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PEGGY HIBBERT
Business types
have already written op-eds claiming that Boston or Washington D.C. are the leading
contenders for HQ2, while SNL reduced Atlanta to a traffic hellscape with nothing
of merit other than Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola and Paula Deen’s
racism (although I’m not sure what Deen has to do with Atlanta
other than she’s an easy stereotype for Southerners). The fact that
Amazon’s search for a second headquarters was worthy of a comedy
skit shows just how much the retail behemoth has captured the
public’s attention.
If Amazon locates HQ2 in Atlanta it could mean billions in
additional revenue for the state and 50,000 jobs.
I have a love-hate relationship with Amazon. My novels and
poetry collections are sold there and it’s usually the first place
readers go to find my work. I’m a devotee of Amazon Prime,
because I love the video service and two-day delivery. I also seem to
order something from there every other week: a new charging cord
for my iPhone, a fresh pair of walking shoes, an obscure European
film on DVD that I can’t stream on Netflix. It’s become second
nature to click a button and have it magically arrive at my door.
While my books are sold at Amazon, I don’t buy books from
there anymore. With the sale of physical books on the rise after the
whole eBook thing leveled out and indie bookstores gaining a foothold again, I am willing
to drive to Charis, Eagle Eye or A Cappella and spend a little extra. What is irrefutable is
that Amazon is a brick-and-mortar retail killer. Toys R Us, Target, Barnes & Noble, shoe
stores, supermarkets and countless small retailers are being upended by Amazon. Unlike
eBooks, it doesn’t look like the public is going to lose interest in buying from Amazon.
I’m not advocating an Amazon boycott, but I am encouraging you to balance out your
shopping habits. If you have a favorite small retailer or mom-and-pop shop, don’t forget to
show them some love a few times a month rather than buying on your phone.
As the always prescient Joni Mitchell sang: “You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s
gone.” DU
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■hate relationship
with Amazon
Leslie Jones, Keenan Thompson and Aidy Bryant
in the Amazon HQ2 sketch on SNL.
I’m no
clairvoyant, but
I think Atlanta
has a good shot
at landing the
new Amazon
headquarters, despite
what other pundits,
prognosticators and
Saturday Night Live
might have to say
about it.
Correction
In our January 2018 issue, there was incorrect information about
20 Under 20 runner-up Sophie Green. Here is her bio:
Sophie Green, 18
Sophie has pioneered a relationship between The Paideia School
and The Connections School of Atlanta by piloting a program to
teach the ball game four square, played on concrete within four
quadrants with a player in each square. She saw four square as a
great connecting tool for autistic teens looking to be understood
by their peers and neurotypical students looking to expand beyond
themselves.
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