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Re: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

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Post by robbrown451 »

greenie_beans wrote: post #69
londons_explore wrote: post #60

Small business near me never seem to have online catalogues or stock levels. Hunting for a specific product (for example a washing line) might involve walking into 3 different shops and guessing which shop might sell what you need. When you arrive in the shop, they always arrange aisles differently so unless you have 20 minutes to hunt you might not find it either. Whereas online it's a simple search and click "buy n…

I’m sorry, I can’t help but point out that you could call the store before you left your house. And when in the store, you could ask a sales associate for help. Just sayin!

They might do that for the occasional person, but it wouldn't scale. They have to hire far more people.

Re: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

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Post by CPLX »

usrusr wrote: post #32
corytheboyd wrote: post #11

This is a really good idea! I love my small businesses but being coddled by the internet is so real, you get used to immediately finding exactly what you want. With local stores, you have to put in some work sometimes, and ghasp talk to real people, potentially a few, at different stores, to get what you need. It sounds like a lot written out like that, but the important bits are that the people you talk to, you lear…

> and ghasp talk to real people, potentially a few, at different stores, to get what you need. That's really an issue: if you aren't the hard-boiled, super unemphatic negotiator type you'll likely buy the very first thing a salesperson has invested face-minutes in, if it just gets the easy 80% of requirements/desires right. "Thanks for your time, but I'll go see if there's another offer that is maybe 3% better or 2%…

> you'll likely buy the very first thing a salesperson has invested face-minutes in, if it just gets the easy 80% of requirements/desires right. "Thanks for your time, but I'll go see if there's another offer that is maybe 3% better or 2% cheaper" isn't something that feels good to all people.

This seems like an extremely positive aspect of going to a local store, not a downside.

Re: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

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Post by bullmeza »

Hey guys. I am the creator of this chrome extension. I read tons of your guys comments and I will be sure to update the extension. I do not want to steal data, looking at the source code I do not store data or send it to a different server.

Here is the source code by the way. https://github.com/Bullmeza/BuyNearby

Re: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

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Post by bullmeza »

amelius wrote: post #133

I generally avoid browser extensions because they are even less secure than mobile apps.

I am the creator of this app. There is no reason for this app to be secure. There are no server requests, no stored data and no external sever.

Re: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

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Post by sirmoveon »

londons_explore wrote: post #60

Small business near me never seem to have online catalogues or stock levels. Hunting for a specific product (for example a washing line) might involve walking into 3 different shops and guessing which shop might sell what you need. When you arrive in the shop, they always arrange aisles differently so unless you have 20 minutes to hunt you might not find it either. Whereas online it's a simple search and click "buy n…

It's also part of their business model. If you call for info on products they will half-ass it and try to avoid giving much information. They believe forcing people into coming will more likely make them buy at least something.

I've tried to approach some local businesses to create an online catalog and they claim their competition would use it against them...

Re: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

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Post by renewiltord »

mamaluigie wrote: post #112
londons_explore wrote: post #60

Small business near me never seem to have online catalogues or stock levels. Hunting for a specific product (for example a washing line) might involve walking into 3 different shops and guessing which shop might sell what you need. When you arrive in the shop, they always arrange aisles differently so unless you have 20 minutes to hunt you might not find it either. Whereas online it's a simple search and click "buy n…

Have you ever thought about calling the store to see if it is in stock before going out of your way to drive there. This would prevent you from leaving your computer desk. Also for the increased price that local shops might have, I view that as a convienience fee for not having to wait 3-4 days for the package to arrive at my house.

The search latency is high. It can be very frustrating.

Re: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

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Post by Bob_LaBLahh »

jazu wrote: post #121
halikular wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Being able to test clothes before you buy them to so if they fit is so much more convenient than ordering the wrong size online.

You can try them on in the local store and then buy the same size online. Works wonders for some products like brand sneakers or jeans.

FYI, things like jeans can have a lot of size variability between seemingly identical pairs (same brand, model, and nominal size).

My understanding is that this is because the denim is stacked and then die cut in the factory. Since denim is highly deformable, the cut outs from the top of the stack are not the same size as the cut out from the bottom of the stack. And this can lead to considerable size variance within the "same" pairs of pants.

That's why it's a good idea to try on two pairs of the exact "same" pants if the fit is close, but not quite right. YMMV.

Re: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

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Post by renewiltord »

corytheboyd wrote: post #11

This is a really good idea! I love my small businesses but being coddled by the internet is so real, you get used to immediately finding exactly what you want. With local stores, you have to put in some work sometimes, and ghasp talk to real people, potentially a few, at different stores, to get what you need. It sounds like a lot written out like that, but the important bits are that the people you talk to, you lear…

> and ghasp talk to real people

Actually this is a deal breaker. I'm a very personable person and people usually find me the life of the party. But when I'm looking for a specific thing, I'm optimizing for search latency. Spending hours performing the search is not enjoyable to me. When I'm just browsing, I can enjoy that, but most of my purchases are task-oriented.

You can bemoan how "people these days" do things if you want, but it won't get you any closer to understanding why they behave that way.

Re: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

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Post by amelius »

bullmeza wrote: post #154
amelius wrote: post #133

I generally avoid browser extensions because they are even less secure than mobile apps.

I am the creator of this app. There is no reason for this app to be secure. There are no server requests, no stored data and no external sever.

I am confused. How do you find local businesses and check their stock levels?
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