Amazon opponent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent thousands on the site during campaign -- including $300 on chalk

Apparently AOC stands for Amazon Online Customer.

Before freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated scaring away the online retail giant, she spent thousands on the site.

The democratic socialist’s campaign spent nearly $9,000 on Amazon last year over a six month period — including nearly $300 in chalk.

Last week, Ocasio-Cortez applauded local politicians and advocates for Amazon's decision to pull out of its plans to build a second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.

"Today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon’s corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world,” she tweeted as the deal was canned.

The 29-year-old progressive politician was one of the most vocal critics of the billion-dollar deal to bring the company to Queens. She and other opponents focused their ire on the $3 billion in state and city incentives used to lure the e-commerce giant to the Big Apple, along with its anti-union track record.

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However, AOC, as she’s known by fans, had no qualms about dropping thousands on office supplies and other goods as she unseated former congressman Joe Crowley.

Federal Election Commission finance records show Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign used Amazon’s services at least 68 times between April and October last year. The charges range from a few dollars for “supplies” to $924 for “used chrome books for staff & volunteer use.”

Most of the bills are dated after Ocasio-Cortez’s defeat of Crowley in the Democratic primary, essentially guaranteeing her a seat in Congress. Details are not available for most of the charges listed as “supplies.” The Amazon shopping spree by the Bronx-born congresswoman’s campaign is less than a fraction of the $1.7 million spent overall.

A conservative group cast blame for Amazon scrapping its plans to build a Queens facility on Ocasio-Cortez Wednesday with a Times Square billboard blasting the pol.

“Thanks For Nothing, AOC!” reads the sign put up on the corner of 42nd St. and Eighth Ave. by Job Creators Network, a conservative advocacy group with close ties to the powerful Mercer family.

The billboard claims the “Amazon pullout” resulted in $4 billion in lost wages, 25,000 lost jobs and $12 billion in “lost economic activity” for the five boroughs.

Ocasio-Cortez’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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