Increasingly, Amazon isn't the best place to buy things online. Spam listings, fake/knock-off items, outright fraud, and just generally a poor experience. So here are some places that you can buy stuff that have a similar experience to Amazon, without the crap.

"Similar experience" means:

• A website that's pretty easy to use (good search, easy checkout, etc)
• A pretty wide/large selection (niche/cottage businesses rock, but that's not what this list is for)
• Reasonable (or free) shipping rates (including "ship to local store for pickup")
• Generous return policies including reasonable (or free) return shipping rates

Please add your own stuff - pull requests welcome!

• Abe Books
• Indiebound - links to independent bookstores nationwide and allows you to order directly from them
• Powell's
• BetterWorldBooks

• Backcountry.com
• Feral Mountain Co.
• REI
• Steep & Cheap

• LL Bean
• Patagonia
• Uniqlo
• Zalando - EU only

• Blue Bottle
• Clive Coffee
• Colectivo
• Stone Creek Coffee
• Swing's Coffee Roasters

• B&H
• Best Buy
• Newegg

• Valley Vet

• Home Depot
• IKEA
• Lowes
• Target

• Adorama
• B&H
• Full Compass

• Clever Training - mostly focused on sports gadgets (gps watches, bike computers, etc)
• Road Runner Sports
• Running Warehouse
• SwimOutlet

• Costco - membership required