A big "amen" to that.
There are some interesting side effects. Some are good for my personal budget, but bad for the economy as a whole.
1. Even though we live in rural America, a much larger percentage of our purchases are made at discount stores than before the internet. It used to be pretty hard to drive to one, but now there is a discount store in my computer.
2. I get to read product reviews before I buy, and the selection is much wider.
3. Very few impulse purchases. I buy what I want, but not more being attracted to a nice display in the store. My budget goes further, but this hurts retail.
4. Save a lot of miles on the vehicles. Get what I want without ever leaving home.
5. For us rural people, it is actually faster to buy with Amazon Prime than to get something from a local retailer, where they frequently have to order it and wait for it to come in.
Plus, with Amazon Prime you get the streaming tv. Combined with a Roku 3, for $100 per month, it’s a wonderful deal. And it also comes with Sunday delivery. I sound like I work for Amazon- ha. I don’t.