Amazon Addiction
Jul 10, 2018 8:40:20 GMT -5
Post by 40oz on Jul 10, 2018 8:40:20 GMT -5
I've recently counted 6 people I know who have confessed to being addicted to the convenience of Amazon. If you do your shopping there, you probably know how great it is to store products in your cart or on your wishlist or buy things with one-click purchasing, and receive it at your doorstep with two-day shipping. It's hard to believe anything is that fast, but it really is. You click it, you've got it.
From some people I've talked to, people are admittedly 'addicted' to it and they know it. They buy things late at night when they should be sleeping. They feel sad when a few days have gone by and they don't have a package at their door. They drain their bank accounts on this streamlined shopping service on stuff they don't need. It's too easy. I tried googling it and there are a handful of blogs from people who talk about battling this addiction and providing tips on how to mitigate it. I haven't made a purchase on Amazon in years, but as I'm reading these blogs as someone who doesn't use the service, it sounds like a lot of rationalization.
This article includes a concerned parent, confessions to buying things they don't need, and buying more than they would on a normal shopping trip, and ends with "I'm going to continue my addiction"
www.apartmenttherapy.com/confession-im-addicted-to-amazon-prime-192175
Here's another one from someone who is also self-aware of their addiction and that they are ready to kick it, but ends with "oh i need to renew my amazon prime subscription"
www.huffingtonpost.com/uncle-louie/addicted-to-amazon_b_8567842.html
I realize these writers are maybe being facetious but using sarcasm and humor can rationalize a very serious problem for both themselves and other people who also deal with the same problem. By searching "Amazon Addiction," I didn't have much luck finding any realistic help to fighting off a shopping addiction. Just a lot of "yeah i know i have a problem but I also like convenience... so convenience it is!" It's frightening to see so many people submitting to the powerful grips of Amazon shopping and no one resisting it.
From some people I've talked to, people are admittedly 'addicted' to it and they know it. They buy things late at night when they should be sleeping. They feel sad when a few days have gone by and they don't have a package at their door. They drain their bank accounts on this streamlined shopping service on stuff they don't need. It's too easy. I tried googling it and there are a handful of blogs from people who talk about battling this addiction and providing tips on how to mitigate it. I haven't made a purchase on Amazon in years, but as I'm reading these blogs as someone who doesn't use the service, it sounds like a lot of rationalization.
This article includes a concerned parent, confessions to buying things they don't need, and buying more than they would on a normal shopping trip, and ends with "I'm going to continue my addiction"
www.apartmenttherapy.com/confession-im-addicted-to-amazon-prime-192175
Here's another one from someone who is also self-aware of their addiction and that they are ready to kick it, but ends with "oh i need to renew my amazon prime subscription"
www.huffingtonpost.com/uncle-louie/addicted-to-amazon_b_8567842.html
I realize these writers are maybe being facetious but using sarcasm and humor can rationalize a very serious problem for both themselves and other people who also deal with the same problem. By searching "Amazon Addiction," I didn't have much luck finding any realistic help to fighting off a shopping addiction. Just a lot of "yeah i know i have a problem but I also like convenience... so convenience it is!" It's frightening to see so many people submitting to the powerful grips of Amazon shopping and no one resisting it.
