does anyone bother?? i dont really mean proximity either...
I've been wondering about the typical counter argument which goes something like "local produce is too expensive, so i go to tesco, lidl, aldi, asda, pennys, dunnes, etc etc" - I'm starting to think its a load of crap. I went on a wee experiment for the past two months where i tried in every case to buy a local product from a local shop for a local price. My average weekly food spend was between 15 and 20 euro. Moving to local produce it rose by about 5-8 euro a week. I must admit, this is actually more money. so there is the first (and possibly only) 'against' point. it costs more money. about 30% more by the looks of it.
From what i could find on the internet, if you shop in a chain store 43% of the money stays in the local economy. i suspect that this translates to minimum wage jobs and amenities like electrical, heating, maintenance.
If you shop in a local store 68% stays in the local economy, so a large portion of the 30% extra i spent on my groceries gets recycled locally instead of being removed syringe style by multinationals.
so anyways, looking at my wallet in the most immediate present, it costs a little more, but looking at long term its a ripoff to go chain store. If you would like a fight on the internet, tell me otherwise.
I've been wondering about the typical counter argument which goes something like "local produce is too expensive, so i go to tesco, lidl, aldi, asda, pennys, dunnes, etc etc" - I'm starting to think its a load of crap. I went on a wee experiment for the past two months where i tried in every case to buy a local product from a local shop for a local price. My average weekly food spend was between 15 and 20 euro. Moving to local produce it rose by about 5-8 euro a week. I must admit, this is actually more money. so there is the first (and possibly only) 'against' point. it costs more money. about 30% more by the looks of it.
From what i could find on the internet, if you shop in a chain store 43% of the money stays in the local economy. i suspect that this translates to minimum wage jobs and amenities like electrical, heating, maintenance.
If you shop in a local store 68% stays in the local economy, so a large portion of the 30% extra i spent on my groceries gets recycled locally instead of being removed syringe style by multinationals.
so anyways, looking at my wallet in the most immediate present, it costs a little more, but looking at long term its a ripoff to go chain store. If you would like a fight on the internet, tell me otherwise.
