My Nana would take us with her shopping when we were kids. We never saw our parents do anything like she did. She’d systematically hunt through the shelves for any dented cans and ask for a discount on them at the register. I don’t think we ever ate anything from a can that wasn’t dented, and the stores (in the 80s)…

We can’t even buy some kids shoes at the mall anymore, they closed those stores and only have a distant outlet mall and online options.
You made light of the virtual part, and I used to feel the same way about Zappos/et al. However, the convenience and the customer reviews as to fit are pretty damn good and keeps me…

You’ll actually buy them, actually try them on and actually decide between keeping or shipping them back for free because this is actually 2019 and not actually 1995.