I keep a little refill tab open because I’m the person who writes down price, stock, and ship window before I commit. This week my pen refill was due Thursday, so I called three pickup spots Tuesday and logged the callback quotes: $89, $107, and $96.
One had it in stock but a 2–4 day ship estimate, one had a 5-day window, and the third changed from “in stock” to “check back Friday” between my morning and afternoon calls. I went with the $96 option because the pickup date was the only one that matched my calendar, and I noted the $18 gap in my sheet.
Not thrilling, but the numbers made the decision less annoying. Does anyone else track the ship date separately from the quote total?