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Re: Online shopping is bad for the environment

Nov 19, 2012, 14:07

Creston

McSterls wrote on Nov 19, 2012, 12:07: By that thought what's the difference in carbon footprint, of amazon shipping the goods to their warehouse, then UPS to my home compared to Toys R Us shipping the item through their distribution system to the store, then hundreds of consumers driving to the store in their SUV to pick up an item that may or may not be available then driving to another store, or a third. Think I'll stick with online shopping and save myself time and frustration. There is no difference. He's just desperately grabbing at a straw man in an effort to prop up his rapidly failing business model. Creston

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Comment [quote="Creston"Nov 19, 2012, 14:07][quote="McSterls"Nov 19, 2012, 12:07]By that thought what's the difference in carbon footprint, of amazon shipping the goods to their warehouse, then UPS to my home compared to Toys R Us shipping the item through their distribution system to the store, then hundreds of consumers driving to the store in their SUV to pick up an item that may or may not be available then driving to another store, or a third. Think I'll stick with online shopping and save myself time and frustration. [/quote] There is no difference. He's just desperately grabbing at a straw man in an effort to prop up his rapidly failing business model. Creston [/quote]

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