My Dear Coffin
Good luck!
Of course, AMAZON created the death of local vendors in the first place...
and the free shipping is not a sustainable model, cuz .. TANSTAAFL (There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch).
watch your topnot when dealing with Amazon.
it is the new evil lurking about, and Bezos is its king.
Oh, and he is a lying cheating sunny beach.
re Amazon:
the descriptions are iffy.
the reviews are mostly false, posted by paid shills. (yes, really)
what you order may not be what you recieve. (has happened several times to me)
amazon claims easy refunds... if the vendor is really amazon.
some vendors are impossible to get a refund from, and you have little or no recourse except your credit card company.
Amazon is also well known for repackaging returns as "new other stuff" and off it goes, clothing in particular.
If you are "shopping" ... Amazon can be a nightmare.
If you know the exact make, model and number of the item you want you will have a more harmonious outcome.
If it is stuff like "12 ga brushes" or 4x32 screws 1 inch long you ought to be fine.
Oddly I have better luck with vendors that sell on Ebay...
YMMV
some stuff is great, if it is an american company
if its a chinese vendor... not so much
I have gotten to the point where if I use Amazon to try and find what I need,
then use my toolbox to check out the vendor, and find out if the store that has it has their own website where
I can deal with them directly, often by phone. That seems to work much better, for me at least.
One vendor i found set up a "website only" order, tracking and contact method.
I will never do that again. No phone, no humans answering , no purchase.
hope this helps
prf marvel