Iāll agree Amazon itās the best company for many reasons. However everything on Amazon isnāt from China. If someone is interested in buying a product like supplements or anything in the natural medicine family, contact the company. Ask them are there products sold on Amazon, Walmart, Target & other sites. Iāve done this a lot over the years. Most companies do sell on Amazon. Many that are small use Amazon, Walmart etc to sell because they donāt have the staff to sell independently.
I live in a rural area & have one natural food store/herbal store. They donāt have most of what Iām looking for. They donāt take returns!
I also donāt trust some brands they sell. I do my research on everything. Just because a product is sold by a company with ānatural, healthy, herbalā etc that doesnāt mean all their products are organic, non gmo, donāt have fillers.
Iherb, Vitacost, Tao of herbs are all good sites to purchase supplements & herbs. However they also sell mediocre products. In the end every company big or small is more concerned about the bottom line than the customer. Itās the American Way!
I live in a rural area & have one natural food store/herbal store. They donāt have most of what Iām looking for. They donāt take returns!
This is a point that gets brushed aside in the "help the mom and pop store" narrative.
I lived in a city where they voted against highways in one part of town. This left the corporations to exist on the outer sides of the city (where the highway was).
This sounds good, but in return, smaller companies didn't want to set up shop because of access. Many of the mom and pop stores that existed previously were so nepotistic and nasty, it had us begging for corporations just to provide an even playing field in our neighborhood!
The lesson I learned was both structures have merit, but when either one becomes selfish, I might as well be dealing with the mob!
I understand completely. The problem with the closet city to me is the actual city government. They protect the people associated with gangs. Most major stores have gone out of business because they canāt get good help (pre Covid, worse now) & thereās a big theft problem. You donāt go in Walmart with out packing for your own protection. I was out Black Friday shopping many years ago & planning to meet a friend at ihop. Her daughter was inside & I was waiting in my car. About three gang members started waving guns. I left & drove in the Lowes parking lot behind it. Several gang cars kept pulling up. IHOP it happens a lot. We all know when gangs are involved some police & politicians can be on the payroll. Thatās just one example of the area.
I shop at TJ Maxx, Harris Teeter, Ross, food lion, Target & Big lots. All other places are worthless or not safe.
I really believe itās because of government handouts and people start having babies, either sell or do drugs.
Edgecombe & Nash County NC is very poor. I think Durham is a little worse but probably not much.
If you saw the QVC fire a few months ago in the news. Thatās my area. I knew they wouldnāt rebuild. My dad worked with the phone company years ago & the manager at QVC said they had a big theft problem. Iām actually surprised they stayed that long. My husband drives 45 minutes to a decent paying job.
This is a point that gets brushed aside in the "help the mom and pop store" narrative.
It's not a narrative. Make your own website and get off of Amazon. Shopify, Wix, etc. This is a shill post and I have no idea how it got stickied. Just link to the Stamiron website.
a representation of a particular situation or process in such a way as to reflect or conform to an overarching set of aims or values.
It's by definition a narrative.
As I said, I learned both structures have merit, but when either one becomes selfish, I might as well be dealing with the mob. That's not an exaggeration, and those who can read between the lines know what I'm saying here.
I have no idea how it got stickied
I stickied it. It was funny, and useful. I wanted to share it with the community. Once the debate came up for buying it, I had to show my research.
If you hate Amazon that much, you can buy it direct from Stamiron yourself if you choose to buy it at all:
In addition to that its gross that a mod is sticky-ing an affiliate link.
That was submitted to me by one of our users a little bit ago. It helps a Christian based drug rehab program.
Might I remark, you've been incredibly unhelpful in this discussion. You made accusations with hearsay and no facts, and now you're trying to smear me in your other comments because I called you out on it.
I'm glad you're here, but you've got to quit your blue-haired ways. I'm not going to ban you, or do anything stupid like that, but I'm going to give you a stern "knock it off".
Iāll agree Amazon itās the best company for many reasons. However everything on Amazon isnāt from China. If someone is interested in buying a product like supplements or anything in the natural medicine family, contact the company. Ask them are there products sold on Amazon, Walmart, Target & other sites. Iāve done this a lot over the years. Most companies do sell on Amazon. Many that are small use Amazon, Walmart etc to sell because they donāt have the staff to sell independently. I live in a rural area & have one natural food store/herbal store. They donāt have most of what Iām looking for. They donāt take returns! I also donāt trust some brands they sell. I do my research on everything. Just because a product is sold by a company with ānatural, healthy, herbalā etc that doesnāt mean all their products are organic, non gmo, donāt have fillers.
Iherb, Vitacost, Tao of herbs are all good sites to purchase supplements & herbs. However they also sell mediocre products. In the end every company big or small is more concerned about the bottom line than the customer. Itās the American Way!
This is a point that gets brushed aside in the "help the mom and pop store" narrative.
I lived in a city where they voted against highways in one part of town. This left the corporations to exist on the outer sides of the city (where the highway was).
This sounds good, but in return, smaller companies didn't want to set up shop because of access. Many of the mom and pop stores that existed previously were so nepotistic and nasty, it had us begging for corporations just to provide an even playing field in our neighborhood!
The lesson I learned was both structures have merit, but when either one becomes selfish, I might as well be dealing with the mob!
I understand completely. The problem with the closet city to me is the actual city government. They protect the people associated with gangs. Most major stores have gone out of business because they canāt get good help (pre Covid, worse now) & thereās a big theft problem. You donāt go in Walmart with out packing for your own protection. I was out Black Friday shopping many years ago & planning to meet a friend at ihop. Her daughter was inside & I was waiting in my car. About three gang members started waving guns. I left & drove in the Lowes parking lot behind it. Several gang cars kept pulling up. IHOP it happens a lot. We all know when gangs are involved some police & politicians can be on the payroll. Thatās just one example of the area. I shop at TJ Maxx, Harris Teeter, Ross, food lion, Target & Big lots. All other places are worthless or not safe. I really believe itās because of government handouts and people start having babies, either sell or do drugs. Edgecombe & Nash County NC is very poor. I think Durham is a little worse but probably not much. If you saw the QVC fire a few months ago in the news. Thatās my area. I knew they wouldnāt rebuild. My dad worked with the phone company years ago & the manager at QVC said they had a big theft problem. Iām actually surprised they stayed that long. My husband drives 45 minutes to a decent paying job.
There's a lot of wisdom there, thanks fren!
It's not a narrative. Make your own website and get off of Amazon. Shopify, Wix, etc. This is a shill post and I have no idea how it got stickied. Just link to the Stamiron website.
narĀ·raĀ·tive
/ĖnerÉdiv/
noun: narrative; plural noun: narratives
It's by definition a narrative.
As I said, I learned both structures have merit, but when either one becomes selfish, I might as well be dealing with the mob. That's not an exaggeration, and those who can read between the lines know what I'm saying here.
I stickied it. It was funny, and useful. I wanted to share it with the community. Once the debate came up for buying it, I had to show my research.
If you hate Amazon that much, you can buy it direct from Stamiron yourself if you choose to buy it at all:
https://stamiron.com/products/q-munify-immune-defense
That was submitted to me by one of our users a little bit ago. It helps a Christian based drug rehab program.
Might I remark, you've been incredibly unhelpful in this discussion. You made accusations with hearsay and no facts, and now you're trying to smear me in your other comments because I called you out on it.
I'm glad you're here, but you've got to quit your blue-haired ways. I'm not going to ban you, or do anything stupid like that, but I'm going to give you a stern "knock it off".