How to shop.

Actually this post is about searching. The Internet makes this easier than ever to browse AND shop. We can live in East Podunk, not have a car and shop for, literally, a used jet, helicopter, Rolex or LutwycheBespoke suit and have any of these become part of our reality IF we have the money. No driving or sitting in traffic, just pure shopping online.
Now this presumes pictures and videos of your future purchase are adequate involvement. For most, they are not. Visiting a fine shoe store, trying on the latest creations, smelling the leather, well, you know what I am talking about.
Your fancy might be guns, A/V gear, cars, houses, foods or kitchen gear, but the feeling of joy that comes from buying quality goods is real.
The trick, early on when you are just learning about some future purchase, is where do I start? You can just go to one of the top stores, buy what is there and...
Or you can feel your way along to the best or maybe just the best YOU can afford learning along the way. Ask others who use these items. Pay attention to what you actually need. Do you really think a $400 food processor is required or will that well-rated $165 machine do everything you know how to do AT THIS POINT, or maybe ever? This is a PTP, a point to ponder. Maybe ever.
Say you just got a new cookbook and are fired up about veganism. Lots of cutting involved. I need new knives for sure. Check the Consumer Guides at  https://shopping.zeef.com/robert.w.hall
Hmm. Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Profection is only $600 for a set... Now, with lots of cash, you could stop here, find a store and purchase one of the top brands. Likely you will be satisfied, forever.

You could also look down the listings and find Ginsu Chikara, $75 for a small set, buy that one and never need more knives, ever.
If you live in or near a city, I urge you to do something different. Visit stores that have sets and individual knives. Pick them up. Imagine cutting rutabagas or the like. Check your wallet too and your current skill and interest level.
Then do your internet researching, price shopping and finding a store you like. Maybe you end up with the Henckles, maybe the Ginsu. The point is you got deeply involved in your own life's chores. Nothing was left to chance. You prevailed. You hunted successfully.
Much of our buying could be like this whether its high-end or low-rent, we do our own work and it feels good.
Or you can just text your personal shopper and tell her or him to buy it for you.