I have an older car, and a neighbourhood mechanic who always looks my car over very carefully when I go in. He warns me about repairs that I can expect to be making in 6 months to a year. He welds up holes in the exhaust system instead of replacing pipes whenever he can. And he costs more than Wal-mart. And if you want these neighbourhood businesses that actually contribute a sense of community to the area, then you support them. If your idea of a vibrant city is driving from Home Depot to WalMart to Shoe Warehouse (and they're all in the same giant parking lot) then by all means, keep giving Wal-Mart your money.
I consider myself a savvy consumer, I sincerely believe in thinking globally but shopping locally and I too have a neighbourhood mechanic, over the river in Aylmer, QC. My guy charges significantly less than Wal Mart, Canadian Tire et. al. do; perhaps you should be more budget concious.
The reason I go to Wal Mart for Oil Changes, and I go to a Wal Mart in my mom's part of the world so I am shopping locally, is my guy doesn't like doing oil changes.
Quick question: what kind of car do you drive?
Presumably it is a car made here, in North America. I have a Ford, made in Kansas City, as part of the Canada–United States Automotive Agreement. I trust when you were making the most important consumer decision of your life, you too bought a vehicle made as part of the Canada–United States Automotive Agreement.
I have an older car, and a neighbourhood mechanic who always looks my car over very carefully when I go in. He warns me about repairs that I can expect to be making in 6 months to a year. He welds up holes in the exhaust system instead of replacing pipes whenever he can. And he costs more than Wal-mart. And if you want these neighbourhood businesses that actually contribute a sense of community to the area, then you support them. If your idea of a vibrant city is driving from Home Depot to WalMart to Shoe Warehouse (and they're all in the same giant parking lot) then by all means, keep giving Wal-Mart your money.
ReplyDeleteBit of a non sequitor there, Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteI consider myself a savvy consumer, I sincerely believe in thinking globally but shopping locally and I too have a neighbourhood mechanic, over the river in Aylmer, QC. My guy charges significantly less than Wal Mart, Canadian Tire et. al. do; perhaps you should be more budget concious.
The reason I go to Wal Mart for Oil Changes, and I go to a Wal Mart in my mom's part of the world so I am shopping locally, is my guy doesn't like doing oil changes.
Quick question: what kind of car do you drive?
Presumably it is a car made here, in North America. I have a Ford, made in Kansas City, as part of the Canada–United States Automotive Agreement. I trust when you were making the most important consumer decision of your life, you too bought a vehicle made as part of the Canada–United States Automotive Agreement.
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