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☆ I quit buying from Amazon 4 years ago. I get better deals on products elsewhere but still have to use their services.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Eden Flaherty | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

So, as e-commerce reached a fever pitch during the pandemic, I vowed never to order from Amazon again. Buying online isn't always best for your walletThe first thing I noticed when quitting buying from Amazon was that I didn't actually need 90% of what I ordered. Abstaining from Amazon — and all the online megastores — meant I no longer made those impulse purchases, and, unsurprisingly, life went on. So, while I haven't bought anything on Amazon for almost four years, I've certainly used their services. I don't think that detracts from the positives of quitting buying from Amazon, but it does give some perspective.

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☆ Starbucks is launching olive oil-infused coffee in Italy, plans U.S. release this spring
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTStarbucks initial Oleato launch will launch three olive oil-infused drinks in stores across Italy. Source: StarbucksStarbucks has a new way to customize its coffee: olive oil. He, too, began drinking olive oil alongside his daily coffee and decided that Starbucks should try to mix the two together. Celebrities including Kourtney Kardashian have endorsed drinking it, while startups like Saint Supply are selling their own olive oil expressly for drinking, not cooking. The upscale coffee megastores were meant to help Starbucks compete with the likes of Intelligentsia Coffee and Blue Bottle Coffee.

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