Mar 9th, 2010
Buying Local When it Makes Sense
There’s a big move to “buy local”, both here and nationwide. The theory, I think, is that in tough economic times supporting small, locally owned businesses means more of the money spent stays local to you, rather than going to some large company that’s not anywhere near you.
It’s a great idea, but not always economically feasible. For instance, I would love, love, love to be able to buy bike stuff from one of my local bicycle shops, shorts, for instance. But when I can get six pairs of shorts from Performance Bike for what it would cost me for three locally of similar quality, I just can’t do it.
I definitely do what I can to buy local when it comes to food, for instance–locally grown produce tends to be a fine idea, and stores such as Crestek and McCully Bicycle are great places to shop, but it really still comes down to money. The first pocketbook I need to take care of is my own.
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Buying local really make sense…aside from the fact that it’s much cheaper it also helps our economy. Just an opinion.