you kill the credit card that they are billing? Then get a new one?

 

[Huskerfan]

I use Amazon all the time. So far using Amazon Smile they have donated $379,336.93 to the Gun Owners Foundation that's organization is part Gun Owners of America.

Interesting

 

[caryc]

I wonder how many in this thread actually live in a rural area? I'm in the woods of the Ozarks and a simple run to the store to get bread would burn up at least an hour, and a couple, maybe three, gallons of gas.
I use Amazon a lot, and I'm not going to apologize for it to anyone! Don't like Amazon, then don't use them. I don't have instant access to brick & mortar stores so I buy online.
Part of the left's strategy is to "shame" people and now the right is shaming fellow conservatives on where we shop. Pretty pathetic!

I live in a rural area. I live in the Lakeview mountains area outside of Hemet. If I go to Hemet to buy something, it's an hours drive for me. Most of the stuff I buy from Amazon is not available in town. Sometimes Amazon delivers the next day or the day after. Can't beat that for convenience. You can't buy something if it's not available.

 

[dannyd]

Interesting

They have one for the NRA and a couple others too.

 

[sfhogman]

For every order I place on Amazon Smile a portion goes to the California Rifle and Pistol Association.

Jeff

 

[Pat-inCO]

Remind me to never bring up Amazon again. :rolleyes:
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

 

[harley08]

Do what makes you happy, be at peace with on another, love one another. Rocko Rizzo love you! :love:(y)

 

[ronto]

I wonder how many in this thread actually live in a rural area? I'm in the woods of the Ozarks and a simple run to the store to get bread would burn up at least an hour, and a couple, maybe three, gallons of gas.
I use Amazon a lot, and I'm not going to apologize for it to anyone! Don't like Amazon, then don't use them. I don't have instant access to brick & mortar stores so I buy online.
Part of the left's strategy is to "shame" people and now the right is shaming fellow conservatives on where we shop. Pretty pathetic!

I'm also in a rural area and I use amazon.com for the same reasons you do. I sometimes find more choices and better prices on walmart.com or target.com though.

 

[dstegjas]

hold it right there Mike! stop making sense. you'll be warned. banded....and convinced that penn st. swimmers a girl...

My wife and I were talking about this last night. All I can tell you is that it was NOT a politically correct conversation on my part.

 

[powder smoke]

Amazon is convenient and easy I try not to let politics rule my actions.
Lets face it Amazon is not going away I do what I can local but sometimes it makes sense to use them. ps

 

[Rick Courtright]

Seems, sometimes when you get to a certain place in life and have a certain amount of money, you aren't going to make anyone happy. If amazon is so anti gun how is it I've bought numerous firearm related stuff from there?

My one 'complaint' about Amazon is it's just too easy to spend money with them.

Hi,

Welcome to America!

This is a strange place in that if you're trying to climb the mountain--physically or metaphorically--we'll shout praises and support to you all the way until you reach the top. Then as soon as you're there, you'll get a few seconds to catch your breath, and the hordes will rush in to start trying to knock you off your particular mountain.

Rick C

 

[LDM]

Amazon is my last resort go-to. I always try to find what I want locally and only go to Bezos-ville when I'm not able to get it nearby.

 

[deserttrans]

I use them when necessary only.

 

[TestEngineer]

While I don't have a problem with the company Amazon, I do have a problem with the owner - Jeff Bezos.

It's true that he donates some money to the right, but he donates 100x that amount to the left. He's responsible for funding the elections of liberal DAs (like George Gascon), liberal judges, and liberal politicians. The result is prisons releasing dangerous and violent felons onto the streets, no cash bail, short sentences or dismissed charges, defunded police departments, and so on.

Why would Bezos want thieves, arsonists, murderers, and so on put out on our streets? Simple - Amazon doesn't have a brick & mortar store. Thieves make stores have to increase prices to cover the cost of looted items. Arsonists destroy entire businesses. Murderers and violent thugs make people avoid going into business districts where violence is common. Every one of these things make people choose to stay home and order what they need from Amazon and have it delivered to their homes.

High crime = good for his business model, but bad for society.

I never order anything from Amazon unless I absolutely cannot find an item any place else. Between e-bay, Walmart, and other choices, I can usually find what I need. Less convenient and a little higher priced - maybe. But at least I can sleep well at night knowing that I'm not contributing (as much) to the destruction of society.

Rant Over.

 

[dannyd]

Here's the thing I don't get did our grandparents talk about Mr. Sears and Roebuck the same way as we talk about this guy. Those guys were the millionaires of their time. I worked for Sears part time in the 1980's and they definitely supported liberal causes back then. So what do you think.

 

[Coyote56]

I like Amazon. They sell things I need/want.
They have fair prices and good service. It’s a free country; they can support whatever legitimate causes they choose. Mic drop……

 

[Mobuck]

I don't think I've EVER bought anything from Amazon. There may have been a couple times that something was on my 'need list' and Son or Daughter made it show up on my doorstep but to directly order from 'the big A' has not been on my to do list.

 

[Kevin]

I think the country is so divided right now, it has been for several years. I know that’s easy to say, I don’t know the cause or the solution.

I think Blume is correct: he said: “Seems, sometimes when you get to a certain place in life and have a certain amount of money, you aren't going to make anyone happy.”

The poor people don’t like the rich people, one color doesn’t like another color, one religion, you name it.

It gets really old when someone starts preaching about what brand to buy or not buy, where to shop, what to spend money on, et cetera, et cetera….

 

[Kevin]

What’s funny is Amazon must be doing something correct, their stock closed at $3,379 today. They are going to split 20 to 1 this coming June.

 

[hittman]

Remind me to never bring up Amazon again.

You must be shocked. I mean, look at your first sentence to start this thread. :rolleyes: