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In response to "This objection to online stores has always puzzled me. Different people live in different regions of the US. They sometimes demand different goods." by con_carne

No. If I can buy something online from your site for $20 I should be able to walk into the store and buy it for $20, not $25. -- nm

Posted by sycor Sep 15 '10, 13:28

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disagree, it costs me more to stock it in store than in my warehouse. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 15, 13:29 16
- on this note, i was livid when a Ray LaMontagne's new album was $4 cheaper in CD form than MP3. - Guy Sep 15, 13:38 1
  - demand. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 15, 13:38
- And IMO, they are two different markets. You'd expect different markets to have different prices/demands/costs -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 13:33 5
  - this I really disagree with. online vs brick shouldn't be compared as markets when discussing price. Raleigh vs NY maybe. -- nm - sycor Sep 15, 13:36 4
    - If they are the same exact market, then why should a brick and mortar store bother having an online store? -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 13:41 1
      - if I live in Raleigh and can into the store or order it online I'm in the same market. I don't charge markets because I sit at a keyboard. - sycor Sep 15, 13:44
    - wrong, it's soooo much easier for someone to comparison shop online than in the store. Once someone leaves the store they probably won't come back. -- nm - zork Sep 15, 13:40 1
      - not in this day and age with smart phones. If I'm in Best Buy I scan an item and my phone tells me where I can get it cheaper (if I can). Or I can - sycor Sep 15, 13:45
- That's debatable in my opinion. And even if true, I can't imaging it costs THAT much more. -- nm - sycor Sep 15, 13:33 4
  - uh, speaking as someone who's straddled that line, you're wrong. - Guy Sep 15, 13:41 2
    - fair enough. But are you telling me Wal-Mart.com is a completely seperate entity than Wal-Mart? I doubt this but I guess it could be true. - sycor Sep 15, 13:47 1
      - i imagine they are separate departments. and they are large enough that the shippnig issue znu mentions is null -- nm - Guy Sep 15, 13:49
  - factoring in store space, electricity, staff expense, etc.... - groiny Sep 15, 13:36
- true but dividing the shipping cost of all the stock to a store is way less than each item to a home. - zork Sep 15, 13:32 2
  - when is shipping calculated as part of the item cost? - Guy Sep 15, 13:39 1
    - in stores? -- nm - zork Sep 15, 13:41

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