Like many people, I’ve long been addicted to using Jeff Bezos’s company. But now it seems it really is time to leave it alone ‘Living an Amazon-free ife is basically impossible’ ... protest in Los Angeles in support of the unionising efforts of Alabama Amazon workers. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters ‘Living an Amazon-free ife is basically impossible’ ... protest in Los Angeles in support of the unionising efforts of Alabama Amazon workers. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Tue 6 Apr 2021 10.02 EDT Last modified on Tue 6 Apr 2021 13.41 EDT Oral hygiene chews for petite dogs. Space-saving storage bags. Disposable face masks. High-protein small-breed dry dog food. Non-drowsy antihistamine. Behold my recent Amazon purchases! As you can see, I live a highly exciting life. I sit at my desk staring at a screen for most of the day; when I remember I need something (normally something for the tiny dog that rules my house), I often buy it from Amazon. I rarely consider buying essentials anywhere else. “Under communism you buy everything from a single state outlet,” the satirist Karl Sharro once tweeted. “Whereas under fully mature capitalism you buy everything from Amazon.”