Comments on: Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Starbucks http://www.roundpeg.biz/2009/10/indy-economy/ Helping Small Business Become Big Business Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tweets that mention Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Starbucks | Roundpeg -- Topsy.com http://www.roundpeg.biz/2009/10/indy-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-3269 Tweets that mention Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Starbucks | Roundpeg -- Topsy.com Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:45:31 +0000 http://www.roundpeg.biz/?p=4162#comment-3269 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Lorraine Ball, Lorraine Ball. Lorraine Ball said: New blog post: Friends don't let friends buy Starbucks http://tinyurl.com/yjxwtul [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Lorraine Ball, Lorraine Ball. Lorraine Ball said: New blog post: Friends don't let friends buy Starbucks http://tinyurl.com/yjxwtul [...]

]]> By: Jack Lugar http://www.roundpeg.biz/2009/10/indy-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-3268 Jack Lugar Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:11:33 +0000 http://www.roundpeg.biz/?p=4162#comment-3268 Here's why I don't frequent Starbucks. http://bit.ly/4FBZdC Also, I prefer a place that will refill my cup. I agree about soliciting local businesses as much as possible. I try and go to ACE Hardware when possible. Even though some of the products are a little pricier, they are closer to where I live and what extra I spend is made up in gas savings. Another similar issue is people going to the local vendor to look at a product and then buying it online. Dennis Prager (http://www.dennisprager.com/) considers it a moral issue. The local vendor pays a lot more to have the storefront and stock displays and merchandise than Amazon does to build storage warehouses. Of course I'm a strong supporter of online shopping, but if we are making an effort to shop local, we should consider limiting our online purchases too. Jack Here’s why I don’t frequent Starbucks. http://bit.ly/4FBZdC Also, I prefer a place that will refill my cup.

I agree about soliciting local businesses as much as possible. I try and go to ACE Hardware when possible. Even though some of the products are a little pricier, they are closer to where I live and what extra I spend is made up in gas savings.

Another similar issue is people going to the local vendor to look at a product and then buying it online. Dennis Prager (http://www.dennisprager.com/) considers it a moral issue. The local vendor pays a lot more to have the storefront and stock displays and merchandise than Amazon does to build storage warehouses. Of course I’m a strong supporter of online shopping, but if we are making an effort to shop local, we should consider limiting our online purchases too.

Jack

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