buckling spring boards are still a little annoying but i can forgive them more than most MX-like boards that click just to click - i'm partial to vintage stuff and the timbre isn't quite as grating to me. mx blue-type switches sound cheap and crinkly, like someone is crumpling up one of those crazy-loud Sun Chips bags.
co-workers: please keep those at home! get a nice silenced board for the office :)
brick and mortar thing is real. microcenter's basically it for physical. novelkeys and kbdfans sell $8 switch tester packs with ~10 switches each, not a store but at least you feel them before committing.
Clicky switches are always tactile, but tactile switches arent always clicky.
Some have even quieter actuation but at that point I'd argue the biggest difference relates to bottoming out the switch and if theres any dampening efforts there.