I can understand the difficulty, especially for those living in areas where there aren’t many shopping choices.
Although, more and more companies are now offering free shipping, so that can help. For those living in cities, I find that I can often find an item on sale for the same price somewhere. Obviously, I have to go and get it, but I have the time. I don’t have a car, so I have to plan ahead for bigger items, or have it shipped (free). Its also very difficult to find what you want on Amazon with their terrible search engine, and the way the results are filled with junk you need to wade through.
Honestly, unless you live outside urban areas, or need a specific item you can’t find anywhere else, having a subscription to Amazon is mostly just a convenience. Bonus, you also get Prime Video. Including a streaming service was a genius idea. Every time you think about cutting the cord, you’re like, well, I DO get some shows with it. It helps justify the cost, and like we know, it IS so convenient.
At first, when I subscribed, after so many years of refusing to because of my dislike of Bezos, I thought, I’ll only use it for hardware stuff for work, that I would continue to encourage local stores and products, but then I started buying cat food, makeup, birthday gifts…. Books FFS! Just SO convenient. You get sucked in.
Anyway, I know that not everyone lives in close proximity to stores, so no judgment. For some it’s a necessity, but I also think for a lot of people, you just get used to it.
