I buy from independents even when it means I have to pay more, but that isn't for plus-sized "tents".
My husband and I are vinyl collectors, so even if an LP is cheaper on Amazon, we go to our local independent vinyl shop to buy instead, to support them. In return for that, we're on a first-name basis with the staff, but more than that, we get first class customer service. We get small discounts here and there, Special Edition LPs that we want put aside when they first come out and even some freebies, but most of all, the satisfaction of keeping some of the loveliest people we've ever met in business. Oh and guess what? I've never had to model for them
What I'm getting at, is that Jess and Poppy have never given a flying arsehole about DS, and whether it succeeded or not. They just put their fucking tents on for what they could get...a quick buck. Whereas the majority of us who buy from independents put in to get back what we put in...which is usually 100% first class customer service and satisfaction, not a few measly quid.