clemsonfor
Super Member
The generic Wal-Marting of America. Notice now every shopping area of nearly every town has a WM, McDonalds, Staples, Applebees, Red Lobster and Lowes or Home Depot.
Franchise central. I would rather go back to how I grow up in the 60's and 70's with the little mom and pop stores.
Not saying i like it but cause of walmart and Lowes i am able to have and do more than i could with the local stores. Yes i miss the friendship and personal attention with these small stores. Im only 29 so im pretty much grew up in this generation.
But look at it this way i could have a sparsly furnished house with old fixtures and decorations or my self renovated (partially) home that i live in with good working things in it that are mostly new. A TV at walmart that is $150 will easily have to cost $200-250 at the local Hardware or electronics store. Shop at a small grocery store say IGA vs walmart you will spend $20-50more on each trip depending on what and how much you buy. Yes the meat and produce will be way better at the local grocer!
I went into the Local hardware store to buy pipe and fittings to fix a water line leak at my home. Came out with say 3-5 fittings 2 feet of pvc 3/4 inch pipe, and glue. I cant remember but i know i paid around $12 for this. Lowes would have been a few dollars cheaper, reason i went the hardware store was in town the lowes is 25 mins up the road. Many times building supplies are almost as cheap or cheaper at the local store if you shop them, but lowes is way cheaper on other things.
I dont like it eather, towns are drying up, but it allows us to have more on our modest salleries than we ever would. I can change my own oil with synthetic and a premium filter for what a cheap bulk oil job would cost because of walmarts low prices. It allows kids to have newer and more chloths when buying from walmart vs the corner dime or kids shop. I can go on and on.