Why do or don't you shop at Amazon?

Amazon is building a distribution center here, so I’m cogitating on getting a membership again.

Years ago, I had a Prime membership, but I canceled it when the price went up to $120/year. It’s even more expensive now. (How much is it?) I have been able to simply wait until I have $25-worth of merchandise to order to get the free shipping. Sometimes I will ask a friend to order for me, and they’re always happy to oblige.

I do not watch any TV, so I’m not really interested in their shows. I might be interested in the movies they have.

I do not need cloud storage. I have a subscription to Office 365 and get a bazillion gigs of storage that I use.

What other perks are there that I’m unaware of or have forgotten?

There’s the problem of their labor practices, but we have strong unions here and hope the distribution center here would unionize. We also have strict laws protecting workers.

It’s often said that Amazon is evil, but other than their abysmal labor practices, what else are they guilty of? This won’t be the only thing I think about.

Please tell me what you know about Amazon. Please tell me what you think of them, too.