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Nye Bevan

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58. I absolutely LOVE it. And now I'm hooked on it, it's hard to go back to bricks and mortar stores.

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 02:54 PM

Dec 2015

I buy almost everything online, but happened to go into Best Buy last week. First question: where are the Bluetooth speakers? An online store doesn't entail wandering around for 5-10 minutes looking for the product I want, I just type it in the search box! Then when I find what I'm looking for, how the heck do I know which ones are good? There are no reviews displayed! So I go on my Amazon app, scan the barcodes to look up the products and read the reviews. I find a good one and guess what? It's $10 cheaper on Amazon and I can get it delivered free with Prime in 2 days! So I can skip the long, long line to check out, and if I need to return it I won't need to go back to the mall! So obviously I click to buy it on Amazon and stroll out of the store bypassing the line.

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I hate online shopping. Hate it, hate it, hate it. Despise it. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 OP

Bricks and mortar stores still exist EdwardBernays Dec 2015 #1

Sure, the experience and convenience of online shopping's all good and fine. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #4

I make jewelry and had to wait for some stones to be delivered for a custom order adigal Dec 2015 #25

So true. And Tommy, it sounds as if you HAVE Hortensis Dec 2015 #57

Well, I did contact Amazon today and they say they are sending out a replacement copy. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #61

I feel it. I suspect it's in part about not keeping control. Hortensis Dec 2015 #63

It's not though EdwardBernays Dec 2015 #68

There have been a huge number of thefts right at people's doors. Also, patricia92243 Dec 2015 #2

Like the cop's wife who stole Xmas gifts from the porch of another cop's house-- tblue37 Dec 2015 #45

See, that's weird - I'm COMPLETELY the opposite. closeupready Dec 2015 #3

Same here I feel suffocated in B&M stores. I almost feel panicked. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #5

Yes, I live in New York, and yes, you have more discount options located conveniently. closeupready Dec 2015 #11

In some ways, NYC was even cheaper than Boston because there were so many discounters and smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #15

Me too! I buy online every chance I get. Coventina Dec 2015 #7

Exactly. closeupready Dec 2015 #13

I'm with ya... Adrahil Dec 2015 #41

Here too. Internet has "changed" my life. I hate shopping, I hate talking on phone, I do research Hoyt Dec 2015 #51

Same here PasadenaTrudy Dec 2015 #52

I buy everything online (except groceries) SoCalDem Dec 2015 #65

"If Amazon ain't got it... YOU ain't gettin' it." is my motto. nt cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #82

Amazon Prime. Love it, love it, love it! DrDan Dec 2015 #6

You and me, too. WillowTree Dec 2015 #26

and I love the product and vendor reviews DrDan Dec 2015 #27

On the other hand, you're sweating with a broken fan for two days. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #39

I do some online shopping, but yeah...the best experience is walking in TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #8

I love it and have had nary a problem with deliveries, which are due to UPS/USPS anyway whatthehey Dec 2015 #9

That indeed is the Catch 22 for me. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #12

What's the overall probability of missed deliveries? whatthehey Dec 2015 #22

I have no idea as to the numbers. But this isn't my first negative experience with online shopping. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #30

We seem to have different ideas of what falling apart on execution means whatthehey Dec 2015 #42

Yeah, shoes are one thing I need to test drive. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #47

So you're a specialty shopper, too. For me it's been books, and some music. Hekate Dec 2015 #54

A little off-topic, but....... WillowTree Dec 2015 #28

no prob company is jlsafety at mirortag.com (one middle R) or at Amazon whatthehey Dec 2015 #48

Many, many "Thank Yous"! WillowTree Dec 2015 #73

I still like B&M for the reasons you state. The problem these days is what they stock. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2015 #10

I agree wholeheartedly. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #16

I personally now buy everything online. I think the only stores I now go to is the grocery Waldorf Dec 2015 #14

It's great if you live close to a city that has nothing but distribution warehouses. Initech Dec 2015 #17

I never shop on-line bigwillq Dec 2015 #18

I'm With Ya, Big Will ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #19

I "shopped" once on-line bigwillq Dec 2015 #21

My Friend Does That ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #34

I love online shopping Nonhlanhla Dec 2015 #20

You can shop online? DFW Dec 2015 #23

One thing to look for that I wasn't aware of ... lpbk2713 Dec 2015 #24

I do 80 percent online shopping now especially Amazon yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #29

We don't do a lot of shopping on-line, Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #31

I love prime. Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #33

Depends on what you could use whatthehey Dec 2015 #50

A little planning will get you free shipping without Amazon Prime IphengeniaBlumgarten Dec 2015 #77

I bought a couple of LED flashlights a few weeks ago from Amazon. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #79

Amazon wasn't your only option. Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #32

In retrospect, I should have done that. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #35

For books, may I also suggest Powell's Books. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #44

Amazon and b&n probably have the same stock online JI7 Dec 2015 #55

Yes, but it could have been handled by the box store Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #56

I love it. I don't shop any other way. PeteSelman Dec 2015 #36

I've always had great luck with Overstock also and timely deliveries...n/t monmouth4 Dec 2015 #38

The other possibility is that it was stolen sufrommich Dec 2015 #37

That's possible. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #40

Lol. They take their chances on unopened boxes. sufrommich Dec 2015 #43

I have terrible luck with amazon Egnever Dec 2015 #46

Amazon is 100x better than any store. I use it for everything. I hate crowds and love the reviews... Logical Dec 2015 #49

Also it's great for the environment. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #59

Great point, not thought of that. nt Logical Dec 2015 #69

Theft? See if anyone else is missing packages from their doorstep... Hekate Dec 2015 #53

I absolutely LOVE it. And now I'm hooked on it, it's hard to go back to bricks and mortar stores. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #58

I buy stuff on eBay all the time tabasco Dec 2015 #60

Just give cash Facility Inspector Dec 2015 #62

I hate being given cash. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #66

I think giving money is the ultimate consumeristic gift. kiva Dec 2015 #72

As others said, it could have been stolen; happened to me once. closeupready Dec 2015 #64

Sorry. I do pretty much everything better at 2 AM. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #67

I love being able to read the online reviews prior to buying Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #70

I love online shopping. Vinca Dec 2015 #71

A good bit of the stuff I'm interested in you can only get from China, Aliexpress.com or the like Fumesucker Dec 2015 #74

Wow, really. Quantess Dec 2015 #75

Reading comprehension! He said if all (brick & mortar) stores fail, then he'll try WalMart or Amazon FSogol Dec 2015 #76

Not exactly, Mr. Reading Comprehension. Quantess Dec 2015 #80

Ummm.......No. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #81

I hate dealing with crowds and sales people. RedCappedBandit Dec 2015 #78

With the exception of a few small mainly local specialty stores, I feel the same about shopping JCMach1 Dec 2015 #83