I have never used Amazon for anything, but...

[imanamerican63]

I going to start, just to poss off Trump!

[Ohiogal]

1. Good for you!

[HipChick]

2. I use Amazon 99.9% of the time..

even when I was on vacation last year in Europe....the delivered to the place I was staying at
saved me driving around...I will never go back to brick and mortar

[RandomAccess]

8. Wow. You're even a more ardent user than I am!!

And I use it a lot myself. Love that Prime shipping.

[lunatica]

22. Ive used it for years

I have tendinitis which means I can’t stand or walk for a prolonged period of time, and I can’t lift anything heavy. Amazon is a necessity for me.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. It works for us.

[nature-lover]

4. Trump probably does not know how Amazon even works! Just likes to hear himself pontificate!

[JNelson6563]

5. I avoid it because of their poverty wages.

I have bought some books from indie sellers on there but I'm not into supporting their very shitty treatment of warehouse employees.

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. +1000000. Bezos sucks wrt to his treatment of warehouse employees.

[antifash]

6. I'm torn

Amazon is convenient AF and if you have prime it saves you lots of money and time, BUT they are like Walmart on steroids (or Viagra I guess) when it comes to wiping out local businesses. SO, now it looks like tRump and I might share a common view. I don't know what to do about that.

[bettyellen]

9. Leveraged buyouts are killing retailers as much as anything- they get saddled w debt and

boom, they’re out of business. It’s complicated.

[Sherman A1]

41. Buyouts,

Overbuilding of Retail space, changing technology, changing needs of different segments of the market, bad management decisions, The Walmartization of the Sector were all in play before Amazon stepped onto the stage.

[pnwmom]

33. DT doesn't care about Amazon or workers. He's just attacking Bezos. n/t

[Blue_true]

7. I use Amazon for stuff that I know would be difficult to get locally.

I don't buy clothes from Amazon.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. That's kind of where I'm at

I've used them to buy specialty items for work that are often hard to find in local stores.

[Blue_true]

16. Exactly.

I avoided Amazon for a few years, but after spending a few Saturdays driving all over the city to find specialty and little used items, I gave in and tried Amazon, the selection was amazing, have used them eversince.

One thing that people don't realize is that local shops can sell through Amazon and have success at it, if their supply line is sound and their pricing is competitive (for me, it does not have to be the lowest price, if I like how their product is presented and if the details on the product answers all of my questions, I will pay more for the product).

[barbtries]

11. i have amazon prime

and buy all kinda stuff off of there. shop with my hands.

[elfin]

12. Amazon Prime is my addiction

Harder and harder for me to get out and about each year, especially in winter weather.

Use it a lot for gifts. They can be gift wrapped and sent for about the same price as it would cost to ship.

In an area where I would have to drive 20 plus miles to get to a store that MIGHT have what I need. Then it would be a big box store, causing me a lot of parking ground to limp over and then navigate the cavern to find the item, if there.

Still frequent the nearby grocery, Walgreens, Ace Hardware, and pet store. Otherwise, it is Amazon and catalogs.

Absolutely love it, even if Bezos is the son of Satan as some would say.

[crazycatlady]

13. Prime is a lot more than just shipping

I use it all the time, but I haven't bought any physical items from them lately (will buy a case when I upgrade my phone).

But Prime offers streaming video, music, and one free ebook a month. I take advantage of these services.

[Blue_true]

18. Free ebooks.

Amazon has become the largest bookseller in the world. I write on the side, can you do a wannabe writer a favor? When you read an ebook, leave a review if you liked the book. I have read books by new writers on Amazon that were good, but most people that read them didn't write a review, I can see that for a book that stinks, but some of the work was really good. If capable new writers don't get their stuff reviewed, they get muscled aside by well known writers and celebrities and politicians that are increasingly using Amazon as their sales channel.

[crazycatlady]

23. I usually try to leave a review with books

I'll admit I'm bad at them for other things though. Unless the product's terrible (I left a bad review on a phone case that cracked).

[nolabear]

24. Hear! Hear!

I can’t believe how hard it is to get people who LOVED a book to put up a review!

[hedda_foil]

35. Don't forget Prime video! I got me a Fire Stick for $29 and I have a huge number of shows & movies.

With Prime it's all essentially free. And I can watch Netflix with it too.

[ooky]

36. That's mainly why I'm a Prime member. A lot of good movies and TV shows on Prime.

About the same you'd pay for most streaming video memberships, plus the advantage of the two day free shipping on the stuff I buy. I've used it often enough that its a good value.

[WillowTree]

14. I'm 68 years old, still working fulltime (by choice) and have fairly serious mobility issues.

I did some shopping on Amazon but then my boss talked me into trying Prime and I've never looked back. Apart from the fact that the prices often beat anything local, not having to run around to find things and then lug them home and get them up to my condo is really major for me. Between Prime and ebay, I do little brick/mortar shopping anymore.

[Xipe Totec]

28. I use Amazon Smile

AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201365340

[WillowTree]

30. Oh yes! I support a local rescue that friends work with thru Smile. Can still use Prime with Smile

[Glorfindel]

31. So do I.

I chose the Nature Conservancy as my "charitable organization."

[Sunsky]

17. I have been using amazon for years

It's very convenient. Almost bought the damn Echo last week.

[Blue_true]

20. What did Echo do to stop you from buying it?

Laugh like Chuckie?

[Sunsky]

34. Lol... maybe I would if it did that

but I couldn't find any justification for the purchase.

[EX500rider]

19. Been a Amazon customer since 1999...buy about 60 items a year avg.

[OliverQ]

21. I do think Amazon is getting a bit too big.

But can confirm, I'm a Prime addict.

[ooky]

38. A company gets big by offering value to its customers.

Amazon is doing that.

[Adrahil]

25. I order from Amazon 2-3 times a week.

It's a tremendous time saver.

[blueinredohio]

26. I, also have prime and order a lot from Amazon

[Squinch]

27. I try to buy local and not to buy Amazon, but every time I think I'm out...

they pull me back in!!

Seriously, I do think they're putting some of my friends out of business, but I do buy from them more often than I want to.

[Rebl2]

29. I have

rheumatoid arthritis and Amazon has helped me out a lot (as well as Etsy) with shopping, particularly during Christmas. I just can’t get out and walk for long periods of time anymore. I also am able to find things that I can’t find locally.

[WillowTree]

32. Oh yes.......Christmas shopping. And, as an added benefit.......

.......my Discover card pays 5% cash back on Amazon purchases in the 3rd quarter when I have all that extra shopping to do. Every little bit helps.

[ucrdem]

37. You can get prime free for a month.

That gives you faster delivery times and lots of free digital stuff if you use any. Sign up for monthly billing if you think you might drop after the free month or you'll get stuck with a year's billing if you forget to cancel. Which they'll refund but still it's less hassle.

[mvd]

39. I use it sometimes

Just not enough to justify a Prime subscription. It has its problems (not so great working conditions in their factories, tax evasion, and a company that big must be watched/regulated), but it is convenient.

I would use it for popcorn, but their price on the kind I like is ridiculous.

[StarryNite]

40. I like their product reviews.

And I have noticed that eBay sellers are actually buying what you order on Amazon and having it shipped straight from Amazon...after marking the price up of course.