Originally Posted by plainpat
It's interesting that most of you seem to have a lot of local stores to support.Maybe it's the area of the country we live in.
The hardware store is Lowes,the 3 groceries are all big chains,the only clothing stores left are Sears,Penneys & Walmart.Shoe stores, all chains, ditto for toy & card shops.Ditto for coffee & dougnut shops.We have a lot of chain restaurants & chain banks.Even the several rest homes are owned buy a big company of Drs.
That leaves almost nothing left in our small town to support.There's almost no choice left in peoples daily lives.Just a fact of life.
That's unfortunate that you feel so powerless. Trust me, yer not. When the price of soup went up, I made my own. When I got tired of all the comercial bread that's devoid of all possible fiber and nutrients, I began making my own. I make my own meat loaves, and grind my own hamburger too.
If you don't like the big chain, big box, or other big conglomerate, you do not have to support them. Make yer own.
I also make my own coffee cake that will make you wonder why you ever bought that cwap at the store.
I don't really have a LQS, unless I drive about 15 miles. We had one right in town here for a minute. I went there to buy thread and it was $8. I didn't go back, and the store closed within 6 months. I felt bad for them, but I can't buy an $8 spool of thread everyday.