How often do you use Amazon?

[94touring]

I find myself more and more not bothering to make trips to stores unless I really need something right now.  I buy items constantly on Amazon. Sitting in Singapore thinking about things I need to do when I get back like flush coolant and rather than drive out of my way to the auto store I'm pressing buy now and have it delivered a couple days before I get home.  I need some 4mm wide masking tape also. Rather than drive across town to the hobby lobby and spend 15 minutes wandering around, Amazon.

[ADRay]

I use it often for work, as it's easier and less time consuming than running around for things.

At home, not so much. I only use it if I need something that I can't find at a brick and mortar store within my usual range of travel.

[Dan Moffet]

I use Amazon to search for hard-to-find things like casement window operators, windsocks for a discontinued Shure gooseneck micophone, folding hand truck etc. Then I watch for local sales to see about a better price.

[ve9aa]

Once/twice a month on avg.

For me, 2 things.......price (sometimes Amazon is more though, so be careful)

and

availability (selection).

Where I live, 30mins NW of Fredericton, NB, Canada selection on certain things can be very poor.  It's not a big city and I have 1hr of driving + shopping times to consider. If I don't need it "today", I'll buy it on Amazon, even if the price is a LITTLE more.

But it's mostly about selection for me.

I bet in most of the USA or larger places in Canada it's less about selection.

Thoughts?

[94touring]

I have a large selection here. It's almost hard to not find what I need. And usually it's next day delivery.  Sometimes same day.

[Dan Moffet]

Here in Ottawa, there are, I think, two distribution centres, though they don't carry everything. The microphone windsocks I mentioned are coming from China and will arrive sometime between 15 October and 4 November. Shipping $2 CDN!

I have also bought a few things from VEVOR.CA where most of the prices are really good. They carry a strange and wide assortment of products. 

[94touring]

Vevor is pretty good!  I've bought a lot of things from them