For the last few years I've been avoiding Amazon where possible even if it costs me a few quid or I have to wait a day extra for delivery (though most places of

For the last few years I've been avoiding Amazon where possible even if it costs me a few quid or I have to wait a day extra for delivery (though most places offer next day delivery for a price which I'm happy to pay). This is for a combination of reasons: * The working conditions of Amazon employees (the pickers, the packers, the drivers etc...) is abhorrent IMHO * The huge (legal but scummy) tax dodges they get away with * The amount of fake products on Amazon is completely ridiculous * In relation to the above, the epidemic of fake/paid reviews * Their packing of some products is laughable, I received a £600 HDD in the same packet they send softback books in. It went Cardboard > Antistatic bag > HDD. Fuck that, I sent it back for a refund without even testing it. I built a new PC a couple of months back, it was ~£50 cheaper through Amazon than the retailer I ended up buying it from but I'll choose the smaller (yet still known to me) simply because they offer a better service and don't treat their staff abhorrently. Amazon used to excel at service and quality, now they have most of the market that is gone IMHO. (Shout out to https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/ https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/ for being an awesome tool for PC builders!)