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For $REASONS, I wanted to buy something locally. Looking online, I ended up finding it in stock at #Visions, so I bought it there and paid online, and chose the pick up option. Because they do "free" shipping, if you pick up you get a gift card for a few bucks as a discount.

But that gift card expires in, like, a month, so I had $35 burning a hole in my pocket. I went back there today to spend it on a MicroSD card that would just about use the whole amount.

And boy, was it difficult to get them to complete the sale without giving them my name, address, and all the rest. Eventually prevailed, but ... I haven't seen this level of aggressive info collection on walk-in customers since Radio Shack was still a (real) thing.

Do brick-and-mortar retailers not realize just how off-putting this sort of thing is?

#retail #retailer #BrickAndMortar #online #shopping #privacy #data #DataCollection #FreeShipping #GiftCard

I haven’t been at #ikea for a while. But wow, have they turned the #enshittification wheel.
Seems to work in #BrickAndMortar a well.

@mlbellar @Amazon @JackDaniels_US I rarely use @Amazon. Use ebay and local #brickandmortar and other #MarketPlaces. I do look up #PoliticalDonations on #OpenSecrets. I, now, #ReadLabels and identify where corporate headquarters are.

J.K. Dineen: San Francisco's #hardware stores were forced to adapt. Which is why they’re now selling wigs and pies

They have successfully competed against #Amazon.

#brickandmortar #sanfrancisco #sfbayarea
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-hardware-stores-20024976.php

If you are looking for an incentive to curb your shopping, consider watching “Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy” on Netflix. Pretty unsettling documentary about Amazon’s unethical practices including shutting down employee dissent. Also exposes where donated clothing winds up most of the time (spoiler alert: not in thrift shops) as well as the corruption in the recycling industry.

I wasn’t crazy about the production, but the content was very eye-opening.

#buynow #cancelamazon #brickandmortar

New The Leith Collective Livingston shop is now opened! Check it out for my prints and all the great handmade wares!

#brickandmortar #shop #retail #prints #scotland #design #art #dogs #graphicdesign #surfacepatterndesign #fediart #mastoart

Image - Framed and unframed dog prints on display. Text - -clasticartistic- prints now on sale at the new Leith Collective store in the Livingston Designer Outlet

Image - The Leith Collective storefront. Text - -clasticartistic- prints now on sale at the new Leith Collective store in the Livingston Designer Outlet

It is increasingly apparent that #Australian #brickandmortar brands do not have the design fortitude to ensure their #ecommerce experiences offer seamless, premium flows. Instead, they grasp and heave at every pattern and widget which they ken, frantic to ensure no opportunity should go to waste. The result is a decidedly embarrassing experience.

"Google is opening its fifth retail store for hardware products in Oakbrook Center outside Chicago"

https://9to5google.com/2024/07/17/google-store-oakbrook/

google brick and mortar store coming to chicago fall 2024

#google
#pixel
#googlestore
#googleretailstore
#googlestorechicago
#brickandmortar
#physicalretail
#chromebook
#pixel8
#pixel9
#gemini

xpost - "Google Pixel 8a just got a...discount during Amazon Prime Day... $50 discount on the Pixel 8a."

https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/thats-not-a-typo-the-new-google-pixel-8a-just-got-a-major-discount-during-amazon-prime-day

draft -

I love and own pixel 8. It's a great device, a solid upgrade over pixel 6a. Love the tensor g3, the 256gb storage, the multiple user profiles part of stock android for completely separate user spaces.

One thing that the pixel brand could use is more physical brick and mortar retail stores. Like, google should commit to opening more physical brick and mortar stores. If there's an issue with a pixel phone, people should have a sort of "spectacle" "apple-esque" like shop to bring it to to diagnose and fix the issues.

Google had 3 stores. 2 are in new york city and one is in Boston.

What would it take for them to open 50 stores - at least one in each state?

What would it take for them to open 20 stores? - at least one in each of the 20 biggest us cities?

I think if they expanded their physical retail presence a bit more with some nice high end high profile locations, maybe that could help to install some more confidence in the brand and expand the pixel 8 series user base, along with the upcoming pixel 9 series. As well as the pixel watch, and Chromebook plus devices.

#pixel8
#pixel8a
#pixel9
#google
#googleretail
#googleretailstore
#googlestore
#brickandmortar

"Google Pixel 8a just got a...discount during Amazon Prime Day... $50 discount on the Pixel 8a."

https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/thats-not-a-typo-the-new-google-pixel-8a-just-got-a-major-discount-during-amazon-prime-day

draft -

I love and own pixel 8. It's a great device, a solid upgrade over pixel 6a. Love the tensor g3, the 256gb storage, the multiple user profiles part of stock android for completely separate user spaces.

