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I really just want a choice in shopping that isn't Amazon, Target, or Walmart.
Like, there are pretty much no mom and pop shores anymore. There's an occasional "niche" bigbox, like Dicks or Walmart or Marshalls...but like, for real, there's nothing left.
And then, you think you're going direct to manufacturer, but nope, just a fancy skin on top of Amazon.
Or worse, twice so far, is order something from eBay and have it delivered in Amazon packaging on an Amazon truck.
All the ma and pa shops were forced into selling on Walmart and Amazon and eBay etc.
They are equally beat to shit by the platform pushing their prices down, the platform controlling the visibility of their products, and countless rules that if ever broken result in a permanent platform ban, ending the business.
Walmart is niche?? I feel like I must be misinterpreting. 😅
I could've sworn I said BestBuy...which I would consider "niche" in that, I can't think of a single other retailer in my area that competes directly as an electronics store.
There's maybe an appliance shop nearby still? But I'm hundreds of miles away from even a Fry's. No more CircuitCity or CompUSA or even Sears.
If I didn't have a wholesale club nearby or a MicroCenter ~90 mins away, I wouldn't have a clue where to buy a TV (for example), in person, besides WalMart, Target, or BestBuy.
Online, the first that comes to mind is those, and Amazon. Then if I start to think deep I'll think maybe Newegg?
Fry's as in fry's electronics? Didn't they go bankrupt because one of the owners was embezzling?
they were already crumbling in 2019 and covid killed them, that's the official story, anyway
Out of curiosity, where do you live? I've not shopped at any of these sources in at least a decade.