Which items/products were you once able to get from local shops on a whim that you now more or less have to order online? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Sometimes I find myself shopping for things that I'd prefer to go out and get within the same day, but now I'd have to order and wait a few days to get...So I'm wondering what some of those things may be for you?

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[-] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 11 points 11 months ago

Fountain pens. I used to buy them at the local office supply store, but they’ve been gone for 25 years. For that matter, my town doesn’t even have a big box office supply anymore.

And books. I really miss a proper local bookstore.

[-] wjrii@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

On the flip side, the variety and market segments that are open to fountain pen people are as good as they've ever been (since ballpoints became a mature technology), both for ink and pens. Sure, the Sheaffer School pens and Waterman Phileases and Cross Whatevers aren't hiding in Office Depot anymore, but you can still find a Varsity or a wick-feed Zebra pretty easily, and the Internet is so much faster than it used to be. I guess I'll never pop into the cigar shop by the office to pick up a spare Lamy Safari though.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago

I feel lucky weve got Powell's Books downtown. Its fun going in there to browse, even if I'm not picking anything up.

[-] perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Unfortunately that's gotten worse even since 2021

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