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Anti-prime days are here. There are a ton of terrific ways to shop outside of Jeff's Death Star Amazon and I wanted to highlight just a few of them here. Given the high-profile-ness of Prime Day (where Amazon encourages people to pre-pay for their shipping through a smokescreen of "'free shipping' with Prime memberships"), I thought now would be a terrific time to highlight a few retailers that are better for the economy, better for creatives, better for your wallet, and better for your soul.Shop LocalThe first and best way to shop is always to shop locally. And I'm not talking about your local Target or Wal-mart or a mega-brand's outlet.Nope. I'm talking about leaving your car behind, taking a stroll down Main Street, and patronizing the locally-owned and locally-operated shops that keep your neighbors employed with good jobs, and your city's coffers funded.💡Fun fact: megacorporate retailers are an economic colonization scheme designed to syphon revenue away from downtowns, rob your…

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