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Once I found out if you reset your password on Amazon you lose your order history, I decided to not give them my money.

• hnthrow234 4y ago
  When things like this happen it is a wake-up call to diversify which companies you patronize. But the sheer scale of some like Amazon makes that difficult. For instance, if you buy groceries from Amazon-owned Whole Foods, to order for pickup or delivery, you need to do so through your Amazon account. So if something happens to that account, you would have to scramble and find a new solution for a basic necessity like groceries. Back in the days of the corner store merchant, they weren't going to just ban you arbitrarily from the store. And if even they did, you could just go to the next corner. What we're dealing with today is a much different reality.
  • anamax 4y ago
    > For instance, if you buy groceries from Amazon-owned Whole Foods then maybe you should switch. Whole Foods is almost never the only option in a given area, even if you want delivery.
    • hnthrow234 4y ago
      That's true. Though there's probably only one or two other options in any given area. Like you might have the Whole Foods, the regional Safeway/Kroger/Publix type of store, and a Costco maybe. And among those stores the product selection actually can differ a lot.