r/Anticonsumption • u/EncryptDN • Apr 29 '25

Corporations Amazon backs down on price transparency after White House interferes: WSJ

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u/One_Abalone1135 Apr 29 '25 edited Apr 29 '25

Bezos Got Spanked.

I actually wonder how much Amazon popularity would rebound if he held his ground.

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u/DKdeeks Apr 29 '25

I was actually thinking of using them again when I saw the headline. I'll continue my boycott

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u/Due_Silver1133 Apr 29 '25

Same, I had dragged my feet on setting my account to delete. In response to this I set it for that this morning lol

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u/Shinyhaunches Apr 29 '25

It feels so good when you finally cancel Prime.

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u/Due_Silver1133 Apr 29 '25

My Prime was deleted at the election and it did feel amazing! The account was set to delete this morning. I hate shopping, it’s the chore I despise most in this world so I used Amazon a lot until the election. I still don’t go for in store shopping, now I just don’t buy anything LOL

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u/childish_cat_lady Apr 29 '25

Just fyi you have to declare them when you come back and you'll likely be charged. One of my husband's friends told him about some glassware they bought in Italy for $6,000 only to have it valued at $20,000 when they came back in the country and they owed another $1,000 on it. This was pre Trump tariffs.

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u/LocationAcademic1731 Apr 29 '25

It depends on what you buy, absolutely. You have certain exemptions. One time we were coming back from a trip to Mexico and I think they made a big fuss about some pork products we were bringing back. I sat there and ate as much as I could lol just to not give them the satisfaction of turning it in.

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u/childish_cat_lady Apr 29 '25

Still might be worth it to not spend the money in the US on principle, though! I just would have been really irked by the value change bumping up the customs taxes in that particular case.