If you're talking about picking it up in-store, be careful. They have an asinine policy where they'll lie about their inventory, and stores are able to offer you a "reasonable replacement" with a similar item if they don't have your purchase. You can turn down the replacement and pay nothing, but it could waste you a trip to the store. They bank on customers thinking it's a sunk cost and taking whatever replacement is offered.
Source: I worked for a company that worked out of Wal-Marts for a bit, so I'd get all the employees sharing Wal-Marts sh*t with me, knowing that it was safe to b*tch if it wasn't another Wal-Mart employee who could snitch.
I doubt retail will die out totally. Sometimes there are things that people need to buy IMMEDIATELY. A ton of people are no good at planning and may need an item quicker than delivery of said item would allow. Never underestimate the amount of people that run out of baby food, toilet paper, deodorant, etc. with no back up and need to go and buy it right away.
That said, they will likely be scaled back quite a bit.
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Toys R Us sucked ass. Even as a kid I never liked the store and got weird vibes (maybe b/c the one I went to was in a run-down area lol). It was dirty, I could tell everything was over-priced, cashiers were slow, unpleasant experience in general, etc.
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That brings some data into the discussion, which is always welcome. The tl;dr version is that "budget" stores and "high end" stores are doing fine, while the bottom is falling out on stores in the middle of the spectrum. The article cites online shopping, but also suggests that the overall economic disparity in America - where "the middle" is quickly disappearing - may have something to do with it.
Good points, everyone. I still shop @ brick & mortar stores for food & clothes/shoes, but that's about it. I feel like I need to see the food before buying this (check the expiration date, make sure everything is in good shape, etc.). And, I like to make sure clothes & shoes fit before I buy them.
However, I dislike shopping & will definitely shop online if I have a choice. Online shopping is so convenient/inexpensive in comparison - there's also the time factor. Do people really want to have to go find somewhere to park, and then spend a good amount of time shopping at stores these days?! I was never a fan of brick & mortar shopping when that was the only option out there, and I like it even less now as I've gotten older.
That being said, here are some of my specific memories of some retail stores:
Toys R' Us - went under this year, which is no surprise. That being said, as a kid in the '80's, I used to really enjoy going to that store - it was pure heaven.
Barnes & Noble: Never been a big fan of this store, but it's one of the only chain bookstores still around. They rarely have sales & though they have a cool toy section, everything is overpriced. That being said, they do have Starbuck's
Border's Books & Music (defunct): Though their CD's were overpriced, I really dug their book & graphic novel section.
Blockbuster Video (defunct): They couldn't keep up with the new home video technology (i.e., streaming) & because of this they just went by the wayside. If they had gotten on the streaming bandwagon early on (like Netflix did) I think they could have competed...maybe. As it stands, there's no reason to go through the hassle/inconvenience of going to a video store to rent DVD's (and worry about late fees, etc.) if you can just stream them from the privacy & convenience of your own home.
Best Buy: This is another retail store that is also a sad shade of it's former self. This was my go-to store back in the '90's & early 200X's if I wanted any kind of music CD's, DVD's, electronic equipment, etc. Now, I don't even like going to the store because they have an extremely poor selection of CD's & DVD's - i.e. shelf space is about a third of what it was back in the day. And, they have a sub-par selection re: their electronics. What they do have is extremely overpriced....despite the fact that they used to have the best prices around for electronic equipment!
General comment about music CD's: I used to collect CD's (though have cut way back these days). However, if you want new classic rock CD's from the '60's - '70's, you will be hard pressed to find any in regular retail stores like Target, Wal-mart, etc. - unless you come across a small quantity somewhere...but they almost certainly won't have the entire catalog of a specific group/artist, i.e. Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, etc. You'lll probably have to go online for these.
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