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I continue to respond with acknowledging you will be inconvenienced by using alternates.
If you can’t be inconvenienced then that’s on you to decide.
Sometimes things take longer to ship, inconvenient. Sometimes you have to shop multiple places, inconvenient.
Idk what the disconnect is but I’m done explaining the definition of a word to you.
I asked for something specific. Instead of answering of an Amazon alternative everyone decided to tell me how to live. That's the disconnect. They didn't understand the assignment and decided to be life coaches instead while being completely ignorant of the situation. That's the disconnect. Instead of acknowledging to themselves they didn't know of an alternative to Amazon they decided that my problem was an unwillingness to drive 60 miles, pay brick and mortar retail prices or just live without. That's the disconnect.
It's not about definitions. It's about people thinking "I can help" while completely not seeing how they weren't helping.
Back to the main event. I'm looking for an alternative to Amazon that offers free shipping on a huge variety of products so that I don't have to support Amazon anymore. I'm not looking to reduce from near zero consumption to zero. I'm not looking to take two hours and gas to go buy a $5 item that should be $2. I'm not looking for 70 niche websites that together might cover 1% of what Amazon warehouses cover.
Do you have a suggestion that meets these criteria or not? Because I am being very serious about my desire to drop Amazon but here in rural America and on an extreme poverty budget options are extremely limited if you aren't looking for farm equipment or Walmart. And Walmart killed the local businesses.
Your ethics are in conflict with your need for convenience.
The answer to your problem is to either stop feeling bad for using what you seem to say is the only option given your situation OR inconvenience yourself.
I don’t know what to tell you, I didn’t recommend Walmart for the reason you highlighted. If you’re willing to use Amazon then idk why you’re unwilling to use WalMart.
Reread what I wrote, all of it. It's not a convenience issue. It's get it done or don't. Sometimes that get it done is literally a life or death issue for animals. I literally don't have the $9 in gas to make a two hour trip to go pay a higher price for something that is necessary. That's not a convenience issue. That's a financial issue.
Stop telling me what I believe in place of offering the solution I am asking for. Put yourself in my position. You keep asking people for something and instead of an answer or an "I don't know" people keep telling you what you think and how to live. What's that do to your evaluation of their ability to understand the problem? Are they actually helping or just coming off smug?
You’re right.
Amazon is the only place to purchase these life saving medications your animals need.
Sorry you’re in such a shit situation. Good luck with that though.
Your sarcasm is noted. I'm sorry you still didn't get the point.