It’s literally not even hard, but yes you have to put some minor effort into it
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LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago[deleted]
Ledivin@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
[deleted]Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Or any other online store? I have seen very few that won’t ship via USPS and USPS delivers everywhere.
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
USPS charges a not insignificant amount for shipping heavy items to Alaska (excluding media mail that frequently takes months and few retailers ever use). If physical stores sold anything at a reasreasonable price (aside from off season fishing /hunting /cold equipment) fewer people would use Amazon.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
there are a lot of companies that sell things direct to consumer, using the exact same shipping infrastructure that amazon would otherwise be using, if it doesnt already.
If you live rurally, go campaign for funding the USPS more, trump fucked that one, you can thank him for that.
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
[deleted]KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
thats the thing though, at that point the USPS is already going to be a problem, in literally every form of online order you make.
Amazon even uses USPS in some places from what i can remember, they mostly use their in house shit when it’s financially competitive.
And yes, the USPS is fundamental infrastructure, it is critically important to the functionality of the US as a whole. It’s the sole reason mail based communication even works. Without the USPS the federal government and most state governments lose a lot of power.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
I don’t. It’s called Wal-Mart, last hope of democracy
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Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 4 weeks ago
Ebay, Etsy, and the manufacturer direct are great places to go too