At a time in mid-winter when there seemed to be no end to snowfall and ice accumulation the only place I could get a snow shovel was through Amazon. People were looking for new shovels because the ones we had were breaking. The stores couldn't keep up with demand. All they would say is "maybe we'll get some in next shipment, but no guarantees." We finally gave up looking and waiting. We checked Amazon and thank goodness they were there! We wound up picking up 2 so we could get one for our daughter and son-in-law also. Every time I finally look at Amazon when I've been looking around for something, I find it there and think "why don't I just look at Amazon first?" I hopefully will do that from now on.