Originally Posted by
Stranger_Danger
What I don't get, is why not just shop online? In other words, why are you in a shop at all?
This "price comparison" stuff really isn't a comparison at all - you're comparing someone that has rental, stock and staff overheads to someone who does not!
To utilise those extra overheads, then force a comparison against someone who doesn't have them really makes no sense to me unless people don't see any value in shops. Which takes me back to the original question, if there is not value in shops, why not just shop entirely online?
The only other rationale, and I must admit the welfare state pops into my head at this point, is that a lot of people like the convenience of shops, expect to be able to look at / touch / try things in a shop but then buy online for the rest of history, they know deep down that if everyone acted like them the whole system would fall over, but are betting that not everyone will!
I will....bow out at this stage and avoid getting philosophical.