Jan Beta
I‘m going to delete my Amazon account today. Should have done that ages ago but kept it for convenience (shame on me).
Feb 5 at 9:54amWeb
Show threadEricFeb 5
@janbeta
that's a huge change. good on you!
Show threadjosefFeb 5
@janbeta but where are you going to get ZRXKDOISLEY 7-port usb hub & sock warmer
Show threadJan BetaFeb 5
@jk Haha, that’s going to be a problem for sure! 😅
Show threadDan, some WH good nuz?Feb 5
@janbeta Almost a year for me, and I don’t regret it! Actually saving money 🫢
Show threadroot42Feb 5
@janbeta welcome to the club.
Show threadMatt LaceyFeb 5
@janbeta It's a tough one isn't it? Sometimes I just need something quickly, and being in a relatively small city local quite often isn't an option.
Show threadDmian 🇪🇺Feb 5
@janbeta Replying here too (why the heck did I reply on Bsky? 😝): I need to do the same. My ex-wife worked for Amazon, and told me about the horrors inside. Since then, I haven’t bought anything from them (but didn’t close my account), You people have a preferred EU based online bookstore you can recommend me?
Show threadJan BetaFeb 5
@dmian I mostly buy books offline these days. We still have some great bookshops here, most of them also do online orders (or you can pre-order and pick up your books in person).
Show threadDmian 🇪🇺Feb 5
@janbeta You made me remember that I used to buy a lot of books, CDs and DVDs from Fnac (I guess it’s a store without a presence in Germany, but very popular in Spain back in the day).
Show threadMr. HmpfFeb 5
@dmian @janbeta you can try jpc.de for music and books
Show threadDmian 🇪🇺Feb 5
@phako @janbeta Really nice store! And they send to Spain. Their shipping charges are also very reasonable. Thanks! 😊
Show threadHolger KruppFeb 5
@dmian have you tried https://www.genialokal.de for books? You can either order directly online or from your local bookstore.
genialokal - Bücher Online kaufen mal anders

Über 10 Mio. Bücher, ebooks, Hörbücher... Sehen Sie direkt, wo Ihr gesuchtes Buch sofort zum Abholen bereit steht, bestellen es zum nächsten Tag in Ihre Buchhandlung oder lassen es nach Hause liefern

genialokal.de
Show threadAndré FachatFeb 5
@dmian @janbeta Germany has thalia.de, not sure they are available in other countries
Show threadDmian 🇪🇺Feb 5
@afachat @janbeta They don’t have an option to set the site in any languages other than German, so I’m inclined to think they don’t send to other countries. A pity, since it looks nice and they have books in English and Spanish, from what I can see.
Show threadSmbsyFeb 5
@janbeta 🥳👍
Show threadC.S.StrowbridgeFeb 5

@janbeta

Before you delete it, if you have Amazon Prime, use it to give a subscription to a streamer on Twitch. It's free money for them. If you don't have Amazon Prime, you can probably get it for free as a trial, then give a subscription to a Twitch streamer.

Show threadJan BetaFeb 5
@csstrowbridge I had Prime until quite recently, don’t think I can do the trial at this point already but thanks for the reminder!
Show threadC.S.StrowbridgeFeb 5

@janbeta

I last did this in November, I think. I check each month, but I think they only offer the free month every six months.

Show threadJan BetaFeb 5
@csstrowbridge Seems about right, I hopped on and off Prime several times in the past. It doesn’t show me the option now (I think I cancelled about 3-4 months ago or so).