How Amazon Is Stealing Christmas

[Omaha Steve]

[JMCKUSICK]

1. I had no idea

Thanks for the wake-up

[-misanthroptimist]

2. This may make me some sort of digital leper...

...but...I...I...I don't even have an Amazon account. I won't do business with them (and several other large companies.)

[niyad]

3. At least you have company in the colony, if you don't mind. I not only do not

have an amazon account and have never ordered from them, just last week I had my service provider remove the app (along with all the social media apps) from my phone when tthey were fixing some issues I was having. I told the very nice young tech that I hate bozo bezos.

[niyad]

4. JFC, I was reading a few of the first comments, made me sick. Clueless,

heartless little magats. ."well, just go somewhere else and quit bitching." "other jobs have it worse" . I stopped reading in the first minute.

[Bluetus]

5. Here is a concept. Stop participating in the annual Crapathon altogether.

If someone needs something, I try to do it no matter what time of year it is. But I don't give any Christmas gifts.

I wouldn't give any Christmas gifts even if I were a Christian. That completely misses the whole point of the season.

[Auggie]

6. I'm trying to buy local; it's greener and supports the community

[AllyCat]

7. I canceled prime awhile ago. Same with audible.

Get books on CD from the library, ordered direct from a company to send to a local shop when I couldn’t find it there. I’ve even found another place to get my contact solution. Trying everything except Amazon.

[usonian]

8. I celebrate FESTIVUS for the rest of us.

It starts with the airing of grievances.


And I like to give gifts found at the thrift store.
So imaginative, and you can stretch those gift-giving dollars.

Some examples:

This:


ot this: (snapped at a bookstore, not edited)


But definitely not the gifts under the tree at Mar a Lardo.

[Pinback]

10. Geezer Tweezers!

*snort* I know a couple of people who’d love these — including me!

[usonian]

13. Please use a rotary safety trimmer or safety scissors.

I do.

[Pinback]

18. Well, me too, but

this is is a hilarious gag gift. It would also be a decent as a joke gift box like the ones from Prank-O.

[usonian]

19. In my younger and stupider days, I was planning a small business sending prank gifts.

And somewhere in my computer files are photos of gag gifts.

Hadn't heard of that outfit. Perhaps they had the same idea.

There is no shortage of either Surprise Santa parties or people who need a "surprise"

[Blue Owl]

17. My Airing of Grievances starts with Amazon, Starlink, and Tesla

[iluvtennis]

9. Wow, this was tought to watch. Forced to work 11 hour days for 5 days a week and no time off for the holidays.

&t=10s

[Skittles]

11. I worked every holiday for over four decades

[usonian]

12. As Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? What did you expect?

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Asking for a friend.

If not, I totally understand. I had one asshole of a boss who gave me a project to finish during Christmas week. "Take all the time you need ". Well, since it was data acquisition and plotting, I knocked it out in short order.

When the project lead started to use it, he was thrilled and asked for ZERO fixes.

Well, I hope that you got some extra pay for your holiday toil.

[Skittles]

14. if I wasn't scheduled I would volunteer

so people with kids could have them off

I just never cared about holidays, they are just another day to me

[usonian]

15. Happy Festivus, then!

My Festivus pole is fully decorated!

[Skittles]

16. *SNORT*