“It appears that online retailers have all the advantages.”
Yep,and they have made it very easy.
About 90% of my shopping is now done on-line.
With the LL Bean cc you can ship both ways free. In other words,buy several sizes,try them on,and ship back what doesn’t fit.
Zappos does this also.
Amazon has everything else I need.
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Well keep returning that stuff. Most of the clothing I own comes from the LL Bean return center in Nashua NH.
My wife shops on Amazon several times a week - much easier than dragging the kids around town and stores. On top of that, we like the rating system on Amazon. Easy to tell you are getting a great product when it’s rated 4 stars or better by a few thousand people.
I even look at the Amazon ratings on products when I am at a retail store and price compare before I buy. Amazon is sometimes cheaper and every so often you can find the same thing for 50% less than the retail store wants for it.