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peoniesinkittylitter
I would shop local if they didn't cost a lot more than a big business. I have to support myself first or else I will be homeless.
tarataqa
"CEOs Hate Him..."
StrawberryPrincess92
http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1kc6u2UFS1r7e0mc.gif
barul
Sure, let's pay more for the same things. That makes sense.
bouron
TIL: local shops are selfish and don't want people to buy 3 holiday homes. Those monsters.
350Zoidberg
But if everyone shops local, won't Jim's Hardware become as big as Walmart? I mean, we've all seen that episode of South Park.
Iamalleandro
The local game store tries to charge retail book price on everything. Sorry, not paying $55 for something that is only $24 online.
JimNeverHasASecondCupOfCoffeeAtHome
Buy from giant companies too. They employ quite a number of people as well.
imgurfacepalm
If your product is overpriced shit I will not shop there, sorry.
BiteTheHandsThatThieve
Word. This applies to businesses of any size. Sorry apple.
Xeynid
If you're buying from a small business purely because of the people that own it rather than the quality of it, then they don't deserve it.
sotsotdei
What about those who work for CEOs? If you don't buy from them, those parents might lose their jobs. Or are they somehow less important?
funkjacket
Are you talking about secretaries?
PunchyFromCleveland
We do all of our Christmas shopping from small businesses. Large stores have their place, but we will lose our little downtowns...1/2
PunchyFromCleveland
2/2. if we don't support them. Also, you can purchase unique items at small businesses vs. the same crap everyone has seen.
Mokoni
Trying to support a local knitting shop. Only open like 5 hours a day....
frankiess
Guilt trip your customers 3.?? 4. Profit!
EnTeRUsErNaMEOp
Local shop owners need third holiday home's to , you animals
Saywatenaou
I buy things at the cheapest price I can for the highest quality and best service...Dance lessons do not factor in.
Saywatenaou
Unless I am buying dance lessons.
Cereaza
Fuck. I was about to say, what if you're buying dance lessons.
ImJustADinosaur
It just feels like begging for some reason. Everyone is struggling but you can't just rub it on people's faces.
funkjacket
Yeah, just shut up, struggle harder, and hope things generally improve! The last thing you want is the working poor comparing notes.
HellomynameisSatan
I don't care that this is a repost. +1 always, my mum is a small business owner.
wnonknu
Your *mam
Mikefreakinhart
How small is she
HellomynameisSatan
pretty small. Like, 30 small...
frjackhackett
you're all missing the point, when you shop at a place like tesco, especially if you do all your shopping at tesco, what you're doing is
frjackhackett
taking that town's money and putting it in a black hole, that money all stays with tesco, employee discounts ensure that the wages they pay
frjackhackett
go back to tesco, they pay the minimum amount of tax they're legally allowed to and would pay less if they could get away with it, it's
frjackhackett
idiotic, give your money to local businesses, keep it in your town, do good for yourself, why are we all working so hard so all these
frjackhackett
megawealthy corporations can become wealthier and people in need can stay in need, we need to start using our heads more
AHorticulturistIsJustANerdyGardener
① My experiences with small businesses are overwhelmingly negative. I still try new ones out, though, because I'm fairly conscious of what
AHorticulturistIsJustANerdyGardener
③ mom & pop store, and mom & pop are overcharging/overselling the crap out of them.
AHorticulturistIsJustANerdyGardener
② the chalkboard says. That being said, a lot of small businesses take advantage of people who assume they'll get friendly treatment at a
Blissardz
Because moms and dads cannot be CEO's ? Or working at wallmarkt?
wobbu
the point is you shopping at walmart has absolutely nothing to do with their income
GoddammitKaren
If a lot of people suddenly stop buying at walmart, then yes, it will have something to do with their income
Ivesaidtoomuchalready
Actually Walmart employees receive a quarterly bonus depending on several factors sales being a major one.
FakePlasticAlex
Yes it does. If people don't shop at Walmart, they will close stores or cut staff, so those incomes will go to 0.
funkjacket
"If people don't shop at Walmart" have you ever visited America?
