Not true, you might just not be familiar enough.
Spend Monero directly (Physical goods and digital services):
-monerica (massive merchant directory)
-moneromarket(dot)io
-kycnot(dot)me
...and Darknet Markets!
You can also buy gift cards with Monero, for just about anything, to fill the gaps:
-coincards
I was referring to physical vendors (P2P). For gift cards I’d rather buy one from Walmart in cash.
Do you mean buying at physical locations in person? Then yes, very limited. I think that is the case for a lot of crypto.
But there are many places for buying physical goods and digital services online directly with Monero. The gift cards are just a bridge to cover anything else you can't find.
