In the case of tools I’ll shop at a hardware store, usually Ace, either in person or on their online store.
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Zephorah@discuss.online 3 weeks agoSome businesses won’t sell direct, like 3M or most tool brands. But yes, you can often find things on the brand sites.
Amazon and Walmart are for things you can’t find anywhere else, but neither need the membership to make it happen. Strangely, Walmart is better quality lately.
early_riser@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Would Grainger or McMaster Carr fill in the 3M/tool gap?
Zephorah@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
The sticker shock on shipping from McMaster put me right off the first time I tried to order. Small things. Triple digit shipping even so.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You can have a good laugh at Grainger’s prices on just about everything. They exist purely to rip off other businesses with large expense accounts, in the “don’t care, it ain’t my money” tradition.