tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864102919516600647.post7245191807327119773..comments2021-04-10T11:26:06.538-07:00Comments on A Year of Living Charitably: Support Independent BusinessJenPBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706445916591332075noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864102919516600647.post-43086679504121902322009-07-26T20:49:42.296-07:002009-07-26T20:49:42.296-07:00I must confess we also shop at the big boxes when ...I must confess we also shop at the big boxes when we need to, and more and more often they are the only option. A couple of weeks ago the garbage disposal finally died. (It was the original from 1980-something, so no big surprise I suppose.) Come payday I looked around for a new one. There are no purely local hardware stores anymore, but we did go to the franchise down the street (the owners of the franchise at least live around these parts) before heading out to the bigger stores. All the garbage disposals I found were in the $125-$175 range, and they were all hard-wired versions. OUR disposal was originally a switched plug setup, so that's what I was looking for (plus similar power and right size). I finally found it at the biggest members-only store in the county - at $75, double the power of our old one, and with the requisite plug. Chalk one up for the big boys.JenPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706445916591332075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864102919516600647.post-15583898557787532812009-07-26T20:32:34.231-07:002009-07-26T20:32:34.231-07:00We try to aviod the 'Big Box' stores for o...We try to aviod the 'Big Box' stores for our shopping, too. Although, I do have to admit, our favorite membership-warehouse has some things that are just too good to pass up. The local business owners do deserve first dibs on our business, and it's a worthy cause for sure.Kristi Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014448420287593971noreply@blogger.com