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Time and again I can't find what I'm looking for in brick and mortar, but it's on Amazon. Original companies don't always have a direct sales arm. I avoid buyi

Time and again I can't find what I'm looking for in brick and mortar, but it's on Amazon. Original companies don't always have a direct sales arm. I avoid buying gadgets from Amazon, but other than that... ::shrug:: They've got it nailed. Worlds better than brick and mortar for non-boutique goods.

bgun 8y ago
Couldn't agree with you more. I wandered through a big-box store not long ago for 15 minutes searching, I kid you not, for AAA batteries. I'd even bought them at the same store before, but the powers that be decided that store layout wasn't profitable enough, or whatever prompts such decisions.
- mojowo11 8y ago
  When I say this, please understand that I'm saying this as a person who would've wandered for 15 minutes as well -- but yeah, you COULD just ask someone who works there where the batteries are.
  - reaperducer 8y ago
    you COULD just ask someone who works there where the batteries are. If it was Home Depot, he'd probably wander around for 45 minutes trying to find someone who works there.
    - linuxftw 8y ago
      Home depot helpfully puts aisle and bin numbers for products on their website if you search for things in-store. I also can get help at home depot pretty quickly, as long as you're not there on the weekend (when they're just completely slammed, victim of the own success is what I call it).
      - reaperducer 8y ago
        Your Home Depot is staffed radically different than mine. It doesn't matter when I go there - mid-day, mid-week; or prime time, weekend. There's virtually no employees. I usually end up going to the Customer Service desk and waiting 10 minutes while they summon someone on the radio/phone thingy. Once the only person in the entire store was the lady at the self check-out aisles. And she couldn't help me because she wasn't allowed to leave her station because she was the only person in the store.
        kbob 8y ago
        Can confirm. I always shop at the second closest HD, because the difference in on-floor customer service is night and day. Try a different location if it's not much further away.
taurath 8y ago
I went shopping for some cal king bedsheets last week. Bed Bath & Beyond had 1 set - the warmest sheets possible, in the middle of summer. Macys had 0. Target had 0. Then I went on amazon - the only sheets that were on prime with a good rating were $60 sets of... dubious quality, and half the ratings seemed like they were fake (almost all "recent" reviews were 1 stars). I ended up finding a (much more expensive) specialized sheet co, but am waiting 2 weeks for the delivery (4 day delivery cost $30!!). It really kind of sucks, because I used to rely on Amazon for this sort of stuff - I WANT to buy stuff on Prime but I might as well be shopping at a street market half the time.
- reaperducer 8y ago
  It was very weird reading your comment, because I went down the same rabbit hole a few months ago. Nothing in BB&B, Target, or Macy's. Lots in Amazon, but all looked fake. (3,500 thread count? How dumb do I look?) Ended up getting them in a really weird B&M place. I'd never buy sheets on Amazon. Also, I'll probably never get another calking sized bed.
  - rubicon33 8y ago
    Would either you, or the post above you, mind sharing where you ended up getting your sheets from? My wife is obsessed with nice sheets, but feels like what we got from Amazon isn't what they said it was. I didn't even realize until now, how that might be true. So I'd like to buy some nice sheets from a reputable source. I don't mind waiting for shipping.
    - stagger87 8y ago
      I got mine from crate and barrel. You might pay a little for the name, but they are holding up really good. Belo Gray from link below, half off right now https://www.crateandbarrel.com/belo-sheet-sets-and-pillow-cases/f75033 https://www.crateandbarrel.com/belo-sheet-sets-and-pillow-ca...
    - loco5niner 8y ago
      Neither of the above posters, but I've purchased sheets I was pleased with (although expensive) following Wirecutters guide: https://thewirecutter.com/guides/buying-sheets/ https://thewirecutter.com/guides/buying-sheets/

bgun 8y ago

Couldn't agree with you more. I wandered through a big-box store not long ago for 15 minutes searching, I kid you not, for AAA batteries. I'd even bought them at the same store before, but the powers that be decided that store layout wasn't profitable enough, or whatever prompts such decisions.

mojowo11 8y ago
When I say this, please understand that I'm saying this as a person who would've wandered for 15 minutes as well -- but yeah, you COULD just ask someone who works there where the batteries are.
- reaperducer 8y ago
  you COULD just ask someone who works there where the batteries are. If it was Home Depot, he'd probably wander around for 45 minutes trying to find someone who works there.
  - linuxftw 8y ago
    Home depot helpfully puts aisle and bin numbers for products on their website if you search for things in-store. I also can get help at home depot pretty quickly, as long as you're not there on the weekend (when they're just completely slammed, victim of the own success is what I call it).
    - reaperducer 8y ago
      Your Home Depot is staffed radically different than mine. It doesn't matter when I go there - mid-day, mid-week; or prime time, weekend. There's virtually no employees. I usually end up going to the Customer Service desk and waiting 10 minutes while they summon someone on the radio/phone thingy. Once the only person in the entire store was the lady at the self check-out aisles. And she couldn't help me because she wasn't allowed to leave her station because she was the only person in the store.
      - kbob 8y ago
        Can confirm. I always shop at the second closest HD, because the difference in on-floor customer service is night and day. Try a different location if it's not much further away.

taurath 8y ago

I went shopping for some cal king bedsheets last week. Bed Bath & Beyond had 1 set - the warmest sheets possible, in the middle of summer. Macys had 0. Target had 0. Then I went on amazon - the only sheets that were on prime with a good rating were $60 sets of... dubious quality, and half the ratings seemed like they were fake (almost all "recent" reviews were 1 stars). I ended up finding a (much more expensive) specialized sheet co, but am waiting 2 weeks for the delivery (4 day delivery cost $30!!). It really kind of sucks, because I used to rely on Amazon for this sort of stuff - I WANT to buy stuff on Prime but I might as well be shopping at a street market half the time.

reaperducer 8y ago
It was very weird reading your comment, because I went down the same rabbit hole a few months ago. Nothing in BB&B, Target, or Macy's. Lots in Amazon, but all looked fake. (3,500 thread count? How dumb do I look?) Ended up getting them in a really weird B&M place. I'd never buy sheets on Amazon. Also, I'll probably never get another calking sized bed.
- rubicon33 8y ago
  Would either you, or the post above you, mind sharing where you ended up getting your sheets from? My wife is obsessed with nice sheets, but feels like what we got from Amazon isn't what they said it was. I didn't even realize until now, how that might be true. So I'd like to buy some nice sheets from a reputable source. I don't mind waiting for shipping.
  - stagger87 8y ago
    I got mine from crate and barrel. You might pay a little for the name, but they are holding up really good. Belo Gray from link below, half off right now https://www.crateandbarrel.com/belo-sheet-sets-and-pillow-cases/f75033 https://www.crateandbarrel.com/belo-sheet-sets-and-pillow-ca...
  - loco5niner 8y ago
    Neither of the above posters, but I've purchased sheets I was pleased with (although expensive) following Wirecutters guide: https://thewirecutter.com/guides/buying-sheets/ https://thewirecutter.com/guides/buying-sheets/