I found something that was supposedly in stock with 2 or 3 in a particular store. I drove to that store, looked everywhere and finally gave up and asked an asso

I found something that was supposedly in stock with 2 or 3 in a particular store. I drove to that store, looked everywhere and finally gave up and asked an associate. This person walks to a different aisle, looks up in the higher areas and then says that “only 3 in stock isn’t that high of a number and that they probably don’t have it.” I drove to Harbor Freight and made my purchase of a slightly lesser but available floor-stand belt/disc sander.