which brings me back to my point that for a culture so obsessed with shopping, we are gradually losing our venues for it. yes, i know, anything you can find in a store, you can also find on a website. point, click, type in a few crucial numbers, click again and eventually the item will show up at your door, or possibly your office mailroom. but that means you have to wait for it to get to you, wait until it is already yours, before you can touch it, look at it, or decide whether or not it fits or the color is right. and if you don’t like it, you’re either stuck with it or you have to go through the process of sending it back. what’s wrong with the old fashioned method of going to a store, walking around, looking at the options, standing at a listening station, asking a salesperson’s or fellow shopper’s opinion? i love the immediacy of seeing something in a store and knowing that i like it and want it and can walk out with it in my hand. i enjoy looking around and seeing what other people are looking at or listening to or talking about. and what’s more convenient than being able to run to a store and pick something up?