I like having a retail store I can visit, particularly for big purchases. I like to touch and see or “test drive” what I’m buying.
My biggest grief with Amazon is that they now typically drop your purchases in the mailbox instead of using UPS and they often get ‘lost’.
I live in a North Texas town of much less than two thousand people.
I like being able to buy things at all without planning a trip to the city.
I have no problem whatsoever with retail stores existing.
I have a huge problem with filthy socialists desiring to tax out of existence or regulate to death businesses willing to sell to me without me having to travel.
Do unto others.
Let’s see this play out without any government interference.
Same here. I know you can return things that don’t fit or feel right, but it’s a hassle to me. Once I find things I like (certain L.L. Bean shirts, for example), I have no problem repeat-ordering online.
But, if it was Mr. Coffee coffeemaker I wanted, I recall seeing one almost everytime I go into a Target. Since i recently moved, I also needed a new blender and mixer. Possibly bad for other vendors, I just open up Amazon and order.
Since I have Amazon Prime, like everyone else does, i just go there and buy it cause I’ve already seen them in the stores.
Amazon Prime promises delivery in 24 hours. in the morning I check amazon orders and it will tell me if it’s delivered yet or not. Amazingly to me, USPS delivers up until midnight here in Los Angeles.
Me, and all of neighbors are getting packages all night! Yip!
They used to call Best Buy the Showroom for Amazon.
Nowadays some Retail establishments will match the Online Prices. I know Guitar Center has for a while.