• HeyListenWatchOut
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    322 months ago

    Would love to see a really comprehensive list of sites that aren’t garbage AI slop scam alleyways that would help cover the goods and services that Amazon acts as a one-stop convenience for. I don’t want to support Amazon, but I also don’t want to get scammed by handing out my credit card info to any old shopping site.

    Feel free to add more suggestions in your own replies.

    I’ll start :

    Electronics : B&H Photo - owned by religious folks so hours of operation are a little odd sometimes, but overall good customer service, fair prices, reliable shipping

    Grocieries : Central Market - HEB’s high-tier store chain for high-quality groceries, instead of Whole Foods

    Kitchen supplies : Webstaurant - Wholesale store for things like home kitchen goods and supplies, as well as things like flatware and dishes

    • @[email protected]
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      162 months ago

      B&H photo isn’t just “owned by religious folks”. They staff everything above the warehouse exclusively with Hasidic Orthodox Jewish men.

      Afaik they aren’t tied to supporting Zionism. They had some problems a decade ago with safety standards and union busting.

      • drthunder
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        22 months ago

        And their website won’t let you order anything on the Sabbath, which drives me insane. I’m not expecting anyone to be working on the weekend, but computers don’t need to take breaks!!

    • HiramFromTheChi
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      22 months ago

      This is only for software, and focused around tracking cookies (or lack thereof), but maybe it can expand to consumer goods: CookieSlayers

    • Chris
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      102 months ago

      I want a non profit/open source store aggregator where we can search for what we want like Amazon but direct is to the site with the item we are looking for.

      • HiramFromTheChi
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        2 months ago

        For software, I started this directory: CookieSlayers

        Most of the software there is open source, but not all of it. Nevertheless, it’s about companies/services/products that operate a bit more ethically.

        • Chris
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          12 months ago

          Ooh neat.
          Isn’t proton mail run by shitheads though?