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cally

(21,868 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:04 PM Feb 4

I had to do something today...just cancelled Amazon

Someone posted a clip today about canceling all those recurring subscriptions that go to billionaires supporting this fascist takeover. After layoffs at WP, I finally did it. Cancelled all Amazon stuff and working on others .

Enough!

Ideas for music streaming appreciated.

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I had to do something today...just cancelled Amazon (Original Post) cally Feb 4 OP
Im finishing watching a britbox series, then cancelling BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 4 #1
You can get Britbox via Britbox app itself obamanut2012 Feb 4 #2
Oh wow.. thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 4 #6
Congratulations... 2naSalit Feb 4 #3
My only subscription is to APT (public TV). No one else is offering anything that's worth the asking price. eppur_se_muova Feb 4 #4
I don't know if this would meet your needs but Disaffected Feb 4 #5
Thanks cally Feb 4 #9
At first I found it a little inconvenient, but I've been off Amazon for 2 years and Scrivener7 Feb 4 #7
You might take a look at Tidal for streaming music LearnedHand Feb 4 #8
Thank you cally Feb 4 #11
Nice! I'll do that. Thank you! Scrivener7 Feb 4 #14
That's why I was avoiding Spotify cally Feb 4 #10
Ok, I'm ready too. tavernier Feb 4 #12
I'm just trying to do something cally Feb 4 #13

obamanut2012

(29,359 posts)
2. You can get Britbox via Britbox app itself
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:12 PM
Feb 4

That's what I did. You actually get more programming, too.

eppur_se_muova

(41,932 posts)
4. My only subscription is to APT (public TV). No one else is offering anything that's worth the asking price.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:31 PM
Feb 4

If I had a steady, predictable income, I'd get a monthly sub to DU. Everything else is local orgs who take annual dues, paid by check.

Apple designed the iPhone to be a tool to make impulsive spending as easy as possible, after seeing the success of Windows 8, which led the way in that direction. That's what it is.

Disaffected

(6,399 posts)
5. I don't know if this would meet your needs but
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:43 PM
Feb 4

I use VRadio from the Google app store. Hundreds of internet radio stations are on it from all parts of world and in an easy to use interface.

Oh, and it's free.

Scrivener7

(59,510 posts)
7. At first I found it a little inconvenient, but I've been off Amazon for 2 years and
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:52 PM
Feb 4

it's fine. (Though now my union has our prescriptions coming through Amazon, but I can change out of that in a few months.)

Are you looking for music streaming because Spotify was running ads for ICE? I got a Spotify subscription for Christmas, and love it, but then learned that. But they say they have stopped running the ads. Still considering cancelling it, though. I heart radio has some stuff, but there are ads.

LearnedHand

(5,494 posts)
8. You might take a look at Tidal for streaming music
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 07:32 PM
Feb 4

They have an astonishingly broad and deep catalogue (essentially identical to Spotify) and they pay their artists way way more royalties. In addition, there are good third-party tools to migrate your playlists.

https://tidal.com/

cally

(21,868 posts)
10. That's why I was avoiding Spotify
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:10 PM
Feb 4

but if some of the other suggestions don’t work then I’ll try it . Thanks

tavernier

(14,443 posts)
12. Ok, I'm ready too.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:21 PM
Feb 4

Problem is I live on an island and it’s so very convenient shopping with Amazon because we don’t have mainland shopping. Most of our stores sell dive equipment or seashells. I have an Amazon credit card, which makes it even easier and I belong to prime which makes shipping free and lots of other perks. And of course I have Amazon Prime on TV. And I read audible books which belongs to either Amazon or Apple. I’m thinking that perhaps I would start by just simply not changing anything but just not shopping through Amazon. Then after getting used to making myself go back to stores and hunting for things, then I could start working on the other stuff. Does that make sense?
Oh, if only I were rich and could have a personal shopper.

cally

(21,868 posts)
13. I'm just trying to do something
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:28 PM
Feb 4

I don’t think any of us can be perfect but all of us can do something. I decided that I can still shop on Amazon on occasion but for me it makes sense to cancel all the rest.

Just do what you can!

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