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Easy solution; don't use Amazon.
Not that easy seriously. I boycott them most of the time, but there has been a product that I didn't have a choice to order through them in the last year. I don't mind paying a bit more elsewhere if it means they don't get any of my money, but they've literally destroyed some of their competition to the point where no alternative exists for certain products.
I've been boycotting amazon for the past 6 or so years, and it's gone well. But I moved to a remote place a while ago and they're close to the only shop shipping there. I chose them over other shops for my recent hardware upgrades because the cost of shipping plus the customs' 20% (applied on the cost of the item plus shipping, of course) make it unbearable unless I go for the lowest bidder. That doesn't make me happy though
Just don't used the world's largest retailer and hope the next largest retailer isn't mirroring their business practices.