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Amazon's market has become a cesspool of many trash products with fly-by-night ALLCAPS Youtube-bro dropshipper "brands", if you can even call them that. Amazon's fast and affordable shipping is addicting, but I've nonetheless steadily shifted my purchasing patterns away from Amazon. Instead I tend to search Amazon (and Google, etc) to see what options are available, and buy them elsewhere if possible. Ideally directly from high-quality brands' websites, or alternately from smaller, specialized online retail outlets I trust more. Both tend to be more of a passion project and really care about what they're making and selling. I may not receive the item as fast, but I've adjusted to that and realize in 99% of cases I don't really need that instant gratification. In fact, fast shipping instant gratification seems more likely to tempt me into un-needed impulse purchases, and I'm better off without it. I make more planned and strategic purchases when I have to wait a little longer to receive them. Better for my personal financial planning and budgeting, and control of my lizard brain response.