One thing that the pixel brand could use is more physical brick and mortar retail stores. Like, google should commit to opening more physical brick and mortar stores. If there's an issue with a pixel phone, people should have a sort of "spectacle" "apple-esque" like shop to bring it to to diagnose and fix the issues.

Google had 3 stores. 2 are in new york city and one is in Boston.

What would it take for them to open 50 stores - at least one in each state?

What would it take for them to open 20 stores? - at least one in each of the 20 biggest us cities?

#pixel8
#pixel8a
#pixel9
#google
#googleretail
#googleretailstore
#googlestore
#brickandmortar

7/6/24 — Open 5-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

A recent addition to our TTRPG selection is this like-new 2017 Mouse Guard roleplaying game, 2nd edition rulebook. Also, if the '80s-vintage Marvel Super-Heroes RPG is your jam, I've got a handful of game supplements, some never-opened!

Not a gamer? Stop and explore. There's much more in-store!

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #TTRPG #RPG #MouseGuard #MarvelSuperHeroes #VintageEphemera

My photo of a Mouse Guard™ Roleplaying Game book, by Luke Crane & David Petersen.

An open mouthed viper is attacked by a caped, sword-wielding mouse warrior who is barely a mouthful for the snake.

The front of this books dust jacket is illustrated with wide top & bottom borders of brown with tan filigree.

7/5/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Larry Flynt & HUSTLER rubbed folks the wrong way. His tools were shameless sex, brutal honesty, vulgar humor, and calling out political & celebrity hypocrisy.

His journey began with strip-clubs here in Dayton. "The Hustler" was a newsletter for his clubs–a fact usually ignored in local PR.

Of the big 3 men's mags, his is the only one still in print.

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #Hustler #LarryFlynt #BackIssueMagazines

A grid of nine images on black, relating to Hustler magazine and it's publisher, Larry Flynt, as follows:

1. "The Hustler", a precursor to the magazine, dated Sep. '73, cover photo of Cincinnati Red baseball player, Pete Rose.

2. A "Larry Flynt for President" poster.

3. 48th Anniversary, 2022. A blonde in a U.S. flag swimsuit & flag tinted sunglasses leans against a rail in the sun, the Statue of Liberty visible in background.

4. L.F. posing with 3 copies of his 1st issue on a city street outside one of his Hustler nightclubs.

5. L.F. in his wheelchair, holding open his suit jacket to reveal a t-shirt with "FUCK THIS COURT" on it.

6. A poster for Milos Foreman's "The People Versus Larry Flynt." Star, Woody Harrelson in b&w gagged with a full-color U.S. flag as duct tape. "You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?"

7. July '84, 10th Anniversary HUSTLER. A nude female torso, standing poolside, is draped with a U.S. flag of thin fabric, saturated and slightly see-through.

8. 2015 Anniversary issue, a close-up of a purposefully open mouth, tips of teeth & surface of tongue visible, top lip painted flag blue with white stars, lower lip is vertically striped in red and white, a French manicured finger seductively resting in the corner of the lower lip.

9. Jan. '84, buxom blonde woman in white "Larry Flynt for President" t-shirt & U.S. flag bandana headband waves a small flag in a celebratory fashion.

bonnettsbooks 7/3/24 - Open 7-9p, maybe later. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Open tonight, closed tomorrow, back to normal on Friday. Hope to see you soon!

Independence from monarchy is the reason for the season. Independence means taking responsibility for the system. 'We the People' are part of the system. Our job is to Vote!

Happy Independence Day, U.S.A!

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Since1939
@bookstodon @mastodonbooks

A photo, tinted blue, of fireworks bursting above a public pavilion. The following text is overlain in red, white, blue letters:

bonnettsbooks

Bonnett's Book Store

BONNETT'S BOOKS be closed for INDEPENDENCE DAY Thursday, July 4th 24 HAVE FUN & STAY SAFE

Back in the stacks for First Friday, July 5th, 2024.

An image of white text on a black background, reading as follows:

bonnettsbooks 7/3/24 - Open 7-9p, maybe later. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please. Open tonight, closed tomorrow, back to normal on Friday. Hope to see you soon!

248 years ago, the baby United States told England to bugger off. "We don't like being ruled by a king, Monarchy sucks!" And we set up a Congress intended to represent the voice & will of 'We the People.

We would elect people to be our voice in Congress. We would elect our President. Our Congress & our President would work things out as 'We the People' wished.

If things weren't working out, there would be a Supreme Court to help make sense of it all.

