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Yea I like shopping in person. Just gets me out of the house (especially key when you work from home), I get to examine things before I buy them, get some socia

by codyb 7y ago

Yea I like shopping in person. Just gets me out of the house (especially key when you work from home), I get to examine things before I buy them, get some social interaction, and support local businesses. Looks like similar 8 inch cake pans to what I purchases from Sur La Table recently are about 14 dollars on Amazon, compared to what I paid which was 20. There’s also 10 dollar versions similar to the 15 dollar ones at Sur La Table. But Amazon wasn’t going to deliver me the six miles of walking I did in the city I love that day :-). Generally if I’m ordering something I’ll do B&H for electronics/photography equipment, REI for outdoor gear, Barnes and Noble for books, and Paizo for tabletop RPG dice and game manuals if I’m not going to a brick and mortar. Works well enough for me, haven’t ordered off Amazon in ages.

perl4ever 7y ago
"Yea I like shopping in person." I try to avoid Amazon lately, but the last time I wanted a small piece of furniture I tried a bunch of places, and none of them had anything in their showroom. They had a dozen options on their websites, but I was unwilling to buy something without seeing it up close.
- dredmorbius 7y ago
  The emptying out of retail showspaces, whether mass-item stores, or specialty high-ticket retail such as furniture, is frustrating. One trend I've observed is that consumables are often not available. The office-supply store which carries pens, but not the ink refils, stylus caps, rubber/erasers, etc. The one which boggles my mind is literally the razer/blade case: selling the razer handle, but not carrying the blades. This for a product I've searched for across multiple stores, for years. It's beyond comprehension. Across the spectrum, from high-ticket items to low, you often simply cannot see, examine, or touch the merch in person. The whole online order/return cycle is one I especially loathe.

by codyb 7y ago

perl4ever 7y ago

"Yea I like shopping in person." I try to avoid Amazon lately, but the last time I wanted a small piece of furniture I tried a bunch of places, and none of them had anything in their showroom. They had a dozen options on their websites, but I was unwilling to buy something without seeing it up close.

dredmorbius 7y ago
The emptying out of retail showspaces, whether mass-item stores, or specialty high-ticket retail such as furniture, is frustrating. One trend I've observed is that consumables are often not available. The office-supply store which carries pens, but not the ink refils, stylus caps, rubber/erasers, etc. The one which boggles my mind is literally the razer/blade case: selling the razer handle, but not carrying the blades. This for a product I've searched for across multiple stores, for years. It's beyond comprehension. Across the spectrum, from high-ticket items to low, you often simply cannot see, examine, or touch the merch in person. The whole online order/return cycle is one I especially loathe.