Anyone else struggling to avoid Amazon because of the price of some things? I need 3M Tegaderm for example and on Amazon it cost 28€ for 10cm by 10m roll and on other sites that are not Amazon I can only find it for pretty much double the price (shop-apotheke.com has it for 58,40€ https://www.shop-apotheke.com/arzneimittel/3816512/3m-tegaderm-roll-10-cm-x-10-m.htm and medizinbedarf.eu has it for 49,60€ https://www.medizinbedarf.eu/3M-Tegaderm-Roll-Transparentverband-unsteril-10-cm-x-10-m). Stuff like this really makes it difficult.

Anyone know where I can find this as cheap as on Amazon or at least not much more expensive?

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[–] technohippie@slrpnk.net 20 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

It isn't that bad, I started to buy locally and it's true that sometimes it is a bit more expensive but just for a few euros, and sometimes it is the same price.

I also found that if you look for the original vendor site you'll find it probably cheaper than amazon.

And on the other hand cancelling prime will save me 50€ a year.

Let's not sell our souls and destroy our local economies for saving a few bucks that won't go anywhere anyway.

[–] tissek@sopuli.xyz 9 points 11 hours ago

Buying local, especially at brick and mortar stores, have the added benefit of keeping local commercial communities alive. Such as city centres. My local hardware store have saved me multiple times. A stroll away and I get what I need.

[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I agree with you up to a point. There is a difference between paying a few euros more and paying almost double. Fortunately I found an alternative shop with pretty much the same price.

[–] technohippie@slrpnk.net 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

And that's the thing, you found it, yes?

As an example for Spain, the product you say it is for 35€ on Amazon: https://www.amazon.es/Tegaderm-Roll-10/dp/B00E633SK6

And here for 26€: https://farmaciachaves.es/vendas-y-esparadrapos/12932-3m-tegaderm-roll-10-x-10-cm-1-u.html

And here for 23€: https://medicamarquet.com/tienda/material-desechable/curas/apositos/rollo-de-lamina-transparente-16004s-10-cm-x-10-m-3m-tegaderm/

It even beats the 28€ price you found on your amazon.

So Amazon = Cheaper is not true.