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I still buy a lot from Amazon but they're definitely on the downswing now. Their app is highly infested with unblockable ads to the point that I will only use their website on a browser with a good ad blocker. I've found that I sometimes get items near the end of their lifetime, or even items that have clearly been used before. Prices are not always competitive.

I've started shifting some of my purchases away from Amazon. Anything that I can get at Costco I will go there instead. The inventory is always fresh and the prices are sometimes significantly cheaper. For example, a "Timber Ridge Zero Gravity Chair" is on Amazon for $135, selling from the official company store. I bought one at Costco for $70. Costco does a pretty good job sourcing higher quality items, so I don't have to heavily rely on (potentially gamed) reviews the way that I do on Amazon.

Harder to find, small items are still worthwhile to look for on Amazon.