Also will put an end to "shopping" as opposed to "buying"
"shopping" being code for "wandering from shoe shop to shoe shop with all the directional sense of a fart in a colander but never actually buying anything. All. Fucking. Day."
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:39, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

And good bloody riddance to it, too.

( Kroney, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:40, Reply)

you wait
you'll be the one who is made to box them all back up and post them back and then spend hours pissing around waiting for the online retailers to refund your money when we HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRY THEM ON FIRST
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:40, Reply)

It's not our fault women's sizes are retarded.
Ours are done in inches. If you don't know what measurement your waist is, it's your own bloody problem.

Besides, plenty of women I know buy online without sending them back and I've never heard them complain about excessive delays.
( Kroney, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:42, Reply)

you wait
by the time you and OG have kids, and you have to buy their clothes online because mothercare went bust ages ago, and you are spending every lunchtime queuing up in whatever replaces the post office to send back little charva's babygros... you'll look back and go, fuck swipe was right
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:45, Reply)

What it comes down to is me arguing legitimate points backed up by observable market trends
and you going "but I don't LIKE it!"
( Kroney, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:46, Reply)

no, i am saying the trends point in a sad and worrying direction
i deal with closures of these shops every day; i see how many people lose jobs and how many landlords lose properties over it. it's a crying shame.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:48, Reply)

It's nothing of the sort.
Adapt or die. That bloody chocolate shop isn't shutting down, it's still operating online. It will continue to do business online even if his other six shops close. It's not a shame, it's progress.
( Kroney, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:52, Reply)

Yeah, cos no-one ever buys an imperfectly fitting but exceptionally good looking shoe.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:44, Reply)

that's a different complaint
and an entirely legitimate one.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:45, Reply)

Besides, Next (for example) deliver to your door, and will then collect what doesn't fit.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 1 Aug 2013, 14:50, Reply)