I did this a few times. Ordered directly from the company instead of through Amazon. But then an expensive order didn’t show up. Amazon would have replaced it. But others companies’ policies are not so customer friendly. I was in the middle of contesting the charge 3 weeks later when a neighbor showed up at my front door with the package. Said he found it while clearing brush along our common road.

Now I only buy through Amazon. If the neighbor had not been honest, I could have been out $280. And yes, we do have a problem with overworked USPS drivers leaving packages at the bottom of the road.

Yeah. Your item on Amazon often will say “order fulfilled by Company Y.” You can look that company up to see if you can order directly from them, that way they still get the sale without Bezos taking his cut.

They got me with the free prime delivery. I’ll get, like, a single bottle of Tylenol delivered. My husband likes the card benefits, so they got him there. Plus, sometimes we watch shows and movies if Netflix or Youtube doesn’t have them (we only pirate if what we want can’t be found elsewhere, since we are fortnate enough to be able to pay for the media we consume)

I hate to say it, but… it’s a great service

But even I can walk away, and stand in solidarity with workers. They deserve better, and Amazon can afford to give it to them

We recycle cartons at work to send stuff to our customers.
Saves a bit of money and is better for the environment.