Re: [MDOsprey] support your local...

stamps@sea-east.com
Mon, 22 Nov 1999 10:49:47 -0500


What he did is no different from comparison shopping for a refrigerator,
furniture, etc. between department stores. If you can't look at something
and compare and then go somewhere else, then you are at the mercy of the
first place you go to. Right?


At 09:30 PM 11/21/99 +0000, you wrote:
>Here's another vote for buying where you shop -- and, as others have
>pointed out, where you live and want to be able to continue to shop.  
>I hesitated to add my voice here, but now I have a question:  this
>afternoon I went shopping with a friend who wanted to look for a book (a
>set, actually) in a specialty book store.  It was available in two
>different editions, and he wanted to compare.  Innocent that I am, I
>thought he was going to BUY the books, but no; he just wanted to see
>them side by side and decide which to order on-line.  To save money, of
>course.
>While we were there I bought a couple of books, and he offered to
>include a book I wanted with his order.  Granted, the books I bought
>happened to be on sale, but I do buy books there regularly at regular
>price.  I declined my friend's offer, and he asked is it a terrible
>thing that he's doing, using the local retailer to comparison shop when
>he had no intention of buying there.  He did point out that he hadn't
>asked the price or for any assistance.
>I smiled and told him I thought it was a terrible thing.  And kept
>smiling.  I was surprised and a little bit uncomfortable that he would
>do this. (I didn't say that, though) Any suggestions?
>
>
Charles Vaughn
1306 Frederick Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21801
stamps@sea-east.com
410-742-7221