Who wants to go to a physical store in 2026?

ecshafer 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I do. Its great. You can walk around, look at things, talk to people, maybe buy something you wouldn't based on cover art or whatever. You get to drive a little, listen to some music.

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podgietaru 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Legitimately. Especially if it's a book shop.

	▲	hx8 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Book shops are actually one of the few physical stores I still want to visit

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JohnFen 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I always prefer that. When I buy something online, it's always because I couldn't find something suitable in a real store.

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bluefirebrand 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I could maybe see this argument in 2018 or something

In 2026? Online shopping is full of low quality knockoff crap, with deveptive listings that are trying to trick you. Yes, I absolutely prefer physical stores again. In fact I've pretty much stopped online shopping altogether again

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hx8 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Maybe you're just online shopping on Amazon and Temu like it's 2018. It's 2026, low quality knockoff crap is sold in physical stores just as much as online. You just have to pay attention to what you're buying which is true irl and online.

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yifanl 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Okay, but Gamestop has very little of the benefits of physical stores, you're not going to inspect the quality of the games without loading it into your machine, and the major auxiliary purchase available for sale is a bunch of Funko Pops.

	▲	bluefirebrand 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Gamestop sells a lot more collectables than just Funko Pops. I'm not a collector myself, but if I were I imagine I would prefer to see the thing in person to make sure of its condition before buying.

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honeycrispy 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Me. I love the experience of getting out of the house. Also, online shopping is an extortionist on certain items. There are so many things that are 1/4 the price in a physical store than they are online due to shipping and logistics.