I no longer frequently engage in any painting or drawing due to grip/tension shakes; it’s one of those ‘essential’ type inflictions, but in the past, I mainly preferred my palette knives over brushes and liked seascapes from photos I took during storms etc, especially if shipping was around. Now I buy materials for another without the income to fund her art. My reward is watching her evolve into something she only dreamt about before. My hands are strange beasts as the tension shakes only exist when I grip lightly and completely disappear when I grip the steering wheel.
Tremor or shaking hands - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Thank you. A very interesting article, as I seem to have begun to develop a slight tremor.
My brother, however and he is two years younger than me, has a very distinct tremor particularly noticeable when he’s trying to use his smart phone with his finger going one way and the phone the opposite way.
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Going back to the OP ---- should the question be why people DON’T buy on-line? Because in most cases I can’t see why anyone doesn’t.
Looking at it from my perspective, those who don’t are often not tech-savvy, don’t even have a PC or, alternatively, are afraid of security problems which is why, as a rule, they don’t do online-banking either. Have hardly heard of any other reasons. The idea that abstaining from buying online would support high street shops doesn’t seem to hold water any more because there’s hardly any shop that doesn’t have an online business as well.
Online stores that make you pay for a return : Regatta, Bonmarche & others I have forgotten
It’s really getting to be too much hassle to buy clothing/shoes online.
Thank you for posting this article LD
Mr M also has a tremor which has worsened in late years .
He is fine when driving but finds writing difficult now .
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I suppose I enjoy the best of both worlds, for example, last year we found a lovely second hand bookshop in Arundel. It was a pleasure to browse the shelves and physically pick up a volume or two.
Definitely not an experience you get online!
On the other hand I’ll occasionally buy a second hand book from Amazon, simply because it’s convenient and cheaper than buying a brand new copy.
Sadly there is very little in the way of independent shops in my neck of the woods. I’m talking about butchers, greengrocers, fishmongers, delicatessens etc. The so called high street seems to consist of overpriced chain coffee bars, nail bars and dodgy looking kebab shops.
Not that you’d order fresh mackerel online of course, especially in this weather 
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I wanted some pickling vinegar. I checked Tesco and Asda, neither of which stock it now, so I clicked onto Amazon and it will be here tomorrow, is there anything Amazon doesn’t sell? Is there any wonder retail is dying…
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I did go into town yesterday with a friend .
I went to a real butcher and bought two Cornish pasties which were delicious .
Wanted some bones for the dog too he didn’t have any .
He told me that they don’t have many bones nowadays as they don’t have large joints of cows .
Because of health and safety delivery men are not allowed to carry haunches of cow into shops even on trolleys .
PS the pasties he doesn’t make himself - they come from Cornwall as it is not legal to sell a Cornish pastie that isn’t Cornish .
You live and learn .
My tremor is somewhat strange because I can play my guitars and piano etc without any problems whatsoever, but concentrate on a canvas with a knife in my hand and as I go to apply paint the shaking starts unless I grip harder which of course means I also loose fine control. I’ve managed to overcome the writing problem by raising the pen hand’s elbow (that tensions my wrist), which of course cannot be done trying to paint … it’s a bugger, it really is🤬
Years ago, I heard one of the big store operators asked whether he would change anything so that they could compete with the On line Stores.
His reply is now one of the many quotes which made the list of ‘Paradigms’ (strange sayings people make) :-
“We’ve been very successful, up to now, so why should we change!”
I’ve always thought shops should have one of everything, in all sizes if it’s clothes, that you can look at, touch, try on, poke a bit but that isn’t for sale.
Instead, once you’ve decided you like it, you order it from them and they deliver it to you from their warehouse or stock
And at the end of the year they could have a sale and sell off their demo items
You could do it with all sorts, make-up, paints, clothes, curtains
The shop would get more custom and be one up on Amazon because people like to see what they’re buying and also could enjoy a day out at the shops looking at things and trying things
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I tend to buy my weekly food shop online & have it delivered, but only because I find that lifting & carrying heavy bags is getting more difficult as I get older.
I am not a fan of city shopping, but if I want clothing I can usually find a local shop that sells things that I like, and if it is everyday clothes I can usually get them from places I have had good stuff from before.
Sadlu I think we will all have to get used to online shopping , because the cost of running large shops is getting so expensive that prices will keep rising to cover things like heating, cleaning, staffing & keeping the building in good repair… so the customers will have to pay more! 
Ok so yesterday I ordered this seasalt top
But received this Joules coat which is for someone else! I’ve contacted the seller and luckily I don’t desperately need the top today, but it’s the second time this has happened in a month. This time there isn’t a note inside. The packing warehouses must be using poor systems or under too much pressure. I hope they arrange a courier to collect this time, the last company expected me to return it.
I’ve had the same problem with Merrells Annie. I had a pair for several years and decided to order a new pair online after failing to find the correct size in ‘Go Outdoors’ I ordered what I thought were the same ones, but they are not as comfy, and the backs are a lot lower than the originals, you feel as if your heel is going to slip out any time.
I have also ordered running shoes online in the past and been disappointed when they had changed the style. These days I will not buy online, and will search round for a shop that will allow me to try them on before I buy.
We are due to go on holiday to Keswick in August and there are lots of outdoor shops, so I will wait until then and stock up on shoes and waterproofs for walking and biking.
Good luck with your search Annie…
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That’s a good plan OGF and Keswick will hopefully still have some real outdoors shops open and stocked! After a couple of days the Regatta ones aren’t too bad tbh better than the new style merrells. They also do a nice orla kiely range (not that you’d be interested!) I’ve had luck with their flip flops. But my whole online experience recently has been a nightmare. Changes in merrells design as you say are v disappointing. The back of the shoe is super important when you are putting so much impact on the foot. It’s like they have let inexperienced staff loose on the design.
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I buy quite a lot online now. i don’t like busy shopping centres and get frustrated when I make an effort to go to the shops and they don’t have the size/colour in stock.
I like a few certain brands of clothes because I know what the sizing is like so I get what I want online and know immediately if it’s in stock. i am usually very impressed with how quickly it arrives and often you get a voucher in the parcel for discount off next purchase.