Just curious if you buy anything besides office supplies and books?
We only purchase online what we can't get from our local supplier. Occasionally there may be some specialty item or tool we want. If we like it and intend to buy more, we'll generally ask our local vendor to stock it.
Pipe scaffolling, cutting tables, hand tools, first aid kits, gps for trucks, truck racks.
More and more. I hate to give someone my money when they do not say Thank You. Do not tell me to have a nice day. Say Thank You and I will come back. Do not and I go to the internet. When I buy on the internet they say Thank You imediately. Then follow up and ask how I like there service, if not how can they make it right. I do not get that at most brick and mortar stores.
I am not a price shopper. I go where I am treated like I am their only customer. I have found they usually have the best prices too.