Trying to save a few bucks by shopping around sounds like a perfectly reasonable plan. You’d do it too if spending a few extra minutes meant you could save some real money.
But what happens when the place that you thought was going to be cheaper is not only more expensive than the competitor, but more expensive than their own online store?
Content creator Dave Savage (@trucker_ninja) recently posted a TikTok sharing his theory about why local businesses are losing out to Amazon.
Savage explains that he needed a motorcycle battery and figured he'd do his homework first. He looked up the part online and found that AutoZone was listing two options—one at $49.99 and another at $79.99. But O'Reilly Auto Parts was his first stop, partly out of loyalty.
"I used to work there," he explains in the clip.
