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by balls187 1685 days ago
I'm curious what do you need to purchase regularly that you cannot pick up at a local store?
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What makes you think that store treats its employees better than Amazon treats its drivers? Maybe you can talk to the employees, but that's just the first layer. What about their suppliers?
Unions
As dehrmann said in a parallel comment, sure I can pick up almost everything at local stores, but I don't believe that most of them treat their employees any better than Amazon does. That's why I listed farmers markets and our fabulous Powell's as alternatives where I'm pretty confident that employees get treated well or there aren't any.
Ah, I see I misinterpreted your comment, missing the key point that you are asking what local alternatives where employees are treated better.

I'm lucky that Fred Meyer (my preferred local retail store) is unionized.

More over, I tend to shop at mom & pop stores, if possible.