I come from a generation that shopped from PAPER CATALOGS.
Who remembers the SEARS CHRISTMAS BOOK?
IN THE BEGINNING.....
You would fill out the order form, add a paper check, put it in the mail and wait........ You had to order early or they could be sold out! Or ~ you go to the stores to shop in person, wait in line to pay, and be on your way. Holidays meant these lines could be long and very time consuming.
OVER TIME....
You could call in your order and use a credit card to pay for it. Eventually they came out with the debit card that was connected to your checking account so everyone could have a visa or master-card for faster payments. Which in turn led to faster deliveries! Or ~ you go to the stores to shop in person, wait in line to pay, and be on your way. Holidays meant these lines could be long and very time consuming, even still. Technology has not figured out the cure for that one...... or have they?
EVENTUALLY....
The INTERNET came along. At first folks were afraid of shopping on line, and NOW - it's insane how much shopping is done on line, world-wide!! ECOMMERCE. The way of the future has arrived.
The paper catalog has become something you see less often. Big box stores have closed many of the 'old stores' are out of business and many of you wouldn't even recognize the names if I listed them.
Now FED-EX & UPS frequent neighborhoods as often as the daily mail trucks. {Stealing packages off porches has become a new crime}.
We need to have a late shift delivery and the ability to schedule the time when it's delivered to your house, once a package reaches the local distribution centers. That way you can be HOME when they arrive and the thieves will be out of luck.
Life has become soooooo convenient that you can pick out your groceries and have someone else do the shopping, with delivery to your door at a time of your choosing {within a 4 hour window}.
It's obvious less people are shopping in person as you can see.... Malls are starting to feel like the makings of a ghost town, with many stores closed and the store fronts blocked off. Strip malls have a bit more popularity, yet they too are not doing as well as the INTERNET and the HOME DELIVERY.
So I ask you ~ HOW DO YOU SHOP?
I like having PAPER CATALOGS as they are just the most convenient to browse. I then go to the WEB SITES and ORDER ON LINE. I prefer to shop in the quiet of my space during what ever hours I have the time to sit down and shop. Which is usually the middle of the night or late evenings.. as, Days are usually busy, so what shopping gets done, seems to get done in a hurry. I would much rather take my time and browse without waiting in long lines. ......
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