Posted by oldtanker on August 24, 2015 at 08:05:18 from (64.118.3.19):
In Reply to: Buy local posted by flying belgian on August 23, 2015 at 16:58:36:
Interesting reading.
When Wal Mart built a Super Center in a town not too far from me the local businesses fought it tooth and nail claiming that it was going to kill them. Most dropped their prices and are still there doing fine 15 years later. I know someone who has been off and on the city counsel in that town sense Wal Mart got in. He explains it like this. They draw from such a large area that people come to that town to go to the Super Center and then do other shopping while there. In fact the only place of note that went under was an already in decline box store. Sense Wal Mart went in they have picked up a Menards and several other stores.
I try to buy from local businesses when it's feasible because of the conveniences. I need one bolt because I broke something I can drive 6 miles if I don't have one and pay double, as much as 70 cents or so or I can drive 25 miles burning 3 gallons of gas at 2.50 a gallon. Plus buying local means I back home fixing what's broken while I would still be driving if I were trying to save that 70 cents.
A friend of mine retired and sold his hardware store about 4 years ago. Little store in a little town. I know what he was paying for items because he didn't have enough volume to get on with a bigger hardware chain. Most often on something like a paintbrush he was paying over double from his vendor over what you could buy that brush at Wal Mart, Home Depot or Fleet Farm.
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