Those “overpriced” products in your local stores?

You’re supporting your neighbors.

There’s also the cost to you of shipping, even if it’s hidden inside the payment for your Amazon Prime membership.

Although these days with the dominance of chain stores, some percentage is shipped out of the community.

Also, shopping locally reduces single use plastic shipping package pollution.

I haven’t shopped on Amazon for over a decade, and only buy something online if I truly can’t find it locally.

And then I prefer buying from the company’s own website, then eBay, then AliExpress, before I’ll even think of one click inside Amazon.