For years now I have quietly nodded when people raged at Amazon for putting brick and mortar businesses out of business. Yes Amazon was convenient but I could see their arguments about the mom and pop store. I didn’t feel like I could have a dog in the fight though.I have family that works for Amazon.
This week I attempted to buy good quality shoes for my son. He outgrows shoes every 8-10 weeks, or he was for a while, so I was buying medium ish quality shoes because even semi cheap shoes can last 8 weeks, and at 25 a pair, that adds up 6 times a year. But his feet have only grown about a size in 6 months and he’s been complaining about his legs hurting. So I decided since he had slowed down, I would spring for good quality shoes. Ideally, keens for the running/hiking functionality.
We went to several upscale stores, looking for keens. Guess what I heard at each one? “We don’t carry kids shoes anymore.”
You have got to be kidding me. Who stops carrying something that by it’s very nature has to be replaced every few months? No one who wants to make money apparently.
Wild guess where I got exactly what my kiddo wanted and at a decent price?
Amazon. laughing, what else was I gonna do?
T.A. Henry 
I get most of my shoes on Amazon…. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I bought 3 pairs on there recently. smiles. traipsing from shoe store to shoe only to be told we don’t carry that size. sigh. Amazon to the rescue.
LikeLiked by 1 person