Brick and Mortar shops almost worthless?
Ok...that's an over the top header, but I swear I'm often left with this feeling lately. Heading to BestBuy is a great example. Sure you walk in the store and it seems filled to the brim with stuff, and it definitely is. However more often than not, I feel like I walk out of there without what I was looking for. A battery for this, or a charger for that, lens covers, etc. And it seems to be getting worse, not better.
Today I had a whole lunch break that was about the same. I went to CostCo to get some new tires (since it's raining out and such) and sure enough they just happen to not have the ones I need. They're typically stocked, so perhaps it's just bad luck. So then I think, 'ok...no tires. I guess I'll get some new wiper blades since I'm out.' I head over to Kragen, look up the car in the little book, and go to find the the blades, and sure enough... they don't have the one needed for the driver side.
After failing at lunch errands, I gave up and decided to go get a burrito. It's on the early side... 11:15 or so, and the burrito shop looks empty. The door is unlocked though, so I walk in and it turns out they're not serving for another 20 minutes. Ack!
In the end it turns out the CostCo in SF has the tires I need, so hopefully that'll work out. And I found the wiper blades I want on Amazon. So glad I went ahead and jumped on the Prime bandwagon. Seems like more and more lately that I can find what I'm looking for on Amazon, without all the hassle of trying to shop locally and not finding what I need.