Funny thread. And true, alas.

Tip for those who don’t know anything about retail: the only store that is likely to have anything in “the back” is a shoe store. Most others do not and never do. Think about it. Why would a store keep a bunch of crap they want to sell where no one can see it? It doesn’t make any sense.

Shoe stores have limited shelf space and the boxes are necessarily fairly large, so sometimes they do have other sizes available in the back of the store. Other stores, there’s basically no chance of any hidden stock.