You just think you’re in charge. Here’s an example of how it really is.
I bought several pairs of reading glasses before I finally found a pair that remained comfortable long enough to read anything. I went back to the store to buy a couple more pairs like it, for spares. I couldn’t find another pair like it.
Just as I was giving up, one of the employees walked passed me. I asked her if she knew who does the ordering of the eye glasses. Instead of answering my question, she asked me why I wanted to know. I told her I hoped I could get them to order the ones I wanted. She picked a pair off the shelf, and asked “How about these?” I said “No, I’d like another pair like the ones I’m wearing.” She picked up another pair, and said “These are nice.” I said “No, they aren’t like the ones I’m wearing.” She picked up another pair of glasses, and tried to sell them to me. This odd exchange went on for about five minutes, until I wandered off in frustration.
I never did find out who orders the glasses.
If you can find the ones you like online, order a gross of them, like a friend of mine used to do. That way, he had them at his fingertips wherever he was - telephone, breakfast table, bathroom, car, bedroom - and they were cheap, cheap, cheap. As was he - but rich, rich, rich.
I entered a small hardware store early one Sunday morning and started reading the fine print on some cans of wood stain. I could not find the answer to my question.
I took a can to the counter where two employees were standing and asked my question. One immediatly started reading the text on the can.
I have not been back to that store.