Whether your signature issue isdecent working conditions and a living wage for workers; the companyssystematic scamming of American cities in its search for HQ2; or the simple fact that no one human (let alone one as notably greedy as Jeff Bezos) should be in possession of $163 billion dollarsit seems that nearly everyone is pissed at Amazon right now.
Which is a little inconvenient, given that weve just rounded the corner into the busiest time of the year for Ordering Stuff Online.
So were wondering: what are people actually doing to cut down their Bezos dependency over the holidays, assuming thats something youre looking to do?
Personally, as a Seattle native, Ive had a simmering vendetta against the company for years, as its systematically driven up housing prices and stomped on the culture of my hometown (my personal HQ1).
That said, Ive had Amazon Prime and an Amazon credit card for years at this point, and rely pretty heavily on the company to deliver cumbersome staples like cat food and toilet paper to my apartment at an artificially low cost.
Now that theyre muscling their way into New York City (my personal HQ2) and about to wreak civic havoc all over again, Im trying to actually change my habits, and stop giving so damn much money to a company that I complain about all the time.
I certainlyhavent cut them out altogetheryetbut Ive been exploring other ways of getting things delivered from companies I hate somewhat less (like Target and FreshDirect).
For the holidays specifically, Ive laid a personal ground rule not to do any of my gift shopping on the site, and issued an admittedly somewhat bratty edict to my family that Id like any gifts for me not to come from Amazon.
Its certainly not going to drive them out of business or make any kind of dent in Bezoss net worth, but little things add up, and at least Ill feel better about my own spending.
