In article >,
notbob > wrote:


> Kinda silly to spend $40 on gas, even to CO Springs, when I can order it
> online for $20. I'm getting pretty good at this online ordering thing
> and the competition for customers is getting fiercer. Many places do
> not even charge for shipping. I try and buy local, preferring to pay
> a bit more to support our small rural economy, but if it just can't be
> found, here, the net is still growing in the retail sector. I've
> ordered insoles, a doorknob, a baguette pan, and silk liner socks in the
> last 2 wks, alone. Armchair shopping at its finest!

Next thing you know, they'll reinvent the wheel!

When I was a kid, my aunt and uncle had a Sears catalog. We had a
catalog at home but it was a current catalog. Theirs was a reprint of a
really old catalog. It was a new concept back then. Order something,
and it would be shipped to you!

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA