I know people prefer to complain instead of act, but what is something people don’t like but has an alternative?
iPhones. Love my Pixel and I don’t care how much my co-workers bitch about bubble colors.
Windows -> GNU/Linux
KDE/Gnome -> JWM
TV -> Reading books
Twitter -> Fediverse
Coke/Cola -> Tea/infusion
Amazon -> Local bookshop
Amazon needs a bit more than bookshops to replace it. Need a whole shopping mall
lmfao the 10 downvotes
Some people hate books.
WhatsApp for me. I hate it but in my country all people use it.
I’ve had some success getting people in some social circles in Canada to use Telegram.
Amazon, sort of. It absolutely cannot be beat for convenience. Ordering something in 15 seconds, then having it shipped within 48 hours is unmatchable.
But if you plan ahead, and aren’t an impulse buyer, you can find alternatives with better products and similar prices. Most stuff on Amazon is absolute junk with clickfarm reviews.
Ironically Reddit was really good for finding niche websites for whichever product you were looking for. Hopefully Lemmy will reach that point eventually.
AliExpress is the alternate for Amazon if you can wait a month to get your crap. All the products are exactly the same except £2 instead of £20.
I wouldn’t buy any electronics from AliExpress though.
Every order I’ve ever made on Ali:
- Me: Place order
- Ali: it will be there in a month
- A few weeks later, Ali: Your order was cancelled.
- Back to Amazon
But if someone makes a version of Ali that works in the states, Amazon’s online store is already a dinosaur and can easily be dominated.
really?
Ive ordered probobly 100 things from Ali. Takes a while to arrive, but only had a couple items disappear in shipping, and never had them not at least ship.
Ordering something in 15 seconds, then having it shipped within 48 hours is unmatchable
you mean like online shopping in general?
I assume they mean having it arrive within 48 hours, which is not typical of most online shopping.
which is not typical of most online shopping.
not
People complain about Banks screwing them over with fees and caring more about investor profits all the time. But few people move their money to credit unions or other co-operatively owned financial institutions. Usually it’s because of some minor inconvenience.
