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Edited by
IgorFrankensteen
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Sun 02/17/19 05:57 PM
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Like I wasn't already.
I don't know about everyone else, but I think I'm going to die early, just because of how insanely idiotic the modern internet-based market system is. I keep trying to buy what I think should be simple things to find, and being thwarted by a world where no vendors have a rational website. Such as, I want to overhaul my bathroom, and to do that, I need a wall's worth of regular size (4 1/4) inch black tiles. First off, the only color tile that anyone in the DC area keeps in stock, is white. That, or a few edge pieces in other colors. When I look online, it gets even worse. Home Depot says I can buy black tiles from them, but they have to be special ordered, and the description of the tiles is "Black 4-1/4 in. x 4-1/4 in. x 7.3 mm Ceramic Wall Field Tile features a striking, glossy sheen accentuating the neutral white color for an easy complement to any decor. " I can't tell what color the tiles are. When I tried Amazon, that wondrous new imperial buying site, they offer to sell me a SINGLE tile (so far as I can tell) for $395. I run into this kind of abject insanity constantly these days. None of the vendors seem to care that their websites are thus riddled with nonsense. Apparently Target's upper officers have held meetings (without inviting customers) trying to figure out why they aren't selling as much online as they expect. They too, haven't noticed that when a real person looks something up on their site, they are led to an entirely different product than sought. Am I the only person who wishes people with internet sites, would be required by law to have their CEO regularly try to buy things that way, so they'd MAYBE figure out their sites are nuts? |
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Try the Tile Shop.
Lots of locations in your area...and colors! http://www.tileshop.com/material/ceramic?pageNumber=1&pageSize=24&color=Blue&color=Turquoise |
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Like I wasn't already. I don't know about everyone else, but I think I'm going to die early, just because of how insanely idiotic the modern internet-based market system is. I keep trying to buy what I think should be simple things to find, and being thwarted by a world where no vendors have a rational website. Such as, I want to overhaul my bathroom, and to do that, I need a wall's worth of regular size (4 1/4) inch black tiles. First off, the only color tile that anyone in the DC area keeps in stock, is white. That, or a few edge pieces in other colors. When I look online, it gets even worse. Home Depot says I can buy black tiles from them, but they have to be special ordered, and the description of the tiles is "Black 4-1/4 in. x 4-1/4 in. x 7.3 mm Ceramic Wall Field Tile features a striking, glossy sheen accentuating the neutral white color for an easy complement to any decor. " I can't tell what color the tiles are. When I tried Amazon, that wondrous new imperial buying site, they offer to sell me a SINGLE tile (so far as I can tell) for $395. I run into this kind of abject insanity constantly these days. None of the vendors seem to care that their websites are thus riddled with nonsense. Apparently Target's upper officers have held meetings (without inviting customers) trying to figure out why they aren't selling as much online as they expect. They too, haven't noticed that when a real person looks something up on their site, they are led to an entirely different product than sought. Am I the only person who wishes people with internet sites, would be required by law to have their CEO regularly try to buy things that way, so they'd MAYBE figure out their sites are nuts? Igor...I will go one step further...Many vendors will not SHIP to Hawaii , and those who do sometimes charge more to ship that the cost of the product!... |
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It isn't just the internet.
Product variety, and customer service, are unfortunately dying trends, even in "brick and mortar" stores. |
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lol never noticed you were close enough , i could all most hit ya with a rock lol
uhm try Floor & Decor in woodbridge its like a 15 min drive from ya , or call its right next to potomic mills mall |
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he description of the tiles is "Black 4-1/4 in. x 4-1/4 in. x 7.3 mm Ceramic Wall Field Tile features a striking, glossy sheen accentuating the neutral white color for an easy complement to any decor." I can't tell what color the tiles are. BLACK I don't buy things online but I do look things up that I am interested in buying. I do agree the websites are hell to navigate. What is probably happening is the company hires a "code monkey" to create and maintain their website. The code monkey sets it up so any code monkey can use it. Problem is, most customers are not code monkeys. I like the sites that have an optional survey where you can give feedback on how easy it was to buy from their website. That tells me they are at least trying to pay attention to the people that keep them in business. |
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If you think buying on the internet is bad you should have been in the military trying to refit a connex box for deployment and filling out all those 8 part carbon copy 1250s, one for each part number.
Or trying to handle buying a resupply of 1/2 inch bolts. You order 100 and get 100 boxes of 100 1/2 in bolts. (Why the hell would I want 10,000 1/2 in bolts?) Then you order 1, 5/8 in bolt, thinking it comes 100 to a box like the others and you get 1 individually wrapped 5/8 in bolt. You learn about nomenclature and unit of issue fast. |
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