Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you

That's strange. I have seen so many cases of brick-and-mortar retailers stocking their shelves with items priced much higher than online prices. I often wonder how they even sustain their business with those higher price. But some people just needs to simply walk in and buy rather than wait a few days to be delivered at door. I am not one of them. I will gladly wait at home a few days get them online.

 

Produce and perishables; I prefer to look at what I buy. I'm a bit particular with the food I buy and cook with; but that's just me. I'm with you on manufactured stuff, hard items - I can usually wait, especially now that I'm retired...

 

Yeah, DW does all groceries locally in stores. But I am sure she uses credit card payment in most stores. I do comparison shopping for almost everything I buy online to find the best price. But at grocery store, I have no idea prices of things if they are good buy or not.

 

As made clear in the sentence you deleted, I was referring to direct-from-manufacturer websites, not third-party sellers.

Some resellers do charge higher than MSRP, but most don't.