Finally got rid of it

https://lemmy.world/post/45086832

And replaced it with what?
A shop 1,6km away from my house

That’s a big-ass shop.

When I lived in Japan it was easy to kill my Amazon account because of a little site called Rakuten. Basically, Japanese Amazon.

Now I live in the EU, and Rakuten sellers do not ship outside of Japan. There’s suppose to be a global shipment service, but it’s limited, shipping costs are high, and I cannot get them to confirm my address either way. So I’m having to rely on Amazon again until I can find a like marketplace website that is based in Europe.

Glad to inform you that these days many Rakuten Sellers just use it as a second front-end. Logistics are handled by Amazon, often the package is Amazon wrapped. Not all, but based on my sample around 2/3.

In the last couple of years I started getting those. But not that frequently.

You can’t know for sure until you buy something. Some sellers say your order “may” be fulfilled by Amazon.

until I can find a like marketplace website that is based in Europe.

Have you tried Galaxus yet? It’s been my go-to since culling my Amazon account in early 2025.

So I’m having to rely on Amazon again

Nahhh friend. I think people in this thread are proving that you don’t.