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LearntoRead
12/19/24 1:36:12 PM
#101:


So has the media demonized these guys yet, or has that already begun?
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Agent_Stroud
12/19/24 1:52:41 PM
#102:


Smashingpmkns posted...
https://twitter.com/Lfelizleon/status/1869768924604354996

Pigs

Friendly reminder that the SCOTUS declared that the po-pos arent there to protect common citizens after the Uvalde massacre.

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NoMeLx22x
12/19/24 2:46:35 PM
#103:


Friendly reminder that cops serve and protect the interests of capital and that's it.

They are class traitors.

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spriga
12/19/24 2:48:52 PM
#104:


Deej posted...
Fuck Amazon tbh

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Mechu
12/19/24 2:49:58 PM
#105:


Christmas be damned. Good for them.

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MaxEffingBemis
12/19/24 2:51:09 PM
#106:


Auto_Chrisbot posted...
Post #48
Brother I am not reading through a topic with 50+ responses to it. My apologies though.

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Cory898
12/19/24 2:52:57 PM
#107:


Already got 2 of the Atlus games I ordered for my partner this Christmas. If she hast to wait for the third she has plenty to play right now. Hope Amazon feels the heat.

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Silver_Patron
12/19/24 3:00:42 PM
#108:


as a former Amazon employee, good for them and I hope everything works out for them. Fuck Amazon and their shitty working conditions.

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Tanthalas
12/19/24 3:41:22 PM
#109:


ViewtifulGrave posted...
Good for them
This.

A normal strike wouldn't do anything for them, so striking during Christmas makes sense to have an impact.

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Tanthalas
12/19/24 3:48:05 PM
#110:


Auto_Chrisbot posted...
Or admission that Santa ain't real and try to explain to a 5-year-old this whole Amazon situation.
You see kids, all the presents that Santa delivers to children all over the world relied on the work of elves that were underpaid, and couldn't even take a bathroom break. All this while Santa was out buying his 17th yacht. So all the elves organized and decided to stop working until Santa treated them like elves, instead of modern day slaves, which is why you didn't get any presents this year.

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GhostFaceLeaks
12/19/24 3:52:04 PM
#111:


If your only option to get something for Christmas is through Amazon then either you need to move somewhere else or you need to lower your standards.

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Auto_Chrisbot
12/19/24 3:55:14 PM
#112:


Tanthalas posted...
You see kids, all the presents that Santa delivers to children all over the world relied on the work of elves that were underpaid, and couldn't even take a bathroom break. All this while Santa was out buying his 17th yacht. So all the elves organized and decided to stop working until Santa treated them like elves, instead of modern day slaves, which is why you didn't get any presents this year.

Lol, I wouldn't doubt some people actually trying to explain in a way similar to this to their kids.

"Mommy, what's, uh, what's unyun, u-uni, ah... onionzation?"

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SMT_Masochist
12/19/24 4:03:22 PM
#113:


Too bad for people shopping late.

Can't mirror the sentiment of "F Amazon." Shopping through them is the most convenient and oftentimes cheapest way. I understand the anti big business vibe on this board (plus a lot of other questionable things) but it's unbelievable that you don't partake. Probably running on MS office, probably using google, probably have an iPhone, probably just bought something from Amazon, etc.

Am I wrong to doubt the sincerity?

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GhostFaceLeaks
12/19/24 4:04:02 PM
#114:


SMT_Masochist posted...
Too bad for people shopping late.

Can't mirror the sentiment of "F Amazon." Shopping through them is the most convenient and oftentimes cheapest way. I understand the anti big business vibe on this board (plus a lot of other questionable things) but it's unbelievable that you don't partake. Probably running on MS office, probably using google, probably have an iPhone, probably just bought something from Amazon, etc.

Am I wrong to doubt the sincerity?

If Amazon is the only way to get what you need, you either need to move somewhere better or lower your standards on what you want.

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DrizztLink
12/19/24 4:04:46 PM
#115:


SMT_Masochist posted...
Can't mirror the sentiment of "F Amazon."
Nobody really expected you to.

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Tmaster148
12/19/24 4:05:33 PM
#116:


SMT_Masochist posted...
Can't mirror the sentiment of "F Amazon." Shopping through them is the most convenient and oftentimes cheapest way. I understand the anti big business vibe on this board (plus a lot of other questionable things) but it's unbelievable that you don't partake. Probably running on MS office, probably using google, probably have an iPhone, probably just bought something from Amazon, etc.

Want to know why Amazon is generally cheaper? Because you're likely running into drop shipped items.

If quality is what you care about, you shouldn't be shopping on amazon.

