Cassandra is only carbon nowAnd retailers wonder why folks shop on Amazon.
Bonus: the right size of battery wasn't even in the case.
Like, I hate Amazon, and don't want to shop there. Stores around here don't make that easy, though.
Steps to buy something in a store:
- Go to store 1, find empty shelves.
- Go to store 2, find locked shelves.
- Hunt down someone who works there, and ask them to open case.
- Realize what you want isn't there anyway.
- Give up.
It's just so absurd.
ShadSterling@xgranade I shop online a lot, for related reasons, but never at Amazon (anymore). Batteries tho… I don’t think I’ve needed to buy batteries since I stopped using Amazon, so I’m not sure where site I’d use. Maybe Newegg or B&H or Best Buy like for electronics? Maybe Target like for miscellaneous household things? Maybe Home Depot or Lowe’s?
(Eventually I’ll go to get another battery from the maybe 100 pack that’s nearly 10 years old, and find a dangerous mess)
Chon Torres@xgranade I was just at CVS and their strategy was to lock up the brand named meds, leaving the CVS brand unlocked. It worked - I bought the generic CVS version.
@xgranade This would be merely obnoxious and stupid if they didn't *also* have one employee staffing the floor with twenty customers.
I've never purchased something from a locked case because I'm never going to wait the twenty minutes it would take to get someone to unlock it for me. I don't think I've seen an adequately-staffed chain store since my childhood >20 years ago.
Brandon Jones@xgranade Not pictured: the button labeled "Press to call customer service" which the entire staff will ignore because they've only got half the number of employees needed to run the store effectively and are all putting out fires all the time.
Marco@xgranade I spent 25 minutes waiting and had to ask 3 separate employees just to get a toothbrush at Target today.