An image of white text on black, as follows:

The system worked pretty well most of that time. It's been adjusted along the way, trying to reduce corruption, trying to make things better for more of 'We the People.' Nothing is perfect. It's designed for change. Our ability to make change is being eroded.

'We the People' are part of the system. Independence means taking on some responsibility. The system only works if all the parts do their job. If we want the system to work we have to do our part. It takes time, a little bit here-a little bit there.

For over 200 years it's been our system to maintain and parts are going bad. Vote while you can, before the whole thing breaks down.

Happy Independence Day.

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Since1939

7/2/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Pete Rose, or "Charlie Hustle," isn't officially recognized for his feats on the ball diamond, which he earned. His un-official activities got him banned-for-life from Major League Baseball & its Hall of Fame.
America's pastime has a code of honor.

If it's good enough for the MLB, why shouldn't it apply to something as important as President of the United States of America?

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore

A photo of two Pete Rose books. He's in uniform for the Cincinnati Reds on both covers.

"Pete Rose's Winning Baseball"
A grainy photo shows the titular all-star, in-game, about to connect a swing, the ball mere inches from his bat.

"Pete Rose: My Story" by the author & Roger Kahn.
An in-game photo of the subject, arms raised in celebration – batting helmet held high in his right hand, number one finger raised on his dusty-gloved left hand. He isn't smiling but wears an expression of mild satisfaction.

6/28/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

We don't handle sports cards; but, we do handle books produced with sports cards inside!
These, from '90/'91 contain mini-bios of pro athletes' chilhoods. The last 5 pages of each are printed on perforated card-stock, 9 cards/page, with youth photos on front and stats on back. Collect the complete set!

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #LittleBigLeaguers #SportsCards #TradingCards
@bookstodon @mastodonbooks

A composite photo of four paperback sports books, each about the size of a magazine.
All are by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo.
Each contains a Special Bonus of 45 Trading Cards! Clockwise from top left, the books are as follows:

little BIG LEAGUERS.
Compiled by Bernie Ward.

Red with white and black titling. Four posed, black and white photos of unnamed child baseball players are arranged in a square with a circular color photo of each in the outermost corners. Triangular green shading divides each pair of photos, to give the impression of a baseball diamond.

More little BIG LEAGUERS.
Compiled by Tom Muldoon.

Yellow with red and black titling, designed in the same manner as the first book.

little football BIG LEAGUERS.
Compiled by Tom Muldoon.

Blue with white and yellow titling. A reversed arrangement similar to the baseball books, color pro photos squared in the middle with square black and white child photos in the outer corners. A white border filled with a row of red stars connects the images.

little basketball BIG LEAGUERS.
Compiled by Bernie Ward.

Green with yellow and white lettering. Arranged side by side are four narrow color images of pro players making jump shots, topped by a square black and white photo of each as a child.

6/21/24 — Welcome to Summer.
Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

This old bookrack – frail, but still in use – is in the earliest photos from the shop. 80+ year old retailer bookshelves. I've never really stopped to appreciate them in this aspect. Through the years, we've lost a few to wear and this one's fading. There are 5 more still in use, thankfully in better condition.

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #BooksellerLife

@bookstodon @mastodonbooks

A photo of a simple old bookshelf, crammed with dozens of colorful books of many different titles.

6/20/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Is this a meme reply in a 76 year old comic book? Is it proof that time travel exists?

No. Of course not!

I couldn't resist poking some fun when I found this last night.

Panel excerpt from "Jeanie" № 19 (May 1948).

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #JeanieComics #MarvelNotMarvel #ManOrBearMeme #ManOrBear #ComicsOutOfContext #GoldenAgeComics #GoldenAgeFunnies #Comics #ComicBooks

An edited and enhanced excerpt from a vintage comic book panel.

A panicked woman wearing a green dress and heels in a forest leaps up a tree and clings to a branch, exclaiming "It's a REAL bear!"

"Netflix House will fill the voids left by dead department stores / The immersive entertainment and retail experiences will be opening in 2025 in Dallas and Pennsylvania."

draft - I would like to see Spotify do stuff like this

#netflix
#spotify
#netflixhouse
#spotifyhouse
#brickandmortar
#retail
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#guitarcenter
#guitar
#piano
#music

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/18/24181027/netflix-house-retail-dallas-king-of-prussia-2025

6/17/24 — Open 6:30-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

One of the coolest things about our shop is that you might find any topic. Spooky, sexy, fantasies, ridiculous, undisputed, absurd, clinical, exciting, over-the-top, under-the-radar, around-the-corner, and always something interesting!

#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore