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I’m training myself to accept shipping fees as something that was always there. Amazon free shipping is just a hidden fee - the deliveries are still costing money. Amazon just masks that cost.
I see it the same as food delivery services having „free delivery“ when in fact they’re fucking the restaurants and drivers to get the piece they want.
It still rankles when I’m ordering something from Ontario that’s 8 bucks and shipping is 12.
Amazon wasn't masking the cost so much as intentionally running at a loss for a decade to wipe out all other vendors and consolidate the entire market.
That's my problem. I have a lot of stray cats around me, so I buy a lot of cat food.
Locally an 8kg bag is $32.
If I drive 60km round trip to walmart, that same bag is $25.
Amazon with free shipping, that bag is $22.
Not a huge difference but I don't have a lot of money and it adds up fast, especially since I buy 5-6 bags a month. ($10 savings on a bag X 5 is $50 a month, or $600 a year.)
Edit: A few of the rodents (I spilled treats on the floor and they were kind enough to help clean up the mess.)
Everyone's situation is unique and we all just need do our best in whatever ways we can. Hopefully there will be better alternatives in the future as the market adapts to consumer demand.
If you are living in the city, are you able to pick up some items from a supplier, to save on the shipping for local items (note the cost is your own travel costs and time)? Then it will be even faster delivery than Amazon as a bonus.
Shipping is a real cost and Amazon and Aliexpress have made us ignorant of it and lazy. One tip is to perhaps group up shopping in bigger chunks?
What I've been trying to do with food items directly from farmers, is to see where they sell their products locally. Most are at farmer's markets (which aren't year-round) and others are at specialty shops that are even more out of the way.
Some things, I just bite the bullet and take some extra effort to go get. The Canadian yeast I bought for bread making had me bike over to the next municipality to pick up. Which I'm happy to do!
One tip is to perhaps group up shopping in bigger chunks?
Yup, I've been doing this for certain (non-perishable goods and non-food consumables), but shelf-life and product type can make this difficult or impossible to do on a practical basis.
I am in the process of optimizing my pantry, and will do the same on a need-to basis with other areas of my life. I really only plan to buy things that I can reliably get locally or with little effort, while still supporting Canadian businesses.
I'm proud to say that I haven't given Walmart any of my money since the trade war began, despite being a place I would shop at multiple times a week.
Look into community supported agriculture boxes. It's like a subscription box to a local farm. They usually deliver - maybe not to your door, but close.
I subscribed to an organic CSA years ago, and it was amazing.
But I did recently look for other CSA boxes, and they just don't offer enough value. The amount of stuff you get is listed to feed 4 adults, but I'd probably use it all up in two meals.
I'm hoping that local farmers markets will be more reasonably priced this year, especially if farmers aren't selling as much to the states.