To follow up my previous post, I did some research on alternatives to Amazon Shopping to suggest to anyone interested in ditching Amazon. Note that I have not personally read each company’s mission statement. AFAIK, all of these businesses are registered as B Corporations.
Sources: Rolling Stone, The Good Trade
BLK + GRN
Black-owned Natural Beauty Products
Bookshop
Books, Audiobooks, Texbooks, Puzzles, and Gifts
Chewy
Pet Food, Toys, and Accessories
Credo Beauty
Beauty, Skincare, and Fragrance
Earth Hero
Home Goods and Baby Essentials
Etsy
Crafts, Decor, Gifts, and DIY Designs
Grove Collaborative
Health/Personal Care Products and Cleaning Supplies
Hive
Pantry Items and Household Goods
Huckberry
Clothing, Accessories, Fitness Equipment, and Hiking Gear.
Instacart
Groceries
Package Free
Bath & Body, Home Goods and Bulk Purchases
Public Goods
Home Goods, Skincare, and Bath & Beauty
REI
Travel, Outdoors, and Sports Apparel/Accessories.
Thrive Market
Groceries, Supplements, and Snacks
Uncommon Goods
Gifts
World Market
Home Decor and Gifts
If anyone has any reasons that any of these sites aren’t a good replacement for Amazon (ie shitty business practices), please let me know so that I can reconsider their inclusion on this list. If anyone has more suggestions as well, I’m all ears. I’ll be working on an infographic with this same information as well, to be more easily spread throughout social media.
Your point about brick and mortar stores is true, but my intention is to provide more 1:1 replacements to Amazon’s delivery services.
Most Amazon users know they can go out and get the same products at stores, but they use Amazon for the convenience of having the item delivered. Furthermore, some people use online stores due to disabilities.
I’ll be sure to add a note on the infographic about the effectiveness of buying locally at physical stores. Thank you so much for your recommendations!