I'm on the same page, angel.  I don't believe in gov't owned stores, but I do believe in huge distribution centers that stock absolutely everything.  How to keep Amazon, while ditching Amazon, is the question! Walmart is basically the model, but one can see that they are much weaker than Amazon on in-store inventory, as you just can't get every single item out there onto a shelf.  Thus their online site where you can get everything, but it needs to be sent to the store after being ordered.    This is the gap business-minded people should be thinking about bridging. Alternative is to just not fucking want everything! Simplify!  Buy local!