Online shopping really hasn’t changed my shopping habits much. Now instead of going from store to store looking for the best deal I go from e-store to e-store looking for the best deal. The one difference is that instead of wearing out my shoes I’m wearing out the seat of my pants. But I’ve worked out a solution for that. I don’t wear pants when I e-shop. ;-)
Can’t buy everything online yet though. wishing I didn’t need to battle the crowd (if I go) at Cabela’s today. In store purchase only for limited stock thus meaning they’ll sell the last one by 5:59AM and I’ll arrive 6AM.
I’ve actually finished all my gift shopping last month. All I need to do is bake the 17 million cookies that I gift to friends, family, and soldiers overseas. But, I need to go to the store today to pick up prescriptions, so I’m not avoiding the madness after all. If I could get those delivered today, I’d prefer to just stay home and bake.
Yes. My store created a “Go” app so you could scan as you shop and just walk out when you were done. I tried, but I couldn’t get into the bagging as I go. You just don’t bag in that order. I ended up just using the self-check, selecting items to scan in the order of bagging, and it worked out fine. Nice idea that violated human factors.
Their curbside pickup doesn’t appeal to me. I often make it up as I shop.
mddshubby2005 almost 5 years ago
No hunt or chase or shopping cart race.
David Huie Green DecisionsMatterGoodAndBad almost 5 years ago
Safety is often boring.
Ahuehuete almost 5 years ago
Wait until the credit card bill arrives. That will be very “thrilling”
nosirrom almost 5 years ago
Online shopping really hasn’t changed my shopping habits much. Now instead of going from store to store looking for the best deal I go from e-store to e-store looking for the best deal. The one difference is that instead of wearing out my shoes I’m wearing out the seat of my pants. But I’ve worked out a solution for that. I don’t wear pants when I e-shop. ;-)
alasko almost 5 years ago
But no bruises on Black & Blue Friday.
colddonkey almost 5 years ago
Can’t buy everything online yet though. wishing I didn’t need to battle the crowd (if I go) at Cabela’s today. In store purchase only for limited stock thus meaning they’ll sell the last one by 5:59AM and I’ll arrive 6AM.
joedon2007 almost 5 years ago
I hope Janis is referring to shopping and not something with Arlo
myrendal almost 5 years ago
I’ve actually finished all my gift shopping last month. All I need to do is bake the 17 million cookies that I gift to friends, family, and soldiers overseas. But, I need to go to the store today to pick up prescriptions, so I’m not avoiding the madness after all. If I could get those delivered today, I’d prefer to just stay home and bake.
Clotty Peristalt almost 5 years ago
Well, stop doing it then!
MeGoNow Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Yes. My store created a “Go” app so you could scan as you shop and just walk out when you were done. I tried, but I couldn’t get into the bagging as I go. You just don’t bag in that order. I ended up just using the self-check, selecting items to scan in the order of bagging, and it worked out fine. Nice idea that violated human factors.
Their curbside pickup doesn’t appeal to me. I often make it up as I shop.
cuzinron47 almost 5 years ago
That’s because you consider shopping a sport.
gcottay almost 5 years ago
Excellent, Janis. Much better to pay full price for what we really want and/or need rather than what is being discounted.
Tyge almost 5 years ago
No thrill of impulse buying anymore.
gammaguy almost 5 years ago
I’ve never gotten a “thrill” from spending money.
FWIW, neither did either of my parents. Is that something that is “learned”?
shorzy almost 5 years ago
But Bezos and others have altered the world, and took Billions, off of exploiting the weak human vice of materialism/consumerism…
Kendall BoomSmith almost 5 years ago
But the bruises and headaches are also gone!
The Pro from Dover almost 5 years ago
The thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong baby
And you’ll be sorry someday