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Thank you for your effort to itemize corporate relationships with ICE. Love this idea of economic boycotts. Dropped Apple TV and Amazon Prime today. Took a Lyft instead of Uber. Deleted WhatsApp. Next up tomorrow, kicking Spotify and AT&T mobile to the curb.

Cancelled a while ago and haven't really missed Prime at all. Have also found it pretty easy to buy direct from most vendors or from specialty retail and bypass Amazon altogether for most things. Thanks for your leadership on this.

I quit Amazon after seeing the PBS Frontline documentary, Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos. Jeff has only become more malignant and embarrassing since the doc was released. Congratulations 🥳

I minimize my use of Amazon only to purchase items that I cannot find anywhere else. Fortunately, with a little bit of searching I can usually find most items I need or want without having to resort to using Amazon. So, in fact, I rarely really need to use Amazon. And don’t. I win. Bezos can F OFF!

does it make a difference when you pay the subscription yearly rather than monthly. Not sure that cancelling my amazon prime membership that doesnt expire until August has any impact? perhaps just refuse to buy on amazon for the month?

Most people I know up here in 🇨🇦 have long cancelled Amazon and Netflix, not to mention boycotting travel and other US made products and services. America is currently a hostile and belligerent nation. And a global laughingstock. Sucks sometimes but a pretty easy decision.

I have cancelled my Audible subscription. I used OpenAudible to download all my purchases. In the UK Libro.FM is a great alternative for buying audio books and it supports your preferred indie bookshop.

Okay, I appreciate this means I still have my main TV sub but I’ve started rediscovering the delights of watching actual telly. Can’t recommend it enough if you’re doing following unsub-Feb.

Scott, I spent the evening cancelling subscriptions listed on the resistandunsubscribe website, which also lists Dell Computer. Then, as I’m listening to the rest of today’s Pivot podcast, I hear Kara doing an ad for Dell Computer, what gives?

I’m with you. I did it when that douche bag Bezos was at the Melania screening when Pretti was killed. BTW I canceled Apple TV too. If I could, I would dish my iPhone as well.

i'm proud of you, professor. i haven't ordered from that company or used prime ever except for a text book one time. it can be done 🙃😆 i'm still going to watch the new space balls when it comes out, but i will feel a little guilty about it.

I only ever did the trial and was annoyed that I still had to pay extra for the good TV apps. Also, if I really have to order something, it usually comes within a couple of days anyways ( I try to check first where else I can get it).

Had mine before 2nd kid born 27 years ago. Canceled shortly after the inauguration alongside Target. (I shop local or Costco - when I shop.) Haven't missed it at all, can sleep easier each night. Every little bit adds up. Look at Target now!

Yep yep. I don't yell or scream about my boycotts - I just no longer give them my business or attention. But I share my reasons when asked.

Got 2 women in my community center locker room to switch their prescriptions from Target in a five minute conversation after one asked 'hey, why are people angry at Target?' Like I said, little things add up & personal stories matter!

Thanks for the suggestion to unsubscribe. A question though: How do I make sense, that Scott Galloway’s and Ed Elson’s stock pick is amazon, and they suggest buying amazon shares, and yet Scott recommends not to use amazon?