I’m kind of over what Amazon has that passes for “selection.” It’s a lot of dropshipping crap from companies with names that are random, unpronounceable letters

I’m kind of over what Amazon has that passes for “selection.” It’s a lot of dropshipping crap from companies with names that are random, unpronounceable letters together making stuff of dubious quality. It’s tedious needing to scroll through a bunch of dross to find a commodity good, like a battery. And even worse when it’s not a pure commodity but I have no way of assessing what’s good or bad. A good store ought to have good staff who can just assess your needs and sell you the specific thing you’re looking at. It’s just that Amazon came about at a time when brick and mortar retail had already cut to the bone and downskilled their staff (through low compensation, overbearing management, no career growth, and high turnover) to the point where nobody even has expectations of a good retail experience, but countries (and income brackets) where boutiques haven’t been driven out by a ruthless price cutting fixation still have them.