I find that driving actually makes shopping more convenient. You can load up the car with enough supplies for weeks.
We lived in San Francisco for years, and we never quite used to the city way of buying just a day or two's food at a time -- as much as we could carry. Then we got one of those shopping-bag carts, which was a wrestling job.
But not going out at all is even more convenient than shopping by car.
I find that driving actually makes shopping more convenient. You can load up the car with enough supplies for weeks.
We lived in San Francisco for years, and we never quite used to the city way of buying just a day or two's food at a time -- as much as we could carry. Then we got one of those shopping-bag carts, which was a wrestling job.
But not going out at all is even more convenient than shopping by car.
I find that driving actually makes shopping more convenient. You can load up the car with enough supplies for weeks.
We lived in San Francisco for years, and we never quite used to the city way of buying just a day or two's food at a time -- as much as we could carry. Then we got one of those shopping-bag carts, which was a wrestling job.
But not going out at all is even more convenient than shopping by car.
Mitch, is that partly a location thing? In other words, do you have to get in a car and drive to go shopping? I think that would keep me online too. In New York, of course, you're walking by stores all the time.
@Mitch, that's true and I agree. Perhaps there can be a cross-roads in which interactive digital signage and automated check out improves and customers aren't left unsatisfied. This could be a benefit over online, and it would stream a lot for the brick and mortar shops.
nathanwosnack - If a brick-and-mortar retailer doesn't have enough staff to serve its customers and provide a human touch, that store doesn't deserve to be in business. Because human contact is one of the few major advantages that brick-and-mortar has over online.
But I do almost all my shopping online nowadays. I was in a store a couple of weeks ago (picking up cough syrup for my ailing wife), but the last time before that was months.
Mitch, it's a darn shame when we consider that BYOD policies are so easy to find online for free. For the public sector I found this on GovLoop and for the private sector this one by SAP.
@Mitch Wagner, yes it seems so doesn't it. Or VC's investing in the same types of companies who are all hype, no filling. Besides SaaS / IaaS type companies, and a few mobile solutions companies, they're all companies run by early 20s kids with a dumb app. I mean, seriously? Come on.
Maybe I shop at the wrong stores, because whenever I'm looking for a rep they're nowhere to be found. It's awful. Whereas someone a little more attentive, like a personal shopper would be great!
@MitchWagner, indeed. And with news of confidential Facebook messages accidentally being broadcasted on people's walls and all the user data being leaked from apps, I assume nothing is private anymore and probably hasn't been that way for a decade.
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