In your situation, you said you could've gone earlier.
In my hypothetical, I got held up at my own work.
In your situation, being late was your fault. In my situation, being late was not my fault.
Conflict posted...
It would make more sense to just go somewhere else regardless of you knowing where it is
"Hmm, an open store right in front of me with exactly what I need, or a different store 3 miles in the opposite direction of my house"
Makes sense
It's still your fault for trying to go to a place that's pretty much closed
A place is either closed or open. There are no places that are "pretty much" closed (in this context).
If your going into a store 2 minutes before it closes, you're basically showing yourself to be a dumbass and uncaring dick who only cares about themselves. Which all of the entitled "career" assholes in this topic have proven.
How old are you? ---
Polite fiction is still fictitious even when no one is offended.