Pull in to the store that I'm passing on my way home anyway, get an item that I can be pretty sure is not counterfeit or broken, have it immediately not in a day or two or next week, it's not all bad.
Yes I sometimes shop online but these days I try to go direct to the manufacturer's own web store, or I'll buy it on a product-niche site such as bhphoto.com that isn't chock full of anonymous sellers hawking made-in-china garbage.
I know this is a common complaint, but I haven’t experienced it personally. A lot of the things I get on Amazon are name-brand items I would’ve bought in a store anyways (e.g. paper towels or mouthwash).
Yes I sometimes shop online but these days I try to go direct to the manufacturer's own web store, or I'll buy it on a product-niche site such as bhphoto.com that isn't chock full of anonymous sellers hawking made-in-china garbage.