i certainly prefer to deal with local sellers, or at least physical stores when possible. however, i live in casper wyoming, the second largest city in a state with a population less than 500,000! needless to say many items aren't available locally or near by. actually, i'm getting into ammunition reloading, and i'm please that all of the online manufacturers encourage people to buy locally or at least order through their dealer if possible.
it's certainly always best to buy locally, for the economy, so that the store is still there when you need something small in a hurry, and because they are often a valuable source of advice. around here most of them are honest even if they have to recommend another company. however, for "exotic" items, including most books their just isn't a local source, even when you are in a big city. besides, i have allot of somewhat esoteric interest that are hard to fill locally just about any where. i've lived in big cities, and i did like the shopping opportunities, but that's the only thing about living just outside casper that i miss and it's more than made up for by the natural beauty, air quality, general friendliness and helpfulness of local people, and the beautiful mostly unspoiled landscape. i'm in the best place i've ever been over all. you can only see the air here when there's a forest fire. i used to live in denver, back when the pollution was really bad, then i commuted in for awhile. i'll never forget driving into the green haze that you could see approaching denver, or the way that on a bad day buildings a block away looked fuzzy, and it wasn't my eye's, it was pollution. > I guess I simply don't bother with mail/web order -- why give money to > strangers far afield (mostly in the US ;) when you can provide support for > your own local economy without paying a penalty in terms of cost, and paying > for S&H. > > Living in a big city means that I can usually walk into a store and get > things at the same cost as if I were to mail order. --------------- -- Philip Stortz, mad scientist at large. --Every 13 seconds an American gun owner uses a firearm in defense against a criminal. gun ownership deters crime, it doesn't increase it. gun control increases crime and cost lives. <http://www.pulpless.com/gunclock/framedex.html> -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
