Big box stores promise steep discounts. Online shopping? Pretty convenient, right?
But wait. Members of Buy Triad First, which was formed by locally owned businesses over the summer, say their top-notch customer service and better quality products are values you won't find elsewhere.
Merchants also stress a greater portion of your hard-earned dollar is pumped back into the local economy, which benefits all of us.
Read more about the group in my Savvy Shopper column.
So are you buying what they're selling? Do you go out of your way to shop local?
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