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Mark Etinger
Shopping for discount home furniture and discount kitchen appliances leads inevitably to large cold impersonal department stores. For my money the shopping experience is quite simply not worth it's salt if it is not occurring in an intimate environment where you get to talk to people familiar with their particular business. The days of intimate retail seem to be behind us as a society, when it comes to some items at least. You can still buy some specialty items in a real store run by people who for example know a lot about vinyl records, but when it comes to folks selling new kitchen appliances there really is just not the same kind of small Mom and Pop shops around any more. As a result when it comes to these items, to create my own sort of intimacy I seek them out online. There is a wealth of sites that traffic in daily deals on things like discount home furniture. They are a fantastic resource for anyone not particularly interested in the big box retail experience still looking for low prices. The other benefit of shopping on the internet is the ease with which you can checkout the details of that particular crock-pot through a wealth of user reviews and customer recommendation. This in many ways simulates that old charming neighborhood shop mentality of getting recommendations from folks who know what a product is like and being able to make informed decisions built around human interactions. It is an easy new way of buying things that used to require all of the weighted misery of modern retail experiences. Throngs of people devouring each other to get an item on sale. Endless parking lots that feel like dramatic end of days graveyards. The plastic-like smell of a chain electronics store. It is enough to make everyone feel a bit queasy about buying things. With the internet on your side purchasing new kitchen appliances or really anything can become a fully personalized experience. You choose what you have to see and not see and you can avoid getting stuck on an extensive checkout line with tons of angry miserable strangers and a cashier who seems to be sleep walking through their job. Being a smart shopper does not mean you have to sell your soul to the biggest stores in the world. With the power of the web you can unlock your own ability to cultivate a shopping experience you have always hoped to have.
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