If you can't find it at the local mercantile, there is always the internet.
Without looking for a place to park...
The only reason we go to "town" (Anchorage or Fairbanks) is to buy supplies...mainly food. We don't have a local mercantile but as you say, there is always the internet. Even some of us bush bunnies have the internet now. I loathe shopping. I'm not a big spender. My motto is, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." I'm not saying we don't buy anything new, but we don't waste money like some folks do. The only time we go out to dinner is when we go to "town". I tell you what, we are fit, healthy and very happy.
BTW, isn't it nice to be able to park your car and not lock the doors? Heck, if anyone took our truck, someone in our small community would tell us, "hey, I just saw so-and-so, driving your truck". LOL Even in the winter when we don't turn it off (due to the cold weather extremes) we don't lock it. Ahhh, I just love it.