So many people who shop — but prefer to do so from the comfort of home — know the allure of Amazon. “I’ll just duck in for a minute and see if there’s a better tool to solve this chore,” you might say aloud, though no one else is home. Three pairs of comfortable shoes, a slick electric lighter, and one rechargeable blender later, you have forgotten entirely about cleaning the toilet and are now upset that the microwave potato bags are sold out.
