The short answer is yes, it is still anonymous **if done properly.** However, you have to do all the transacting manually and not through third party systems like Coinbase. Once you've manually created your wallet, you then have to find someone else to manually transact where there is a position of mutual trust; like an escrow account. The question, then, becomes how to buy something anonymously and receive the goods anonymously. Point being, while possible, true anonymity is not easily achieved for normies.