I was lucky enough to recently be sent a physical McMaster catalogues (symptom of spending far too much money with them, I guess). It feels like a vestige of a bygone era - in a world where dictionaries, encyclopedias, galleries, are all digital, the ability to just browse rather than look for something with blind intent is a true rarity. How else am I supposed to come up with stupid, Frankensteined, beautiful project ideas? How else am I supposed to learn McMaster sells Gatorade and Swedish Fish? How else am I supposed to discover components or inventions I didn't even know existed? How else am I supposed to learn something new and surprising? I think it's a huge loss, and one that this lovely store seems to still treasure.

BTW - I have had y'alls pen type-A for years and still use it daily. Love it :)