tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964366434613397645.post5645872801487943937..comments2023-10-22T06:12:49.722-04:00Comments on RICH INNER LIFE: Doing The Right ThingSMChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074869561178154760noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964366434613397645.post-73211706552233322302008-12-04T20:40:00.000-05:002008-12-04T20:40:00.000-05:00Michelle- Okay- I hear the condescending part. Wil...Michelle- Okay- I hear the condescending part. Will step off my pedestal and issue some apologies.<BR/><BR/>LYC- Every dollar is a vote!<BR/><BR/>Rosse- thanks for the tips! I will include those links.<BR/><BR/>JAF- Yeah the big boxes can be so dehumanizing- sort of the consumer equivalent of raising veal.SMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074869561178154760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964366434613397645.post-49140041923586431362008-12-03T09:01:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:01:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.JAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545662188224643224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964366434613397645.post-12048374843573053632008-12-03T08:59:00.000-05:002008-12-03T08:59:00.000-05:00I think this is an important post for your busines...I think this is an important post for your business site. Culture is one of the primary determinants of downtown vibrancy, right? So you should be using your influence and pointing people in the right direction with regard to all of their left-over dollars...or, dollar. You might want to shorten it a little and make it a little more upbeat for your site though. My 02...WHICH YOU ASKED FOR!?!?! BTW, I've been trying to say goodbye to the big boxes for a while -- mostly because (as you know) I tend to get ticked off at things and my economic vote means NOTHING at the big boxes -- there's always another customer behind you (or at your feet if you're trampling). <BR/>Also, you must know Mary Beth from Hannah Grimes in Keene? www.hannahgrimes.comJAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545662188224643224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964366434613397645.post-54271578380165830442008-12-02T14:05:00.000-05:002008-12-02T14:05:00.000-05:00Concord so needs a group focused on supporting ind...Concord so needs a group focused on supporting independents. Coincidentally, Concord, MA, just started an Independent Business Alliance: http://www.concordiba.org/ <BR/><BR/>The post didn't mention the leading national organization in the movement: The American Independent Business Alliance - http://amiba.net - that networks local groups around the country. I see NH has just one so far (in the Laconia area): http://www.bibanh.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964366434613397645.post-50985122215508546762008-12-02T13:38:00.000-05:002008-12-02T13:38:00.000-05:00I didn't think it sounded hector-ee....I have been...I didn't think it sounded hector-ee....I have been hearing more in the media about the importance of buying local...and I try too!LYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220870664009051989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964366434613397645.post-74289935356250207162008-12-02T13:08:00.001-05:002008-12-02T13:08:00.001-05:00Sounds good, though the title is a tad condescendi...Sounds good, though the title is a tad condescending. Kind of heavy for the gallery blog? Maybe focus on local arts. no one wants to be guilted when buying luxury itemsMimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089607098194599524noreply@blogger.com