Do you miss the days when you could buy something in a store?

seadoug

seadoug

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So, I had a shower caddy that I purchased from Bed, Bath & Beyond many years ago. It was great quality but was getting a bit worn out. I went on Amazon and purchased a shower caddy that looked similar. When I picked it up today I thought the box was very small. Of course, it had to be assembled. Anything displayed in Bed, Bath & Beyond was assembled.

I put it together and it's in the shower, but it seems flimsy. I miss the days when I could actually check things like this out in a store and not have to guess if they would work. First World problems, I know but it is still annoying.
 

No I don't miss buying something from a store because we can still buy from the store... what I miss is their lack of stock... and as you say nowadays... if we buy online we have to assemble ourselves or pay a huge premium for it be pre-assembled

With furniture this is really difficult for people like me and many thousand of other who just can't assemble a funriture pack..

co-oincidentally I just bought some drawers they cost me £250.. just a night stand 5 drawers... because it's pre-assembled.. if I'd bought it to assemble myself it would have been £80... that's a massive mark-up ...we have very few furniture stores left, that's what we have lost, many , many furniture stores, where we could go and buy all sorts of furniture ... and those that still do exist basically just sell sofas and beds...
 
I get very frustrated because in my area I can't find even some of the most basic items. Just in the past month I've had to turn to Amazon for simple purchases like white canvas Keds and Herbes de Provence. Back East I'd be able to find those in a store with little or no problem.

@seadoug, I also miss being able to check something out in a store before buying it.
 
I bought a lovely Microfiber lounge suite from a furniture store that was closing down. I had to pay $30. delivery and when it came
they carted it into my loungeroom and proceeded to leave. I said, "Aren't you going to take all the plastic wrap off?" and they said it was not their job. There were reams of it and I had to assemble the little legs under it, 20 legs in all. I was pooped when
finished and when it was time to clean it, the cushions were sewn to the base, and I couldn't rotate them, and now, the one that I usually sit on has started to sag. If I had only have known, I wouldn't have bought it.
 
I’ve come full circle and am back to buying as much as possible directly from stores.

Even mail order prescriptions have become more inconvenient than dealing with the local Wegman’s in store pharmacy.

As I get older I will probably return to online shopping out of necessity but for now buying in person is my most convenient option.
 
Yes I do. I miss not being able to inspect and handle things before I buy them. I end up being disappointed with half of my online purchases.

Early this month my decades old apple peeler needed to be replaced? I looked on line and found a new one. In the pictures it appeared to be exactly the same as my old one.when it arrived I immediately noticed the one in the box was much lighter. It looked the same, was painted the same colo(u)r, and seemed to work in the same way. But it was simply junk and did a horrid job of peeling and coring apples. Guess I don't need to tell you where it was made.
 
Not a problem in my area. Tons of competition means more options. Plus I refer local businesses as they usually have better quality. It must be terrible for communities that only have walmart and forced online.
 

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