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Tanthalas
12/19/24 4:07:26 PM
#117:


GhostFaceLeaks posted...
If Amazon is the only way to get what you need,
It's not the only way, but it's definitely the cheapest way to buy manga and books in english for me.

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refmon
12/19/24 4:07:32 PM
#118:


SMH cant they wait until after christmas?

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Jupiter
12/19/24 4:09:36 PM
#119:


refmon posted...
SMH cant they wait until after christmas?
It would be a hell of a lot less effective after Christmas.

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Lord_Ephraim
12/19/24 4:10:06 PM
#120:


Good. I haven't supported Amazon as a shipping company since 2016. Their practices are the worst. Richest sweat shop in the entire world.

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Enclave
12/19/24 4:10:51 PM
#121:


That boot licking topic title, holy shit.

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TomClark
12/19/24 4:12:36 PM
#122:


This is absolutely worth the watch.

https://youtu.be/lv0yrN5ucrE?feature=shared

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Lord_Ephraim
12/19/24 4:12:47 PM
#123:


Enclave posted...
That boot licking topic title, holy shit.
Not surprised by the amount of simps for Amazon on CE.

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BakonBitz
12/19/24 4:14:10 PM
#124:


Tbh, them preparing to strike in one of the busiest times of the year for them is a valid tactic. It could get the company to get off their ass and compromise with the union.

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DarkProto05
12/19/24 4:16:51 PM
#125:


If my packages are late, its for a good cause.

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TMOG
12/19/24 4:18:37 PM
#126:


I bought the core book for the Power Rangers TTRPG off of Amazon because it was pretty cheap at the time. When it arrived it was in a very thin paper envelope and was really banged up from not being properly protected during the shipping process.

Never again. I'll pay the higher costs if it means my books are actually in new condition when they arrive, assuming I don't just buy them offline instead.
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GhostFaceLeaks
12/19/24 4:18:38 PM
#127:


Tanthalas posted...
It's not the only way, but it's definitely the cheapest way to buy manga and books in english for me.

Then in this case, it's either worth the extra money at a Barnes & Nobles or just read online.

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Tanthalas
12/19/24 4:26:34 PM
#128:


GhostFaceLeaks posted...
Then in this case, it's either worth the extra money at a Barnes & Nobles or just read online.
I actually read them online AND buy the physical release.

And Im sorry, but an extra 5-7 bucks per book add up to a lot.

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LinkDaLunatic
12/19/24 4:36:07 PM
#129:


NOOOOOO!!!! All of my THINGS!! And... and I won't get to bake CHRISTMAS CONFECTIONS!!!
How could this happen?? FUCK those lowly peasants for RUINING MY CHRISTMAS!!

Seriously, never change America. These people getting better working conditions and being treated with basic human decency is FAR more important than whatever stupid shit people ordered (unless they've ordered important medical supplies, etc. from Amazon, something critical like that) so shut the FUCK up. If your Christmas was dependent on a last-minute Amazon order, you were already gambling so you didn't care that much to begin with. Fuck off.

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LinkDaLunatic
12/19/24 4:41:01 PM
#130:


TomClark posted...
This is absolutely worth the watch.

https://youtu.be/lv0yrN5ucrE?feature=shared
This was fun. Really enjoyed the senior Giga Stacy stepping in after her colleague failed to extract an answer and absolutely bullying them with a question incredibly difficult to sidestep.

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GeminiDeus
12/19/24 4:59:07 PM
#131:


TomClark posted...
This is absolutely worth the watch.

https://youtu.be/lv0yrN5ucrE?feature=shared
Ugh, I just get so frustrated when I get non-answers that I give up even trying to press someone for something rational or logical, as it's usually not worth my time. I can't imagine being on that committee and having to deal with that shit on a regular basis.

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nocturnal_traveler
12/19/24 4:59:58 PM
#132:


Tanthalas posted...
You see kids, all the presents that Santa delivers to children all over the world relied on the work of elves that were underpaid, and couldn't even take a bathroom break. All this while Santa was out buying his 17th yacht. So all the elves organized and decided to stop working until Santa treated them like elves, instead of modern day slaves, which is why you didn't get any presents this year.
This needs to be made into a movie.

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CoolCly
12/19/24 5:03:26 PM
#133:


This is pretty funny to me as a Canadian - Canada Post has been on strike for an entire month which has massively messed up peoples christmas deliveries of all kinds of things. They've supposedly been ordered back to work this week so some stuff might arrive before Christmas. It's funny that as that ends apparently an Amazon strike in the US begins

If it's anything like its been here, the public will start to turn on the Amazon workers the second any of it starts affecting their lives at all.

