In honor of the union workers taking a stand against Amazon, especially as the first 4-day Amazon Prime Day comes to a close, here's a video on how Dyalekt and I stopped shopping on Amazon in 2021. It took us a whole year to reduce our reliance on Amazon and another whole year to cancel our Prime membership.

How we stopped shopping at Amazon

I would wake up in the middle of the night, one click, and go back to sleep. - Pam 

I don’t want to. - also Pam, when Dyalekt asked to shopping at Amazon

What we asked ourselves

• What feels vital vs amusing?

• What are the replacements? 

• How can we show ourselves patience? 

• Are there coping mechanisms we can make?

• What feeling are we creating or protecting by buying this thing?

Choose alternatives to buy from

• Don’t expect them to fit your values either

• Adjust your budget

• Snowball method for spending

• Remember what you don’t miss!