JonSnowNotedWindmillExpert
Tried to order a guitar part from a local music store. Their price was reasonable. Told me it would be 3 weeks. That was 6 months ago.
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JonSnowNotedWindmillExpert
Ordered a custom made one from the US (I'm in Aus) and it arrived in 2 weeks.
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JonSnowNotedWindmillExpert
Lacquered Bakelite Telecaster pickguard if you're curious.
kuboothelion
This sign looks like a KEN M comment
funkjacket
I don't think you grok the Ken M phenomenon
kuboothelion
Fuck off
logictests
As a small business owner, this actually pisses me off. Buy from the place that makes the best product, or provides the best service.
logictests
Society is telling us success is bad. If that CEO earned three houses by running a great company, let him. Effing entitlement.
honknwave
Exactly!
storebrandproductmascot
I've known more than a few small businessmen who treated their business like a personal fiefdom and were awful to their workers.
Snoot92
I work at a small business and this is my boss exactly. He treats all his employees like absolute shit. After a year and a half of
Snoot92
working here, I've begun telling people to shop at our competition instead. He doesn't deserve the business.
StubbyJohnson
The thing is, when I shop I'm looking to maximize the value of my dollar... as should all rational people. Small businesses need to offer
ElGrandeBanana
If you look at it with a more wholistic view, you might be getting more locally because of multipliers and such.
teratrain
...what?
ElGrandeBanana
Money goes round in the community, dollars get spend multiple times then. But, if you go to wallmart, it leaves, and never comes back.
revelator
Economic nonsense.
StubbyJohnson
incentive to bring customers in, not just expect it out of charity. Sometimes that incentive can be as simple as great customer support.
Vega62a
Same problem American manufacturing and automotive got into. You can compete on price, quality, and/or service but you have to compete.
WhatRaySay
agreed, I think excellent customer service should be a chief priority for any local business looking to compete and stay relevant
BurlingtonBeast
If only places like WalMart and Amazon would reinvest in their products and employees. Imagine if WalMart instead of building super stores..
BurlingtonBeast
Bought out mom and pop stores and sold out of them using the original owners as tools for local goods to add to their regular stock.
JustAnAbidingDude
Neglecting the fact that buying from a large company also supports its base of middle class employees who have families and mortgages.
Iamtheonewhogrowls
This. I work for a massive company and I still have bills to pay and a sick spouse to support!
121AAD
retail is notoriously unprofitable, Amazon stilll doesn't make a profit, Walmart only 2%,might as well support the company that does it best
Inmate45
Big retail make more money from selling shelf space than they do sales, so the 2% is bolstered by that. Buy I do see what you mran
BasicallyImOprah
Exactly. I feel like this small business owner should sell a good product before they try to guilt-trip consumers.
spaghettiThunderbolt
But... We're local! That means we have the right to sell expensive low-quality goods/services and complain when you don't buy!
JustAnAbidingDude
Exactly. I think "support your local economy" might be a better goal.
Inmate45
And if you're buying from a mum and dad store, unless they make everything on site, they're giving most of the money to a big company anyway
TheyCutTheForestDownToBuildAPieceOfCrap
And maybe even retirement savings in mutual funds that own BigCo stock.
IamtheGreatQueenSnugglewombs
Also, in Denmark at least, most small business owners doesnt always sell tax legal groceries.
NotPolarBear
Can confirm: there's a cheap kiosk nearby that certainly goes through loopholes and such. Of course we don't complain, it's cheap after all.
Bobonuke
Mams and dads
fartalert
Mamma og pappa
funkjacket
*mammaries and dinglebops
jonnyh1uk
Definately Wales. Although, unusually good grammar.
puppyfart
I lav tacos on a corn tortilla
goodjobmyfellowman
And dags?
PatrickPunchhard
It's in the UK, either Wales or the North
TheGingerBeardedBiologist
The North remembers.
