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I'm sure you don't actually understand how this functions but the reason that products aren't really available on storefronts anymore is because they're sold on Amazon.
We created a monster.
I have somehow avoided Amazon all these years. It’s easy for me, nothing I require is connected to Amazon.
I’m sure there are aspects of the business that I can’t avoid that I don’t even know I’m being dragged into, but I don’t spend my money with them.
Anytime I can’t find something somewhere else, I just move on and forget about it.
The only times I’ve ever been bummed about it is when I’m working on some small project and the parts are half the price on Amazon. Most recently, it was parts for an arcade machine.
If I’m being inconvenienced, I don’t even know it.
I walked away originally when they acquired cdnow.com. I last visited the site when it began redirecting to Amazon.
I've boycotted Amazon completely for 25 years, ever since their 1 click patent bullshit. It's not that hard to do, but people are lazy and cheap.