I avoided shopping on Amazon for 449 days. Having a baby brought me back to it, but I'm shopping smarter now.
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I decided I wanted to quit shopping on Amazon, and I made it 449 days without it. Then, I had my third child, and went back for the convenience.
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The author found herself shopping on Amazon again after she had her third child.Courtesy of Kate BratskeirI challenged myself to stop shopping on Amazon a few years ago. I went without it for 449 days, and became more thoughtful about my purchases.With my third child, I started shopping on Amazon again. But I still try to avoid it when possible.I bought 72 things from Amazon in 2024. The range of items runs the gamut: A replacement basket for the air fryer, dozens of children's books, an XL cone for my dog's post-surgery care, kids' birthday presents, skincare products I gave up on, pacifiers for my newborn twins before I remembered stashing some extras in the diaper bag, and lots of forgettable items in between.I was feeling uncomfortable about my consumption, my carbon footprint, and how second-nature buying on Amazon had become for me. I relied on the site to instantly cross off items on my to-do list.The lack of friction before purchasing became an issueIt felt like the site's…