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Probably for the same reason I don't shop for groceries at Walmart.

Both brand images are associated with cheap crap. I don't want to eat cheap crap.

Since when does Amazon have an association like that?

I wouldn't say Amazon does at all. Even their cheaper stuff, like AmazonBasics, is pretty solid. The companies on their marketplace, on the other hand...well, I dunno how effectively other people really divorce Amazon from "Amazon sellers", so maybe the earlier poster has a point.

Since their site was full of knock-offs and half of it ships from China? Every time I shop on Amazon, I have to cross-reference with like 8 different sites to make sure I'm ordering the right thing and that the price is fair.

You don't _have_ to shop on Amazon. But I feel like being a cognizant consumer is your own responsibility. By that I mean I don't have to cross-reference with 8 other sites, I feel like the prices are fair, and as best I can tell I have avoided buying cheap knockoff items. I hear this complaint a lot (here, especially) but have yet to see much evidence of that.

> half of it ships from China

A good filter to start with is only products fulfilled by Amazon, and a step further, only Prime products. Granted, the due diligence still sucks, but I spend several thousands of dollars a year on Amazon products, and aside from the products that I know are cheap (like $4 phone cases) I've never had any issues.

The food at wal-mart and target isn't any better or worse than that at say a safeway or kroger.

Oddly enough I've found Coca Cola bought from WalMart tastes the same as from a locally-owned grocery.

Wal-Mart actually has pretty good food even under its own brand. It's certainly no worse than any other generic / store-specific brand of food.

Wal-Mart also happens to be among the few grocers in my area that consistently stocks plantains (which are among my favorite foods, especially when fried and served with refried beans and sour cream).

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