Never said it was bad for the buyer but it killed off pools of expertise and did provide customers with a different complaint about retailers not knowing about books any more... save money but now do everything yourself... buyers have made their choice and now have to live with it...
Same for supermarkets and greengrocers/butchers - opening hours better but less reliance on local produce, more difficulties for those who don't drive and lots of complaints about dying town centres... from people who don't use them... people make their choices and have to live with them... what I object to, is the moans then about changes to the way we do things... price now seems to be the dominant factor in peoples' choices and that's fine but don't complain about what goes in the process...
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Originally Posted by murraypaul
That's bad if you are running an independent bookstore, but not necessarily if you are buying books.
Supermarkets have almost killed off independent greengrocers/ butchers/ etc..., but have resulted in a broader selection of items, and shops that are actually open when I have time to shop.
Should there be a fixed price for cauliflower and bacon?
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