I shop at Amazon now more than anywhere else.
I think unions in the EU may make the warehouse working conditions
tolerable. Here in the US the conditions in warehouses are horrific.
Amazon has a reputation as the worst, even beating Walmart. They don't
discriminate as at B&H. They treat _everyone_ as expendable trash all
the while Jeff Bezos is on the cover of the economic mags.
<http://www.salon.com/2014/02/23/worse_than_wal_mart_amazons_sick_brutality_and_secret_history_of_ruthlessly_intimidating_workers/>
So for now my go-to is Costco if possible. They have a better reputation
for how they treat their workers and suppliers. A friend of mine is a
supplier and has some interesting stories about the oversight process.
Costco is very thorough even extending to Mike's (friend) facility in
China. He won't work for Walmart.
Mike
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