Local Businesses

Survey Created by dawnmarie 2008-04-22 18:16:11

I am just curious if anyone takes pride in supporting the local businesses anymore, or are we all St*rbucks  puppets. Is convenience superior to quality now? Just interested in your thoughts.

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Posted by circe 2008-04-22 18:22:35 I do support local business as much as possible. convenience does interfere though. As in, restaurants, produce markets, convenience market, coffeshop bookstore, plant nurseries.
Posted by bjm1 2008-04-22 18:54:42 thats all i shop is local,exepy for shoes for the boys had to go to kohls,peace
Posted by JesusFran 2008-04-23 10:24:21 I do try, but I really like Starbucks and that is because I know what I am getting and get what I want, and dont feel any sense of responsibility if i justend up sat there for an hour wwith a cheap cup of tea and a book.
Posted by dawnmarie 2008-04-23 10:54:14 I have watched so many local bookstores etc. go out of business because of these huge chains. I have a starbucks right next store to my school, yet my self and my students (who can drive)will go 5 blocks down and get coffee from a local shop. costs 2/3rds the price and doesn't taste like it was burnt due to mass production. I am not completely inncent in all of this. I just feel we may want to try just a bit harder.
Posted by anotherXteenageXdisaster 2008-04-23 13:03:53 I'd personaly rather go to a small local buissness than a chain of a store, or resturant or w/e. Thing is, everytime I find a local ice cream place or resturant ect. that i like they get put out of buissness.
Posted by moresmart 2008-04-24 03:57:31 In my field of work, I deal with a lot of small local businesses. Right now they are struggling. Support your neighbors, and they will support you.

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