08-21-2006, 12:31 AM
Area of 80-ish thousand... nearest "big" city about 200 miles away.
And I have the same problem.
Worse yet are the local business infected with incredible arrogance.. "you OWE me this business, I"m a LOCAL business!".
I would PREFER to do business with local businesses. When I can do so and get decent merchandise, at a price competitive with what I can get it for on-line (Competitve, not necessarily LESS...), I will.
But that's happening less and less.
Some things just aren't availble... specialty tools for metalworking, gunsmithing, etc, there is no choice at all but to order them (or make them, but that's another story..).
And I have the same problem.
Worse yet are the local business infected with incredible arrogance.. "you OWE me this business, I"m a LOCAL business!".
I would PREFER to do business with local businesses. When I can do so and get decent merchandise, at a price competitive with what I can get it for on-line (Competitve, not necessarily LESS...), I will.
But that's happening less and less.
Some things just aren't availble... specialty tools for metalworking, gunsmithing, etc, there is no choice at all but to order them (or make them, but that's another story..).