[Discuss] [OT] Retailers going out of business

[markw at mohawksoft.com (Mark Woodward)]

I just had one of those experiences....

I wanted to buy a computer/HDMI projector. I kind of wanted it today 
because I'm on vacation and want to toy around with it. Needless to say, 
I looked around. I looked at staples, best buy and Microcenter. My son 
and I went to Best Buy first, saw one "on sale" 3000 lumens, 1600x1200 
resolution, and a good price. We then went to Microcenter and it was 
clear that Best Buy had the better price. We had planned for that, and 
it was on our way home.

So, we go to best buy. I grab a floor person and say I want "that" one. 
Well, guess what, its not in stock and they don't even carry it any 
more. Someone tell me why its on the shelf!

I then went next door to staples, found an equivalent model, $24.98 
cheaper. Golden. Pick the card off the shelf and hand it to the floor 
person, and guess what, they don't keep them in stock!

I hear all the time that brick and mortar stores are going out of 
business. It is perfectly clear to me why. If I can't shop for an item 
and buy it at the store, why would I waste my time going to the store? 
Sure they can "order it" for me, well, yea, so can I, probably cheaper 
than they can.

This my friends is why these companies are going out of business. Its 
really sad because I really dislike shopping on the Internet. When I 
decide to buy something, I want to buy it. Who here agrees? Someone has 
to tell these knuckle heads they are doing it wrong.