Here is a perfect example of why Amazon is taking over brick-and-mortar business

This can be summarized in a story:

I needed some 8.5 x 11 labels for some package. While I was out and about running errands, I stopped by Office Depot. While there, I saw this:

It's a 100 pack of 8.5 x 11 labels, just what I was looking for. But $37 seemed a bit expensive for sticky paper.

Should I just buy it or...

What do I do, standing in the isle at Office Depot? I whip out my phone, check amazon and found this:

560 reviews, 4.5 stars, exactly the same product, + 10 extra sheets of paper. It's only $13 (!!!). Oh and free 2nd day shipping and when I use my Amazon card, I get 5% back as an Amazon Credit. ($0.65)

If this isn't enough reason to NOT buy from Office Depot and go home and wait less than 48 hours for the product to arrive at my door, I don't know what is!

Comparison Per Sheet

At Office Depot the total with tax would be $36.99 + $2.22 MI sales tax = $39.21 / 100 sheets = $0.39 per sheet

The Amazon Prime version came to a total of $12.95 - $0.65) = $12.30 / 110 = $0.11 per sheet

I got these on Amazon for less than 1/3rd the price per sheet!

So given the choice between $0.11 per sheet and $0.39 per sheet, I'll take the dime and penny version - thank you very much.

So this is the future of retail - people walking into brick-and-mortar stores, looking at the items and checking out comparable products on Amazon Prime to see if they can get a better deal. I sure did.

For the price of waiting 48 hours at home for delivery, I'm receiving the same quality product delivered to my door at 1/3rd the price. This saves the company money and it could have saved me some time heading out to the store.

I didn't buy it at Office Depot

I put the 100 pack box back on the shelf and walked towards the door. I had already purchased the Amazon version with a few taps on my phone. Feeling a little bad walking in and not purchasing anything, I grabbed a hand sanitzer bottle in the checkout for a dollar. They got my business after all!

Have you ever had an experience like this? Let me know in the comments below.

@ironshield

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Benjamin Turner: God fearer. Rooted in Messiah. Husband of @lturner. Father of four wonderful children. The guy behind the camera. Steemit enthusiast.

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