Where possible I will support a local/Mom & Pop store over a big chain. I will even pay a little bit more to support the local. But Mom & Pops are going away. Fast.
As an example of the loss we are experiencing would be the local Sewing shop that sells thread, needles, material and sewing machines but are unable to compete with Walmart on prices. People save 3 cents on a spool of thread at Walmart so the do not purchase thread at the local shop. The local goes out of business. We lose the expertize of the Mom and Pop shop and get a Walmart employee that has no clue how a sewing machine works.
By investing in the Mom & Pop shop might just help you out in the future.
Do You Prefer Big Brands or Mom and Pops?
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☆Warthog - PWCM - JLA☆ 2012/09/18 17:20:57
Then the person giving my first interview of the day barely spoke English.
I did a lot of research the night before and learned how to answer their questions and what they wanted to hear. I even learned that they grade on a score of 1-10 for each question. I made note cards and gave perfect answers. Then at the end of the interview, I see her going down the list of questions and grading my answers 3, 3, 4, 2, 3.
Two? TWO ??? That made me so mad. I gave a PERFECT answer to that question and someone who just walked off the boat from Venezuela thought "Meh...I'll give that a 2..."
I tell ya, I wanted the smash the "#1 employee" mug on her table right then and there.
It the quality is better, made with love
the human factor is important to me.
A international business conglomerate bought
out a Chicago bakery that had started out as a
family business that made the best commercial
chocolate cake of of it's era.
Under Big Brand leadership the company went bankrupt
and the cake was discontinued.
The children never had the heart to tell their father who had
founded the business
These are your neighbors, fellow citizens in your home town, For the most part they spend their profits near where they live, in their home town, supporting their fellow merchants. They hire local people and pay heavily in local taxes, taking some of the tax burden off the homeowners. Most are actively involved in their communities, members of their local Chamber and giving back by doing things like sponsoring little league teams. Yeah, often times the big box will be a buck cheaper, but the payback of supporting your neighbors is far greater.
Long Live Cottage industries and Family businesses!
As an example of the loss we are experiencing would be the local Sewing shop that sells thread, needles, material and sewing machines but are unable to compete with Walmart on prices. People save 3 cents on a spool of thread at Walmart so the do not purchase thread at the local shop. The local goes out of business. We lose the expertize of the Mom and Pop shop and get a Walmart employee that has no clue how a sewing machine works.
By investing in the Mom & Pop shop might just help you out in the future.
Most of the mom-pop shops around here (in Jersey) are owned by middle-easterners who can barely speak english and do nothing to upkeep the buildings.