Amazon is the largest retailer in the world, and it's likely that you've purchased something from them before. The online giant has been around for over 20 years and is synonymous with online shopping. But while Amazon may offer convenience, many shoppers have found that a better experience can be had outside of Amazon—at smaller shops and boutiques. Here's why:

Price.

Price is a big deal for everyone, and Amazon has the lowest prices in many cases. But not all the time. Some smaller stores have lower prices than Amazon as well, though sometimes they might be higher. Many factors affect the price of an item: manufacturer discounts and product availability are two of them. When you're shopping online, it's hard to know whether you're getting the best deal or not unless you compare prices across multiple retailers and sellers. This can be difficult if you don't know how much different places charge for similar things (which brings us back to point #2).

Aesthetics.

Let's start with aesthetics. If you're reading this, I'm willing to bet that you like things that are both pretty and functional—and aren't we all? Being able to see a product in person is not only better for your wallet (you won't be paying for shipping), but also for your eyes. Products look better in person than they do on a computer screen, and shopping allows you to get up close and personal with the items you're considering buying.

Besides being good-looking though, shopping allows you to feel products before committing yourself to them. The human eye can see many things at once; the human hand has limitations that require it focus on one thing at once: texture or weight or shape or temperature (or whatever). By touching products before making a purchase decision, your brain will have more information available when making an informed choice about whether or not something is right for you. For example: if someone asks "what does this shirt feel like?" there are no words that can adequately describe its texture; however if they ask "how soft is it?" then they'll immediately know what kind of fabric they are feeling when they reach out their hands towards it!

Finally—and most importantly of all—shopping allows us our first glimpse into how these items might fit into our life outside of their packaging; when looking through online reviews one might find out how many times another customer needed new batteries before realizing hers had died two months ago...but these kinds of experiences cannot be replicated in an online review because people who write them don't see what happens after delivery - only after consumption!

Quality.

There are many reasons to shop outside of Amazon, but the most important is quality.

Amazon’s reputation is built on providing customers with a great experience and plenty of options, but it also means you have to deal with lower quality products and fewer customer service options-not to mention that you may not even be able to return some things at all! If you want high quality goods or service from retailers that care about their customers, then shopping on sites like Etsy or eBay can work out much better than having to go through Amazon (and maybe even save money).

Selection.

Shopping online can be overwhelming. There’s just so many options, and it can be hard to know what you want before you see it up close. When you browse in-person, however, you have time to talk with your sales associate and ask questions like: “What’s the difference between these two shirts?” or “Why do I need this kind of shampoo instead of that?”

Furthermore, shopping at a physical store means that you will have access to products that may not yet be available online. For example, when I wanted a pair of joggers last year but couldn't find the exact pair I wanted anywhere on Amazon Prime (the brand wasn't available through Amazon), I went directly into my local mall store where they were sold out immediately! It was well worth waiting just for the opportunity to try them on myself and make sure they fit perfectly —and since then we've become inseparable friends :)

Organization.

Amazon is organized by search. It’s an online bookstore, so it makes sense that product listings are organized by author or by title. The problem is, the results you get when you type in a search term aren’t always relevant to what you’re looking for.

For example: let's say you want to buy some new jeans. You go on Amazon and type "jeans." The first page of results includes pants labeled "Jeans," but they're actually just regular pants with no real connection to designer denim (and they're all at least $20 more expensive). You scroll down through several pages of these types of items before finally finding some affordable options—but even then, they're not exactly what you were looking for.

You might have better luck searching if your keywords were something specific like "skinny blue jeans," but even then there will be tons of irrelevant results that show up—like other brands' versions in different shades of blue or different cuts (like bootcuts) or even just plain white ones from Forever 21. That doesn't really help anyone trying to find a brand name item!

Amazon may be the largest retailer in the world, but shopping in-person at smaller stores outside of Amazon is a better experience.

The first reason you should shop at local stores is that they have more selection.

For example, when I was looking for a new pair of shoes recently, I was surprised to learn that the largest online retailer in the world (Amazon) did not have as large of a selection as many smaller retailers. The biggest difference between these two online retailers was price; Amazon had cheaper prices on their shoes than their competitors. But it wasn't quite worth paying more money for less variety and quality.

The second reason why shopping at local stores is better than shopping on Amazon is because they offer better quality products. While this may be true for some categories (like clothing), other areas like electronics tend to be pretty similar across all retailers—that's because there just aren't very many ways to improve upon something like an iPhone or laptop computer!

Conclusion

We believe that shopping in-person at smaller stores outside of Amazon is a better experience than online. The prices are cheaper, the aesthetics are more pleasing, there’s more selection and organization at smaller stores. But what do you think? Do you prefer to shop online or in-person? Is there anything we missed? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below!