• Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
    30·
    1 year ago

    To cut down eating out in general I’ve tried limiting myself to local restaurants. My rules are that if I want to eat out that’s fine but I have to want it enough to 1) get my fat ass out of the house to go get it and 2) go to a local place.

    If I’m going to eat something bad for me I might as well pay a bit more for something more local that tastes better.

  • TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
    152·
    1 year ago

    I buy something from Amazon everyday to accelerate climate change and the deterioration of capitalism. So that my socialist utopia can emerge where we all have small businesses. /s

  • BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    1 year ago

    I buy vegetables from the local farm stand whenever I can. I have one around the corner from my house and they’re just recently starting to get a good amount of stuff. Signed up to be a CSA member this year too.

  • maxberg101@lemmy.world
    91·
    1 year ago

    If at all possible I pay in cash to small businesses. No cc fees for them. Big stores …screw them. I want my points.

  • M-Reimer@lemmy.world
    102·
    1 year ago

    Difficult. Every time I thought “don’t support Amazon this time, buy from this small webshop” I was disappointed.

    The problem is that smaller shops often really suck with customer care. When buying from smaller businesses, I now always want some “big business” (Amazon or eBay) in between. Way easier to get support this way.

    • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      That mixture of credibility, customer safety and accessibility is what makes Amazon killer. I hate them as much as the next guy, but sadly they provide a really great service.

  • may_prince@lemmy.world
    61·
    1 year ago

    I don’t use my platinum, obsidian super primo credit card at small businesses. I use debit or cash

  • PantsOnHead@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 year ago

    I’ve effectively stopped shopping on Amazon. Almost everything is available by another, smaller website that has way faster shipping since Prime Shipping is a complete farce now.

    Even the weird niche stuff can be found somewhere like Walmart. AliExpress, too. Which, at the rate Amazon is going, will soon have faster ship times too.

    • MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works
      21·
      1 year ago

      AliExpress, too. Which, at the rate Amazon is going, will soon have faster ship times too.

      Yeah, maybe like 4 centuries from now. 2 day shipping is still way better than “maybe 2 months or something” from aliexpress

      • PantsOnHead@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        The last time Amazon Prime Shipping actually took 2 days for me was pre-COVID. Now, it says 7 days but last time I ordered, it took 9 days.

        Last time I bought from AliExpress, it took… 9 days. It just depends on where you’re shipping from and the available shipping options. They’re advertising free 12-day shipping and I’ve had multiple instances of items arriving early.

    • DaleGribble88@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Ordering from Walmart has always been a good experience for me. Especially when I can do in store pickup to keep my meth head neighbors from plundering my porch. However, the one item I did try to order from AliExpress never arrived, so that left a bad taste in my mouth.

    • BoofStroke@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 year ago

      And service. Well, expensive things I’m likely to screw up myself. Just had my suspension serviced and all of my pivot bearings replaced.

      Also things I don’t feel like dealing with like new bars.

  • Jim@lemm.ee
    4·
    1 year ago

    I like to get food from small restaurants and food carts. The only times I’ll ever go to chain restaurants anymore is if family planned dinner there or something.