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| Brick and mortar retail - how about you? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 18 2018, 09:51 AM (210 Views) | |
| jon-nyc | Mar 18 2018, 09:51 AM Post #1 |
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Cheers
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Obviously the demise of brick and mortar retail is a result of all of us (collectively) changing our habits. What kind of brick and mortar shoppping do you do? For me, almost none except for groceries. Very occasionally I’ll go to a hardware store if I don’t want to wait two days. I also shop in person for musical instruments like my sons guitar and my clav (though I ended up buying it over the phone with Rich) Every once in a while I’ll take the boy for shoes. But half of that is online too. I took the boy for a new suit when his grandma died, no time to wait for delivery plus I needed to check the fit. But really I’m almost all internet, except for food. |
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| MainerMikeBrown | Mar 18 2018, 09:56 AM Post #2 |
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Senior Carp
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I rarely order anything online. The only thing I order online is new tires for my car once in a while. As for everything else, I buy at the store, whether it be groceries, going to the hardware store, or going to Wal Mart. |
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| jon-nyc | Mar 18 2018, 09:58 AM Post #3 |
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Cheers
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Funny, tires I definitely go to the shop for. But I’m neither interested in nor equipped to put them on myself. |
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| George K | Mar 18 2018, 10:10 AM Post #4 |
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Finally
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I'd say that 90% of my shopping is online. Even groceries (the non-perishable stuff) I buy online through jet.com*. Paper products, canned goods, spices, etc. I *hate* shopping. But yeah, tires and stuff like that is B&M. *because I get two points for every dollar I spend. If jet doesn't have it, it's Amazon with a 5% return on my dollar. |
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| Jolly | Mar 18 2018, 10:10 AM Post #5 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Grocery store, hardware store, feed store, Sam's Club (sorry, don't have any other warehouse club handy), home improvement store. |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 18 2018, 10:12 AM Post #6 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Like George, 90% online other than groceries. I have sources online for pretty much everything I need that I would otherwise buy at a store. The shame is if we still ad local businesses to supply those needs i would support them, but there is little to none of that. It's all chains and I see no reason for loyalty to them. |
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| Friday | Mar 18 2018, 10:19 AM Post #7 |
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Senior Carp
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Lingerie. And jeans. And makeup. And foods and drinks. Oh, and an occasional mom and pop shop that we might want to keep in business. But you know what? Even with the items I listed, sometimes I'll go online for them. |
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| Klaus | Mar 18 2018, 11:53 AM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I much prefer B&M brothels to online brothels. |
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| Rainman | Mar 18 2018, 12:20 PM Post #9 |
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Fulla-Carp
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B&M is the last vestige of procrastinators. Leave my B&M alone! |
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| Aqua Letifer | Mar 18 2018, 12:35 PM Post #10 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Books. I’m always down for hitting up another bookstore. Best Buy, rarely, for when I don’t want to wait the two days. Home Depot almost all the time. Groceries. That’s it. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Klaus | Mar 18 2018, 12:44 PM Post #11 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I love B&M piano stores. I wouldn't buy a piano online. I frequently walk into hardware /DIY stores. Sometimes I buy clothes or shoes in b&m stores. Wine stores, too. You can't taste wines online, obviously. Stationery store. Groceries. That's it, mostly. |
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| brenda | Mar 18 2018, 04:22 PM Post #12 |
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Groceries, coffee beans Home Improvement supplies Most clothing Plants Furniture Some office supplies Liquor/wine |
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| Luke's Dad | Mar 18 2018, 04:50 PM Post #13 |
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Emperor Pengin
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I do a lot of shopping at Costco. Prices are lower than Amazon and I can see what I'm getting. Dress shoes - I have to go to Rockport's shops. Shoes are too important and I spend too much time on my feet. Dress shirts and slacks... Groceries Occasionally, I also will go whim shopping. |
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| Copper | Mar 18 2018, 05:56 PM Post #14 |
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Shortstop
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Groceries Fuel Lowes Ice Cream Barber Shop Restaurants Godiva Costco Target Scotch Museums |
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| Mark | Mar 18 2018, 06:48 PM Post #15 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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We're a mix. We still like to spend time out with each other, especially since MIL came to live with us 2 years ago. Brick & Mortar shopping is a nice distraction. |
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| Axtremus | Mar 19 2018, 04:03 AM Post #16 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Clothing, shoes, groceries, home improvement supplies, lawn care and gardening supplies, cleaning supplies, office supplies (e.g., Staples’ “back to school” discounts are hard to beat, not even by Amazon.com), car parts (e.g., car tires, batteries, wiper blades — tires and batteries just seem easier to buy them there, change them out at the shop, and dispose of old ones at the shop; in theory I could get wiper blades online but I never have). |
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| Axtremus | Mar 19 2018, 04:04 AM Post #17 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Hydrocarbons, good ones! |
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| Axtremus | Mar 19 2018, 04:11 AM Post #18 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Oh, and cell phones too ... I have always bought my new cell phones from brick and mortar stores. |
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| Davis | Mar 19 2018, 06:51 PM Post #19 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Costco and sales beat Amazon on many things. I’m not a big shopper but will take advantage of great prices. Gifts are largely handled by my wife and I don’t meddle in how she does it. |
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