Every change that has ever been undertaken in any industry has been externally imposed on the customer by industry including the shift from the merchant fetchin

Every change that has ever been undertaken in any industry has been externally imposed on the customer by industry including the shift from the merchant fetching goods to the customer doing so. You are expected to gripe about it and keep paying. So long as every major player is doing the same thing it matters little if you gripe about it because your decision is going to be self check at A or self check at B. You could also self check at the company website and have it delivered if you prefer.