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re: Local Business Insisting You Shop There Regardless of Their Prices
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:42 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:42 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
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Well then the efficiency of the markets have worked.
Maybe we can bring back slavery to compete with the Chinese sweat shops.
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Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:46 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
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Well then the efficiency of the markets have worked.
Except that when Amazon drives away competition it will then be able to raise prices. It also has so much leverage it can force suppliers or manufacturers to sell to them at substantially discounted rates, which hurts the suppliers or manufacturers or causes them to go to China to produce their product.
From a global perspective, you are correct. It does in fact work to help Asian economies that can provide remarkably cheap labor.
This post was edited on 5/27/20 at 7:48 am
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:46 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
I always try to buy locally. I avoid shopping at Walmart or any big box store as much as I can. If they have good service and run their business well I have no problem paying more to support local jobs and businesses.
I’d rather buy from a local small business than a big box soulless company any day of the week.
This is only true while amazon has local competition. As soon as they are able to monopolize they raise prices and delay shipping. It’s already happened a few times.
Amazon and Walmart and Home Depot have their place, but I avoid them as much as I can.
I’d rather buy from a local small business than a big box soulless company any day of the week.
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An example is ON creatine. I can get it about 25% cheaper on Amazon with same day shipping
This is only true while amazon has local competition. As soon as they are able to monopolize they raise prices and delay shipping. It’s already happened a few times.
Amazon and Walmart and Home Depot have their place, but I avoid them as much as I can.
This post was edited on 5/27/20 at 7:48 am
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:47 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
You have no idea what you are complaining about. Brick and morters have way more overhead and much less overall revenue.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:49 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
I shop local whenever it is possible. An example, I needed a part for my grill over the weekend so I went to a local outdoor/patio place. The service was excellent. They let me take things to try out, talked to the guy there who was knowledgeable about what I needed and got the issue fixed right away.
In my opinion, the extra $10-15 I paid by shopping local was completely worth it. Academy is as trashy as Walmart these days and I would’ve been miserable the entire time I was in there.
I do still buy a lot of shite online and at Costco, but I try to patronize local places as much as possible.
In my opinion, the extra $10-15 I paid by shopping local was completely worth it. Academy is as trashy as Walmart these days and I would’ve been miserable the entire time I was in there.
I do still buy a lot of shite online and at Costco, but I try to patronize local places as much as possible.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:49 am to cleeveclever
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Supporting local small businesses won’t get you the best deal but it keeps the money you spend in the community. That’s important to some people and it should be.
It's important to me. Customer service is also important to me. I want options and buying everything from one place won't give me options in the future. Of course, I sill use Amazon for some things and I still make the occasional trip to Wal Mart when it's most convenient. But the customer service between The Honey Hole bait store and Wal Mart is worth the trip and the money.
I think restaurants go without even having to explain. A locally owned restaurant blows away anything corporate owned. I've worked in both for too many years, seen too much to ever be convinced of anything otherwise. My parents buying, likely Texas Roadhouse, if I'm paying, somewhere local EVERY SINGLE TIME or I'll eat a sandwich.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:51 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
I've always been humored by this as well. I don't want an old family business to fold but when a cheaper option is available, it's human nature and common sense. People aren't forced to go to Walmart instead of the local guy, they choose to go to Walmart.
Prime example - Legends sporting goods in Mandeville gouged people for years. Their prices were ridiculous but it was the only game in town. Once Academy opened in Slidell, they went under.
Prime example - Legends sporting goods in Mandeville gouged people for years. Their prices were ridiculous but it was the only game in town. Once Academy opened in Slidell, they went under.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:52 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
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Local businesses inflating their margins and/or just terrible business practices don’t shame me into buying from them.
I'm not sure you understand the cost of running a brick and mortar store when you can simply walk in and walk out with what you want. There's a value add to that convenience.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:52 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
My local SNAP owner will order us anything with his larger orders and sell it to us at his cost, wholesale.
Local businesses rule!
Local businesses rule!
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:55 am to Mike da Tigah
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AND you get very little in return in your own community in which you live in. It’s why the rich get richer, and you and your community remain in its condition, and will remain there as long as your masters are from out of state and squeeze you for all of your earnings.
It’s not the 1980’s anymore
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:56 am to Breesus
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If they have good service and run their business well I have no problem paying more
This....the problem is that many small businesses want to charge more but provide Wal Mart level service. If you have great customer service then I'm all for shopping local...if you don't well I won't support you.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:57 am to Breesus
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I always try to buy locally. I avoid shopping at Walmart or any big box store as much as I can. If they have good service and run their business well I have no problem paying more to support local jobs and businesses.
Same here, I don't mind paying a little extra at a local store. They're smaller, have less people, and there's rarely a line at the register. I'll gladly pay a little extra to avoid having to deal with the crowds, etc. at a big box store.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:58 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
Your local business lacks the buying power of Amazon. Couple that with the fact that Amazon can offer sales with single-digit margins, a margin that would drive any smaller company out of business, and there's no way that a local business can match the prices that Amazon offers on a lot of items.
I try to shop local when I can, but my wife is addicted to Amazon shopping.
I try to shop local when I can, but my wife is addicted to Amazon shopping.
This post was edited on 5/27/20 at 8:24 am
Posted on 5/27/20 at 7:59 am to Mike da Tigah
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AND you get very little in return in your own community in which you live in. It’s why the rich get richer, and you and your community remain in its condition, and will remain there as long as your masters are from out of state and squeeze you for all of your earnings.
I think local businesses are much better off not having OP in their stores. I'd rather have to close down my auto glass business than do one simple small job for such a retarded person.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 8:00 am to go ta hell ole miss
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Then they are your local business. Congrats!
I know
Posted on 5/27/20 at 8:00 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
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I still pay the sales tax on Amazon so my community still gets theirs.
Yeah, that’s not how economics works at all.
If you spend $100 on Amazon, the state government will collect $10 and that’s it.
If you spend $100 with a local company, that $100 get redistributed either to their employee who spends a percentage of it in the local community or as profit for the owners who will spend a percentage of it in the local community.
That $100 could very easily end up generating $1000 in sales tax revenue and $1000s worry of economic activity in the local community because of the multiplier effect of money.
I get people seeking cheaper prices but there are somethings that we should seek to buy locally even if it costs more.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 8:02 am to Tiger1242
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It’s not the 1980’s anymore
It is way more of an issue today than it was in 1980.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 8:03 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
The middle class’ reliance on Amazon is indicative of our declining morals and values
Posted on 5/27/20 at 8:05 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
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Local businesses inflating their margins and/or just terrible business practices don’t shame me into buying from them.
It’s like you have no clue about overhead costs
Posted on 5/27/20 at 8:05 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
I've never had a local store insist I shop there. How does that work?
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