And they want me to shop locally....

skipro3 wrote:
I rarely buy anything other than groceries or landscaping plants in a store any more. All on-line. Mostly on Amazon as there are many 3rd party sellers on there. With Amazon Prime, most everything is shipped second day and now with USPS delivery on Sunday, all the better.
I'm saving a ton of money on gas as well as wear and tear on the car, not to mention my time.

This is the future of retail sales. Local businesses are going to have to reinvent themselves or find that they are going the way of the livery and pony express.

So, what would make me want to go into a store to buy stuff? Well, let's see what the retailers are asking of us consumers; loyalty. Yea, they want US to be loyal to the small businesses in our communities but where's their loyalty to their customers? How about LEARNING your products?? I hate going into a store and the sales staff knows less than I do on the products and worse, couldn't care less. I end up going on youtube to get my advice on how to do stuff. I go to forums like this one to get feedback and experiential advice mostly because I sure can't get it from Mom and Pop RV retailers in my area.
If a local dealer could show even a modicum of interest in me, the guy with the money in his wallet, and my problems and interests and be concerned about how to help me instead of how much he can get away with charging, then their business would stand a chance.

You make a good point. Why do we need local mom & pop stores? Amazon will be delivering by drones so we don't need tax money to keep the roads up. Amazon is hiring all the workers (though it is only seasonal) so we don't need the jobs. Maybe they will all close-up and leave. Then we can use our online buying power even more. :S