| I shop locally first, regardless of price, and only if I can't find an item do I then try a franchise store.
Yes, it costs me more right upfront. But buying from Walmart has incredible hidden costs if local businesses go bankrupt. Every locally-owned busines that goes under removes money from the local economy, which erodes services and destabilizes neighborhoods.
You're going to pay one way or another -- so the question is who you want to get the most benefit from your wallet. |