I live in a big city with multiple “stores” that all lack the quality items that I search for. I guess I’m unsatisfied with low quality “options” offered to make more profit for retail stores.

The opposite is true of privately owned stores with products. Most of the time specialty stores such as this have on hand the highest quality items, even with a markup, I am able to find the item to keep, instead of buying some throw away item at a retail store.