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I'm a pick my own poison kind of person. For awhile my poison was Amazon, but they fucked up so bad that I steer clear of it almost entirely.
When I stopped using Amazon, this was like a decade or more ago, the information in this meme was pretty spot on. However, I'm not convinced it's as relevant here and now in 2026 as it was in 2020 or even 2015. And the number of contrarian comments in this thread seem to back that up, anecdotally of course.
I gave up my favorite tea entirely because the stuff was like $15 on Amazon (so 3 bags for $45 and then free shipping), it was $25 a bag on the brand's website and no free shipping option, and it was even more expensive on Walmart. I'd be willing to pay a little more just to avoid Amazon, but there comes a point where I just go without.
Several years ago there was a niche docking station that was kind of a fad for the Steam Deck and much cheaper than the official dock. It was cheaper to buy on Amazon, but for the sake of avoiding that shit hole, I decided to order directly through the manufacturer's website. Not only was the dock more expensive that way, there was no free shipping, AND THE BALLS ON THOSE BITCHES -- they asked for a tip on my online order. So needless to say, that made my decision to skip on that dock a whole lot easier.
As far as I know, Amazon doesn't ask for tips on their online orders (yet), so as much as I despise their site, they're still a better experience than the typical first-party brand sites I've visited. Still, I encourage folks to use alternative stores and sites as much as they safely can (and as much as they can afford to).
I'm with you. I try to avoid Amazon as much as possible. But it's usually not very cheap or affordable. And like you say, there's a breaking point.
Most of the time when I go directly to the company's website either their e-commerce section is at had it's basically not functional, or they charge a fortune for shipping. And any discount codes funny make that big of a difference.
Now, when I find I've that doesn't fall into those categories I will bookmark them and they will become my default site for that product. But unfortunately that's usually not the case.
And I've had a few bad experiences on eBay (about 5-10% of my purchases there), which makes me wary of them.