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Originally Posted by elcreative
Yes, that happened within the first 2 or 3 years of Amazon's existence... killed a whole raft of specialist stores and the "customers" seemed most surprised if you got upset... they expected to come in, browse the shelves of a specialist outlet, tie up an assistant with queries and help requests (for anything between half an hour and an hour plus) then leave without making a purchase or placing an order, to go and order from Amazon et al. These same people then expressed their disappointment at the store closure and loss of expertise... and are probably the same ones saying they'd love to go into such shops again... if you want specialist outlets then you have to PAY for them... retailers would actually like to make a living as well...
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Curiously i have been doing the opposite... i tend to browse some books on amazon or other online bookstores, but if i really want to buy it i go to the very good bookstore i have close to my home and browse the books before i buy them at the bookstore. Amazon works as a huge catalog for me, but i buy books after i have them in my hand in the store