I do have to say - if you are counting on Amazon deliveries placed a week before Christmas to arrive to make Christmas happen, you have made your own bed on that one...

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Vokrent
12/19/24 5:04:49 PM
#134:


i'm surprised Divot never showed up.

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rick_alverado
12/19/24 5:35:22 PM
#135:


SMT_Masochist posted...
Too bad for people shopping late.

Can't mirror the sentiment of "F Amazon." Shopping through them is the most convenient and oftentimes cheapest way. I understand the anti big business vibe on this board (plus a lot of other questionable things) but it's unbelievable that you don't partake. Probably running on MS office, probably using google, probably have an iPhone, probably just bought something from Amazon, etc.

Am I wrong to doubt the sincerity?

Wait, are you unironically being the "Yet you participate in society," meme?
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UnfairRepresent
12/19/24 5:36:54 PM
#136:


Sariana21 posted...
Best time to do it, honestly.


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Kanaya413
12/19/24 5:37:16 PM
#137:


My Christmas was already ruined
let them strike Amazon is shit
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SSj4Wingzero
12/19/24 5:41:13 PM
#138:


Good. Christmas is the time to do this shit, because otherwise it doesn't get noticed.

Not to mention, the amount of money that we Americans spend on Christmas is just disgusting in so many ways.

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SilverDragon22
12/19/24 5:42:49 PM
#139:


ViewtifulGrave posted...
Good for them

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Tmaster148
12/19/24 6:55:58 PM
#140:


https://labornotes.org/2024/12/cops-bust-picket-line-teamsters-strike-seven-amazon-warehouses

Amazon going to Amazon and continue to deny unionization.

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Auto_Chrisbot
12/20/24 1:10:20 AM
#141:


Some people getting triggered by my topic title, and thinking that means that I'm for the corp and not for the workers, I dunno, it just amuses me.

"Bootlicker", lol.

Won't somebody think of the children... of the Amazon executives?

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CountCorvinus
12/20/24 8:27:48 AM
#142:


Auto_Chrisbot posted...
Some people getting triggered by my topic title, and thinking that means that I'm for the corp and not for the workers, I dunno, it just amuses me.

"Bootlicker", lol.

Won't somebody think of the children... of the Amazon executives?

Nobody is "triggered", you dolt.

If you don't want people thinking you're anti-union maybe don't start with a topic title claiming the strike could ruin Christmas?

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gatorsPENSbucs
12/20/24 8:32:07 AM
#143:


Pretty hilarious this topic title is getting under the skin of people while the actual click bait nonsense titles are perfectly welcomed.

Especially when the first 5 seconds of the first video is talking about the holidays and if presents will be on time.

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Auto_Chrisbot
12/20/24 10:38:56 AM
#144:


CountCorvinus posted...
Nobody is "triggered", you dolt.

If you don't want people thinking you're anti-union maybe don't start with a topic title claiming the strike could ruin Christmas?

Nah at least a few people are.

And lots of lazy last minute online Christmas shoppers may have their holiday delayed/ruined.

"Sorry little Timmy, Santa said you were on the naughty list this year because some Amazon warehouse worker doesn't want to die for going pee, or something. But maybe that waffle iron I ordered on the 17th will get here before the new year."

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LearntoRead
12/20/24 10:42:16 AM
#145:


I admit, I brushed off the topic title as a joke. Is it serious? I would expect only children to seriously say ruin Christmas.
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Auto_Chrisbot
12/20/24 10:55:28 AM
#146:


I'm paraphrasing, but literally the first story I came across about this, it was presented as, "This may ruin Christmas for many customers."

So I was just parroting that. Didn't even cross my mind that some people would take issue with that. *shrug*

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bluezero
12/20/24 11:12:13 AM
#147:


GhostFaceLeaks posted...
If Amazon is the only way to get what you need, you either need to move somewhere better
What a rich white male thing to say

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orangefire25
12/20/24 11:35:47 AM
#148:


rick_alverado posted...
It's such a shame that Target is the only physical store still in existence.
Seriously. I order gfuel from gfuel, waterboy powder from waterboy, and certain seasonings from the home site. It's so easy. Then you have, target, Walmart, malls and all their stores etc.

People use Amazon so much because it's got a monopoly and it's easy, that's it. It's consumerism and laziness, lack of values

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Sayoria
12/20/24 11:37:00 AM
#149:


Honestly, I don't care. Let them strike. Fuck corporations. Christmas isn't about being together anymore.

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IceCreamOnStero
12/20/24 11:38:41 AM
#150:


If Amazon gave them what they wanted they could be back working the next day. The only people ruining Christmas are higher-ups who think the backbone of the conpany doesn't deserve fair pay

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