Recent research shows improvement in sense of well-being from casual social encounters out in the world of cafes and shops. So look at shopping in person in these terms…cultivate being pleasant to cashiers, baristas, salespeople. You’ll feel better & they’ll feel better.And as for maximizing savings, CVS coupons, which if you have their $5 monthly quasi-membership, you get a lot of, will help. I like to go in person since it’s nearby, but you can get pickup or delivery. It’s still a disgustingly powerful huge corporation but it’s not owned by Bezos
I used to LOOOOOVE shopping! I wish I could do more in person shopping now. I am severely immunocompromised due to cancer and its treatment. While I am (FINALLY) allowed to go out to places, I have to limit the amount of time, and go when nothing is too busy. When I give political speeches indoors, I share the stage with my oversized HEPA filter.
When I AM shopping, I talk to EVERYBODY (and often make sure they're registered to vote and know when the next election is being held - yeah, a character flaw!)
I get my prescriptions from CVS -- but they rarely have the other things I need -- I sadly have very specialized needs due to a variety of physical issues.
It won’t be hard for me since zoo don’t buy a lot of stuff on line or from Smazon. But I have friends who regularly do. I’ll also check my mail room on a daily basis to see if there’s decrease at my retirement community.
Will you be posting (public) on FB so the world sees it? Thanks for the research.
I post links to my posts on my personal feed, several political feeds, Bluesky, and Substack. Feel free to copy and share so your friends see it. I'll be interested to see what it does to Amazon's numbers.
I WAS going to say it’ll be easy for me as I don’t order through The Big River, but devil’s in the details. I’ll have to dig deeper into the list. And get more dvds from the library.
Recent research shows improvement in sense of well-being from casual social encounters out in the world of cafes and shops. So look at shopping in person in these terms…cultivate being pleasant to cashiers, baristas, salespeople. You’ll feel better & they’ll feel better.And as for maximizing savings, CVS coupons, which if you have their $5 monthly quasi-membership, you get a lot of, will help. I like to go in person since it’s nearby, but you can get pickup or delivery. It’s still a disgustingly powerful huge corporation but it’s not owned by Bezos
I used to LOOOOOVE shopping! I wish I could do more in person shopping now. I am severely immunocompromised due to cancer and its treatment. While I am (FINALLY) allowed to go out to places, I have to limit the amount of time, and go when nothing is too busy. When I give political speeches indoors, I share the stage with my oversized HEPA filter.
When I AM shopping, I talk to EVERYBODY (and often make sure they're registered to vote and know when the next election is being held - yeah, a character flaw!)
I get my prescriptions from CVS -- but they rarely have the other things I need -- I sadly have very specialized needs due to a variety of physical issues.
It won’t be hard for me since zoo don’t buy a lot of stuff on line or from Smazon. But I have friends who regularly do. I’ll also check my mail room on a daily basis to see if there’s decrease at my retirement community.
Will you be posting (public) on FB so the world sees it? Thanks for the research.
I post links to my posts on my personal feed, several political feeds, Bluesky, and Substack. Feel free to copy and share so your friends see it. I'll be interested to see what it does to Amazon's numbers.
I WAS going to say it’ll be easy for me as I don’t order through The Big River, but devil’s in the details. I’ll have to dig deeper into the list. And get more dvds from the library.
Yes, that whole list had a few surprises!