I'm trying to buy a lot less on Amazon and needed a new paper notebook, so I found a small online shop and ordered from there. And of course they use Amazon for fulfillment. 😡
@prcutler I really like https://www.jetpens.com/ for all my stationary stuff. They do their own packing and ship through USPS/FedEx.
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@octesian They look fantastic - thank you for the recommendation!

@prcutler That is wild. I haven't experienced that yet, but I'd be so annoyed if I went out of my way not to use a vendor and support small business only to have the order handled by the business I tried to avoid.

They should have a disclaimer or something. This is assuming Amazon isn't spinning up fake storefronts because people are trying to avoid them...