Look at me. Perfect example.
I live in a rural area. There is a dollar store a couple of miles away and that is the closest place
to shop. I can drive about ten miles in either direction and be in a small town that each has a
walmart, a few stores. There is a Lowes by the big super walmart in one of the towns. That's
about as exciting as it gets around here.
I can drive to Jackson, TN and that will take me at least 40 minutes to the Mall door or another
shopping area there. Recently an idiot with a gun went on some sort of rampage in the mall
parking lot there.
Or, I could drive to Memphis or Nashville. I am kind of centrally located to those but here again,
looking at least 1 and 1/2 hours drive to either of those cities.
For me, shopping online is almost a life saver. I can order many items online that I cannot get
locally. I can also order many items online that will save me time. For example, I can order
large bags of cat food and cat litter. Those two items alone take up all the room in my cart at
walmart. It's easier for me to order those large bulky items online and have them delivered to
my door.
Then there is those days I just don't feel like getting out. Maybe it's really cold all week. Or
maybe I am feeling sick. When I can order online and have it at my door in two days, that is
wonderful.
Even when it comes to shopping offline at Walmart, they don't always have everything. They
have many items on their website that is never in the stores here or always sold out.