Suppor t Your Local Businesses! Get Happy With It!
By the People . . . For the People Serving Central Connecticut www.peoplespressnews.com Wallingford Flower
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LocalMotion - Your Town, Your News, Your Views! April 2010 • Volume 10, Issue 126
190 Center Street. 203.265.1514
Charlie from Meriden Feed and Grain
Sal from Wallingford Flower
Irene and Paul from Marianna’s Bakery
Brenda & Jeff from The Wallingford Victorian Bed and Breakfast
Jared M. Skowron, ND from Harvest Park Naturopathic Medicine
Sandi from Kindermusik with Sandie & Keys & Strings Music Studio
LOCAL BUSINESSES MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
By Andy Reynolds I have not written in about 2 years now but I was inspired to write about how our local businesses make a difference for all of us every day. As you are probably aware, this paper has never allowed the big box stores and national chain stores to advertise with us. It was always very clear to us who mattered and that was our local business owners. Who else works as hard as they do to make sure you are happy with the service they provide? Who else knows you and your family? Who else supports every aspect of the community? NO ONE! As a child my father would bring me into all of the locally owned shops and he would only shop or use the services of local businesses. He knew them and they knew him. We would sit down with them and just talk. If you go into a local business today - the way they treat you has not changed from when my father brought me with him over 30 years ago. My father told me that our hometown is like an apple. If there were no local business owners and only chain stores left - the apple would look shiny for a while but then collapse upon itself because the inside of the apple was gone.
He strongly felt that local business are the core of our community and so do I. Local business owners are the first to create new jobs and to hire local people. They care about employees and in turn the employees are committed to doing the right thing for customers like you and I. The offer better services, better products and yes - better prices. They support the local economy by shopping at other local businesses for their needs and of course they are a huge part of our tax base which supports what we have come to expect from our towns. And let’s not forget that most of the owners live right here in town. They are the ones who support our schools, sports teams, events, non-profits, organizations and more. You don’t see any big box stores putting in a high school booster ad do you? Starting with this issue, along with what you have always expected of us, you will get a chance to learn more about the local businesses in our towns. So don’t get boxed in or chained up - stop by a LOCAL business instead. You won’t regret it and you’ll help keep the core of our towns alive and well.