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06/02/06 01:16 - ID#21730
Proffit and American lifestyle
In response to (e:libertad,50) This started as a comment, but it is something I've been wanting to write about for a while, so I'll post it here.
"A patriotic company isn't just concerned with the bottom line, but for the environment in which it operates, the welfare of its employees and the image they are portraying of their country." Hell yea to that Brother!
We have been fooled, in so many ways, by those who make a profit. They have convinced us that the most profitable course of action is the most enjoyable.
Paying less, has become more valuable than walking to the corner store, interacting with your neighbors and being part of your community.
There is no community at Wal-Mart, just miserable underpaid staff and impatient irritable customers. Is that Life? Does it mean that society is doing well if we have more faceless warehouses selling us cheap crap? Paying $3.99 instead of $4.99 for a garbage can is supposed to make my life complete?!
Instead how about, running a small business doing what I love to do, a hardware store, clothing store, a bike shop, shoe store, camping store etc... That's life, waking up each morning and doing something I enjoy.
Instead we are convinced that if we can buy more things, then our life will be fulfilled. What we own determines how happy we are, not how we live. What a bunch of crap.
Personally I'm careful of where I spend my money, I will pay that extra dollar at a local business to get a plunger for my bathroom, instead of looking for the cheapest price. Because local businesses make my community a better place, they are more enjoyable to visit, and I feel like I am giving the owner a gift by helping them to live peacefully. The paradigm in this country has got to shift.
"A patriotic company isn't just concerned with the bottom line, but for the environment in which it operates, the welfare of its employees and the image they are portraying of their country." Hell yea to that Brother!
We have been fooled, in so many ways, by those who make a profit. They have convinced us that the most profitable course of action is the most enjoyable.
Paying less, has become more valuable than walking to the corner store, interacting with your neighbors and being part of your community.
There is no community at Wal-Mart, just miserable underpaid staff and impatient irritable customers. Is that Life? Does it mean that society is doing well if we have more faceless warehouses selling us cheap crap? Paying $3.99 instead of $4.99 for a garbage can is supposed to make my life complete?!
Instead how about, running a small business doing what I love to do, a hardware store, clothing store, a bike shop, shoe store, camping store etc... That's life, waking up each morning and doing something I enjoy.
Instead we are convinced that if we can buy more things, then our life will be fulfilled. What we own determines how happy we are, not how we live. What a bunch of crap.
Personally I'm careful of where I spend my money, I will pay that extra dollar at a local business to get a plunger for my bathroom, instead of looking for the cheapest price. Because local businesses make my community a better place, they are more enjoyable to visit, and I feel like I am giving the owner a gift by helping them to live peacefully. The paradigm in this country has got to shift.
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I tend to walk to get most of what I need, that's why I like living in the city near a commercial district, not that I mind driving, but it's just a more enjoyable lifestyle. I shop at a 24 hour Walgreen’s, Latinas, Ambrosia, and Cafe 59. I have to drive to Aldi to get most of my food. but I am definitely boycotting Wal-Mart.
I'd like to see more local businesses because they seem to enrich my environment more than big all inclusive shopping centers that are surrounded by fields of asphalt. it's just my preference, but I really hate the wide Sprawlways, long traffic lights, and huge parking lots where the infrastructure is Only set up for cars, not people. so I shop locally.
and FYI, there are some good hardware stores and such at Grant and Ferry if you don't feel like venturing to the burbs for stuff.
That said, I will admit that I love Target. It's not so much about the price, as the convenience. If I need fish food, socks, paper towels, a plunger, and milk- I could go to five stores, or I could go to Target/Walmart.
Sure in a perfect world I'd drive my emissions-free vehicle, or better yet ride my bike/walk, to five mom and pop stores and stop and chat and ask about the kids and get warm fuzzies... But that's just not always feasible. Don't get me wrong, I wish it were, but it just isn't always.