Sticking With The Store

When making a purchase of over $200, most North Carolinians almost always purchase products at the store. 27.5% of them will compare store prices and internet prices to see which has the better deal, and 18.8% will do product research on the Internet, but generally purchase products from a store.

47.6% of respondents in North Carolina answered "I almost always purchase products from a store" when asked "when you are thinking of making a major purchase of more than $200, which of the following statements best describes you?" and given five choices.

Notably, only 6.4% of 18-24 year olds said they do internet research and purchase at the store. 20.4-23.8% people in age groups that ranged from 25 to 64 year olds picked the answer that indicated this.

A purchase of the new iPhone may warrant a different answer since it is in such high demand, or does it? If you knew it was being sold on ebay for cheaper, would you buy it online instead of at an apple store? How about with your other $200+ purchases, like furniture, etc? How do you go about purchasing those things?