How to Stop Spending on Amazon?
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Have you tried deleting it off your phone? No app
Also I have muted or unfollowed any Instagram accounts that are focused on purchasing through Amazon. Fight back against the addictive algorithm!!!!
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Omg this was me!!! I had my husband change the password and not tell me. It was extreme but needed. And I detoxed and when I felt in control again I logged back in. It’s just like social media addicting AF!
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Same @Black-Parrot!!!!!! We do not need all that junk from China being shoved down our throats! I unfollowed so many people who were just selling me that trash! I basically just stopped! I only use it if I absolutely have to… ie “goodnites pull ups” bc I can’t find them in store anymore.
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I agree that it’s all from China now!! Maybe it always was but for some reason it feels cheaper in the last year or so. I only use in dire situations. I actually gave it up for the summer as we don’t “need” anything. I also unfollowed the influencers. I’m waiting for a documentary to come out about the influencer+amazon partnership and how it’s negatively affected American households. I don’t know if it’s being developed but it should be!
All that rambling to say, just go cold turkey and give it completely. I promise you’re not missing out. It’s not like it was when it first launched. It’s all crap now
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Woof this is a tricky one…fellow addict here too. Lately I’ve been adding things to cart and sitting on them for at least a few days and 9/10 times when I go back I realize I don’t need any of it! My “save for later” section is massive but it helps me realize I don’t need it and can reference said item later!
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The struggle is real! I now try to only use Amazon for things that I can only find there. It’s helped me to unfollow Instagram influencers and not use “like to know it” because then I was really buying stuff like home decor and clothes I didn’t need! I’m trying to follow more home cooks to inspire me to cook at home more - trying is the key word but what I see in my feed really affects my mood. I’m not even into farming, gardening or baking bread but I like following accounts like that to see how others live so simply
. For some reason it’s so satisfying to watch their reels. #goals -
Same @Peach-Zebra! Another vote for adding to cart and then waiting a few days. I almost always decide I don’t need whatever it is!
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I had a reality check when I was going through my budget one day. I stopped all of my auto ship items. I also add things to my cart but will wait a few days to click purchase. I have a lot of items in save for later too.
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ALL OF THE ABOVE! But what really helped do it for me is realize that these influencers are basically Amazon commercials. I’ve never seen an Amazon ad while watching Hulu but my entire social media feed were “must have items for your home”. I actually deleted IG because that was the root of where I’d find all these items. Like you said, they get used but it’s not something you went searching for.
I kept my Amazon but without IG, I literally don’t see any of those items when I’m shopping for what I actually need.
Especially with prime day this week — prob best to stay off socials!
