I live in a small town and I think the closest shop is more than 3 hours away. I will be in Seattle in March so I guess I can visit the store there. I was hoping items shipped from the storage would be more likely to be "brand new" than the ones that have been inspected and touched by many customers in a store, but well... you cannot tell.
I can see why you would think that, but stores usually have more than one item in stock and will sell you the untouched new item that is still wrapped up. You also have the opportunity to inspect the item before you purchase it! [emoji4]