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@ArdainianRight @ryo Still, you should try to drop Amazon as much as you can before they start doing it. I usually buy directly from websites. Bonus points if they accept crypto (without KYC). Avoid eBay because they're owned by the same company as PayPal.
> Still, you should try to drop Amazon as much as you can before they start doing it.
True, I'm primarily shopping offline since I'm freelancing anyway, so all it takes is me taking my note PC with me, work from a random cafe for a while, and then buy what I need in the meantime.
You often get better deals too, like I can easily find a refurbished ThinkPad X250 in multiple stores in Akihabara for cheaper than I can find on Amazon, plus on Amazon it's everybody's guess whether the notebook is damaged or not.
> I usually buy directly from websites.
This is going to be harder here in Japan, since only the big shops have their own webshops most of the time.
The smaller ones will either end up going through Amazon, or they'll just have a website with "here's where you can find us, looking forward to see you appear in our store".
> Bonus points if they accept crypto (without KYC).
So in other words, no store shipping physical goods.
> Avoid eBay because they're owned by the same company as PayPal.
eBay doesn't exist here in Japan I believe.