PatrickPunchhard
Their mams?
rubber1duckie
Or Ireland
PatrickPunchhard
Maybe Northern Ireland. There's a sign saying King Prawn Curry is £4
rubber1duckie
Very good eye you have there
pandaeyed
Or Ireland
PatrickPunchhard
Maybe Northern Ireland. It's not the Republic, there's a sign for King Prawn Curry for £4.
pandaeyed
Good point
krugle
Tried to support a local computer shop, they tried to charge me 200 bucks for a 4 gig stick of ddr3 1333mhz ram.....
LincolnSiixEcho
Oh I hate it when that happens. Like, me too
TrapsAreIllegal
There's a computer sales and repair store in my town. They overcharge so much, but their client base is clueless 50+...
HannahMacc93
Similar thing happened to me, laptop cable broke & I wanted it repaired & he said I would be better off buying a new laptop. Lol ok
UltimateBooty
Pfft I know right (fucking what)
JigglyBoof
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-1333MHz-PC3-10666-240-pin-CMX4GX3M1A1333C9/dp/B003ZDJ42O
SuckItPeasants
But it was 1998 and that was a great deal.
Goodnewwseveryone
Yeah! People can just download more RAM! Unbelievable...
svga
yeah, one experience doesn't make it a rule.
Archimedes05
A local businesses owner is a C.E.O. Maybe that's why you need this sign, you don't under business
mearas
That is the trouble with small businesses, they can't compete.
krugle
Supporting local does mean you pay a bit more, but that doesn't justify complete robbery.
PatrickPunchhard
On the other hand, £4 for a King Prawn Curry is a pretty good deal
JayEnfield
Dad wants to put organic food on the locally hand-crafted table.
thewillibuster
You live in Brooklyn too?
normandy247
hahahahaha good one m8
byohzzrd
Bad business models can be local too! Sounds like they price to focus on larger business customers not walk in customers.
theblackcanaryyy
People don't realize that small businesses don't necessarily mean the ma and pa shop down the street
byohzzrd
Exactly. Local PC shop resells HP with big markup. Main business was POS setup for local businesses. Didn't sell many PCs and didn't care.
shesaidgoodbyetotheground
When I saw this posted a few days ago EVERY comment was like this. Pretty much tore the entire premise to shreds in the comments. Fantastic.
CrimeBrulee
The big box stores kill local business via economies of scale. But that doesn't change that buying local = local impact.
smush1337
It wasn't the same image. This is pure OC gold.
mcperks
Whaaat
duganinja
Take a picture in front of the store.
Bobonuke
LMAO really? I'm sure someone fell for it and bought it too.. I got an 8gb hyperx for like $30 on amazon
ams23
And now Jeff Bezos has a 3rd holiday house. Thanks asshole.
techley
I've emailed Jeff Bezos before with an issue on an order that support couldn't help me with and had a resolution the following morning.
krugle
It's crazy, I gave them 1 more chance later on "I want a ATI 4970 GPU if you can't get one that's fine but I want to crossfire so.."
krugle
"Ok sir" few days later* "Yeah we couldn't that but how would you like a NVidia 470 for 500" "....bye"
Bobonuke
Wow lmao. Are they unaware of amazon/newegg? Do they expect people to really fall for that shit
krugle
They just think people are idiots, I had to go 1 last time after they "shut down" and reopened. They had a system for 3000 bucks (1/2)
Bobonuke
That's fucking ridiculous. $200 for 4 GB ram.. Is this 2004 what
krugle
That was in 2011... I had called them on their overcharging crap. "well it's because of shipping"
GaylordFancyBottom
You should have said: Just shop locally there is no shipping
bananerbread
I have the opposite story. There's a diner down the road that I can get a full order of b&g, a half stack of pancakes size of dinner plates.
bananerbread
A couple eggs over easy and a sweet tea for $7. I eat breakfast there every Saturday.
Moogin
duuuuuuuuude that sounds amazing
justanotheruseraccount
what's b&g?
MisterDictionary
Probably bacon and grits. They're almost certainly a southerner of some variety.
bananerbread
Biscuits and gravy.
bananerbread
Also I'm in Kansas
bananerbread
Biscuits and gravy.
justanotheruseraccount
that makes more sense thanks