I am waiting for the day when Obama makes it law that commerce and business webpages must follow templates for webpages that work and function like they should.
If your an auto dealer , you use a proven webpage that works for an auto dealer. click here to find whats available , click here to see our hours
If your a hair dresser , you use a hair dresser webpage, put in your logo/pictures/info and that's it.
If you want to order a pizza , you find your pizza store and it's the exact same webpage as the other pizza store accross the street ( different logo) , but you know what to do to order a pizza off of that webpage because it's the same .
I'm going to go out on a limb here but I would safely say that 95% of webpages for companies out there , would work better , be more up to date and would give the end user a better experience if they just were a facebook fan page. Something simple that the owner of the company can update, interact with clients , share photos/videos , etc
I can't stand webpages that even I can't even figure out with a extensive graphic design background. I seriously just sit back and wonder if the owners of some of these companies are having a secret affair with a retarded flash designer and is afraid to get a webpage that actually functions.
Buying clothes off the internet should be as simple as dialing a phone, You don't have to drag boxes , watch a bunch of shit flash around and click/hold this to flip a page to get to the next number when you dial a number on a phone , why do they have to make buying clothes and other shit so complicated.
Prime Examples of companies that suck.
Dior Clothing -
http://www.dior.com/prehomeFlash.htm
Diesel Clothing
http://store.diesel.com/home/tskay/3FD17CD7/ini/1
Lip Service -
http://www.lip-service.com/