Yeah, sorry for any confusion. I'm only comparing buying over the internet to buying over telephone. The latter I just don't understand at all, except for the

Yeah, sorry for any confusion. I'm only comparing buying over the internet to buying over telephone. The latter I just don't understand at all, except for the one commenter's claim that you might be able to negotiate a better deal if you know exactly what you want. Buying in-person is the best usually, as long as the price is the same, and the item isn't something difficult to take home with you.