Rosalind - 5:46 pm on Jan 24, 2006 (gmt 0)

Like many, I got book tokens for Christmas, both Amazon and the offline kind. The difference in choice is astounding: I can find things I want straight away with my online vouchers, but I'll probably have to travel to the nearest city to be able to spend the offline vouchers.

My local retailers may have cut back their ranges, but my expectations have also risen. So buying offline can be a much more disappointing experience, when I compare it with the sheer amount of choice I'm faced with online.