Is it just me ( or my state of mind) who is getting sick to death of these large shop chains "drop shipping" but no leaving you no way to check stock in store with one click.
I have for example searched for local shops carrying puncture repair kits.
B and M show them as a product. But as they also ship online no way of knowing if they have store stock. (I went last night they had none)
B and Q list them but closer scrutiny show drop shipped only.
The range is the same.
Only bonus is halfords show them in stock. But I would expect that as a specialist cycle outlet. Other stuff I have found like screwfix have a large inventory but a large% is next day delivery to store only.
I have for example searched for local shops carrying puncture repair kits.
B and M show them as a product. But as they also ship online no way of knowing if they have store stock. (I went last night they had none)
B and Q list them but closer scrutiny show drop shipped only.
The range is the same.
Only bonus is halfords show them in stock. But I would expect that as a specialist cycle outlet. Other stuff I have found like screwfix have a large inventory but a large% is next day delivery to store only.