Let’s see the last three shopping trips I went to Lowes for, they either no longer carried the item or did not have it in stock. Of the three, I went 2 miles down the road to Home Depot and the rest I had to go to the manufacturer’s website to to the items I needed. Amazon didn’t have the items.
to to = to get
To be fair to Amazon, they really don’t sell much. Most of what is offered on Amazon is from third-parties. So, what you’re really saying is that no one carried the product but the manufacturer, and that gets back to my wholesaler comments.
Call the store before going to find out if the item is in stock. Yeah, you have to talk to three people and they’re all idiots but it saves a trip. Also, look online to see if the item is listed as in your local store and compare the price between Lowes and Home Depot.