{"id":17150,"date":"2021-01-13T00:44:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T08:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=17150"},"modified":"2021-01-13T00:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T08:44:36","slug":"seven-alternative-stores-to-replace-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/seven-alternative-stores-to-replace-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven alternative stores to replace Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Places to shop other than amazon.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Allison Vanderzanden<\/strong> | Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Amazon.com has taken over the online shopping marketplace and changed the game with its massive variety of products and delivery as fast as same-day. However, many are looking to find alternatives to this e-commerce giant for alleged reasons including tax evasion and unethical treatment of employees. Luckily, there are numerous options out there that can replace Amazon; check out these places next time shopping needs to be done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A Good Company: <\/b><span>A Good Company focuses on conscious consumerism and makes sustainable products that will last a long time. They sell stationery, kitchenware, personal care supplies and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EarthHero: <\/b><span>EarthHero sources a wide variety of products \u2014 from clothes to health and beauty to pet supplies \u2014 from sustainable businesses. They strive to treat the planet kindly while still providing the ease and convenience of online shopping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hoopla:<\/b><span> Hoopla is a great source for free books, movies, TV shows and more through a local library. Simply input a library card number and enjoy a variety of content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Made Trade: <\/b><span>Made Trade offers a value-based way to shop for homegoods, clothing and accessories. Choose a value to search by \u2014 like sustainable products, vegan products or people of color-owned \u2014 and explore high-quality items.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WeBuyBlack: <\/b><span>The self-proclaimed \u201cBlack Amazon,\u201d WeBuyBlack is a directory for independent Black-owned businesses. They offer a great array of products including everyday essentials, clothing and home decor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Shop direct: <\/b><span>It\u2019s no doubt that Amazon offers a great selection of products upon searching, so use Amazon as a search directory, then go to the supplier\u2019s website and directly purchase from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Shop local: <\/b><span>Small businesses have especially struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic, so consider supporting nearby shops. Some may have online shops or offer curbside pickup, or remove the need for shipping entirely by masking up and shopping in person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16738\" width=\"4220\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png 4220w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-300x6.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1024x20.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-768x15.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1536x30.png 1536w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-2048x40.png 2048w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1080x21.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4220px) 100vw, 4220px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Contact the author at <a href=\"mailto:avanderzanden19@mail.wou.edu\">avanderzanden19@mail.wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Places to shop other than amazon.com<\/p>\n<p>Allison Vanderzanden | Lifestyle Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":17146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[156,155,341,523,521,154,517,516,522,519,520,518],"class_list":["post-17150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-allison","tag-allison-vanderzanden","tag-amazon","tag-amazon-alternatives","tag-ethical","tag-lifestyle","tag-online-shopping","tag-shop","tag-small-business","tag-sustainable","tag-vegan","tag-websites"],"modified_by":"The Western Howl","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}