Comments on: A “value add” for Frugality: Marketing the Planet http://theartofzenliving.com/2008/07/a-value-add-for-frugality-marketing-the-planet/ Live simple. Live happy. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:32:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: outsiderlookingn http://theartofzenliving.com/2008/07/a-value-add-for-frugality-marketing-the-planet/#comment-204 outsiderlookingn Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:30:35 +0000 http://theartofzenliving.com/?p=156#comment-204 The main problem I have with buying local, is it is too far to drive with the price of gas. We have a "local" meat co-op, but it is over 100 miles away. If it was local, I would go in a second. The farmers market has been great and I love taking my son. He can taste the fruits from different people and decide which one he prefers to buy. The main problem I have with buying local, is it is too far to drive with the price of gas. We have a “local” meat co-op, but it is over 100 miles away. If it was local, I would go in a second. The farmers market has been great and I love taking my son. He can taste the fruits from different people and decide which one he prefers to buy.

]]> By: becoming minimalist http://theartofzenliving.com/2008/07/a-value-add-for-frugality-marketing-the-planet/#comment-203 becoming minimalist Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:19:24 +0000 http://theartofzenliving.com/?p=156#comment-203 i gladly pay more for locally grown fruit and vegetables. it keeps the money local. but even more important to me, it just tastes better and is better for you.. i gladly pay more for locally grown fruit and vegetables.
it keeps the money local.
but even more important to me, it just tastes better and is better for you..

]]> By: outsiderlookingn http://theartofzenliving.com/2008/07/a-value-add-for-frugality-marketing-the-planet/#comment-202 outsiderlookingn Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:12:48 +0000 http://theartofzenliving.com/?p=156#comment-202 I will always shop Target over Walmart and here is why. Target treats their employees better as their employees are paid a wage they can live off of and offered benefits at even part time. Walmart on the other hand pays their employees just above minimum wage and keeps them just below full time so they do not get benefits. Walmart employees make so little that most of the families receive government assistance in the form of welfare. Walmart treats all customers as criminals with their receipt checks and purposefully under staffs their store to save money. I will go to the store where I am at least treated with respect. We do have a few local grocery stores, but few people shop their as they are mostly ethnic food stores. We do have a local scratch and dent store which is locally owned and gets all their stock as left overs from local stores that would have wrote off the food. Seems like a good place to shop for me and I do so whenever I am in the area. I will always shop Target over Walmart and here is why. Target treats their employees better as their employees are paid a wage they can live off of and offered benefits at even part time. Walmart on the other hand pays their employees just above minimum wage and keeps them just below full time so they do not get benefits. Walmart employees make so little that most of the families receive government assistance in the form of welfare. Walmart treats all customers as criminals with their receipt checks and purposefully under staffs their store to save money. I will go to the store where I am at least treated with respect.

We do have a few local grocery stores, but few people shop their as they are mostly ethnic food stores. We do have a local scratch and dent store which is locally owned and gets all their stock as left overs from local stores that would have wrote off the food. Seems like a good place to shop for me and I do so whenever I am in the area.

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