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I want to talk about Amazon and what it is doing to America

posted by Adhdferret on Whatever

Ok so this is going to be long and I don't do TL:DR so either read this or shut the fuck up.

On Monday I got a typed flyer in my mailbox from my mailman that has been with USPS for 25 years. He explained that today was his last day of employment with the post office because of how Amazon is going to be handled.

A while back there was a bid put in to have Amazon prime shipments delivered on Sundays. Well that sounds great you say right? Always more to the story and that is what this is about.

Well when my postman started it was agreed he didn't work on Sundays which for him was great as he is religious....like super religious and such. Which to me is fine dude never pushed that on anyone or at least me. Dude is the Need Flanders of post office in PA.

The postmaster over him said he was going to be written up each time he failed to show on Sunday. Well he tried to explain his position and to me it is valid and been that way since I have known him at least.

Doesn't matter to them and for that he attempted to give his two weeks. Well his postmaster said then you will be here this Sunday or you are terminated......well obviously he won't be so today is his last day.

This is a growing problem of America and consumerism going forward people. Small ripples now will become big waves in the future I promise. We have already lost many family owned businesses here were I live and the hardware store will soon go.

Don't believe how places like Amazon are fucking the world? Go into a GameStop and look around. It doesn't have many games in it. Looks like a hottopic took a shit in there with all the garbage that isn't games litters the floor.

Maybe I am just being that old man with a cane and reading more into shit than I should, but I don't feel I really am with this.

My question for you is with you save that little bit of time to buy from Amazon and drive that knife deeper into the community you live in, or will you get out of your house and at the very least try to find it within your local area and perhaps keep that money working for you?

I know that it is impossible to boycott the USPS as it is a fixture of America.....I can limit my interactions with them and I assure you I will find the alternative way as often as I can, but Amazon?

Never again. Just never and I canceled my memebership to them and will not be renewing it.

Ok so this is going to be long and I don't do TL:DR so either read this or shut the fuck up. On Monday I got a typed flyer in my mailbox from my mailman that has been with USPS for 25 years. He explained that today was his last day of employment with the post office because of how Amazon is going to be handled. A while back there was a bid put in to have Amazon prime shipments delivered on Sundays. Well that sounds great you say right? Always more to the story and that is what this is about. Well when my postman started it was agreed he didn't work on Sundays which for him was great as he is religious....like super religious and such. Which to me is fine dude never pushed that on anyone or at least me. Dude is the Need Flanders of post office in PA. The postmaster over him said he was going to be written up each time he failed to show on Sunday. Well he tried to explain his position and to me it is valid and been that way since I have known him at least. Doesn't matter to them and for that he attempted to give his two weeks. Well his postmaster said then you will be here this Sunday or you are terminated......well obviously he won't be so today is his last day. This is a growing problem of America and consumerism going forward people. Small ripples now will become big waves in the future I promise. We have already lost many family owned businesses here were I live and the hardware store will soon go. Don't believe how places like Amazon are fucking the world? Go into a GameStop and look around. It doesn't have many games in it. Looks like a hottopic took a shit in there with all the garbage that isn't games litters the floor. Maybe I am just being that old man with a cane and reading more into shit than I should, but I don't feel I really am with this. My question for you is with you save that little bit of time to buy from Amazon and drive that knife deeper into the community you live in, or will you get out of your house and at the very least try to find it within your local area and perhaps keep that money working for you? I know that it is impossible to boycott the USPS as it is a fixture of America.....I can limit my interactions with them and I assure you I will find the alternative way as often as I can, but Amazon? Never again. Just never and I canceled my memebership to them and will not be renewing it.

31 comments

[–] E-werd 3 points (+3|-0)

You know what replaced customer services? User reviews. They literally offloaded that portion of customer service to their customers. User reviews are free labor.

[–] Adhdferret [OP] 0 points (+0|-0)

Man you and me both. Like when I got my first drone I went of customer reviews.

What a fucking joke. Now that I know the product I know they either deleted the actual feedback or just that people are stupid.

None of what is said on the description is true about the product. NOTHING mind you about flight time, range, or even stability.

When I went back to Best buy the girl that helped me didn't know shit about drones, but she was the one that helped me decide and when I went back she took notes about everything I said so she could relay that to future customers.

That is customer service and it is a dying art. I left a review for her not with the automated shit either I called and got the regional and spoke with them directly to do my part and encourage that type of behavior.

She won't work there forever I know that, but she will learn the skills to be good at any other job.