tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post387372321145236896..comments2023-03-25T06:10:20.898-07:00Comments on Taking Over The Web One City At A Time: AdvertisingLex Luthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12385209462352433350noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-17129014632654125342007-01-18T22:38:00.000-08:002007-01-18T22:38:00.000-08:00Thanks for your economic insight Marie. Costco ser...Thanks for your economic insight Marie. Costco serves a purpose just like Wal-Mart and I would not want you to shop anywhere else. The market will always work, some of us just want to know where the market is near us so we don't have to drive 20 miles to a "Costco" and walk a mile to the front door and then another 3 miles inside looking for those great deals. But I do like those greeters that say, "Thanks for coming by"Lex Luthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385209462352433350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-91242889646652136542007-01-18T21:59:00.000-08:002007-01-18T21:59:00.000-08:00Let the market work. What the people want, the pe...Let the market work. What the people want, the people support. <br /><br />I like Costco. I think they provide a valuable service to a large number of people. If I didn't like it, I wouldn't shop there.<br /><br />You don't like it, so you shop independent merchants only. There is enough business to go around.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421506990963764612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-47742411786300558442007-01-18T18:11:00.000-08:002007-01-18T18:11:00.000-08:00Your welcome David, hear ya soon!Your welcome David, hear ya soon!Lex Luthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385209462352433350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-41230072162296883272007-01-18T18:05:00.000-08:002007-01-18T18:05:00.000-08:00OOH-RAH! Lex!! Thanks for the link over to My Poin...OOH-RAH! Lex!! Thanks for the link over to My Point!! I'll get this one up on too.<br /><br />Semper Fi! LexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-76309795154108978582007-01-18T08:20:00.000-08:002007-01-18T08:20:00.000-08:00Tisha, your such a sweetheart!Tisha, your such a sweetheart!Lex Luthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385209462352433350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-66562237265505632712007-01-18T00:29:00.000-08:002007-01-18T00:29:00.000-08:00Thanks Lex, we need to get back to the basics I ca...Thanks Lex, we need to get back to the basics I can't say that enough!Tisha!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00476744443195395621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-33207941704774263442007-01-17T21:02:00.000-08:002007-01-17T21:02:00.000-08:00Warning! I'm from Houston where Wal-Marts are pr...Warning! I'm from Houston where Wal-Marts are propogating everywhere. Houston's merchants of opportunity tend to thrive in this city because they understand business; they want your business and they try to get it.<br /><br />I agree that it appears the majority like the large 1 stop shops: if the local merchants want our business, they need to atleast try and let us know where they are. It's not because we want to go to Wal-Mart, it's because we don't know where else to go. Owners need to "Get on the Map!"Lex Luthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385209462352433350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-1260525380790366772007-01-17T20:32:00.000-08:002007-01-17T20:32:00.000-08:00Hi Anita: It really is easy to go to a Wal-Mart an...Hi Anita: It really is easy to go to a Wal-Mart and find just about anything. Many people dread shopping because they do have to drive all over town. If you were able to find just a few merchants nearby, it may actually be a pleasant experience; of course, many shops don't advertise for your business and that is what Sam Walton capitalized on.Lex Luthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385209462352433350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-54784816652793033482007-01-17T18:45:00.000-08:002007-01-17T18:45:00.000-08:00I really like what you say here. I hope to start ...I really like what you say here. I hope to start bringing more "real content." I cannot stand Wal-Mart. I lived in Texas for years and always supported the little guys there, but Texas favors the WMs of the worldMorioka.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366011902452951849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-81336273305725187522007-01-17T16:36:00.000-08:002007-01-17T16:36:00.000-08:00No matter how much I WANT to shop the locals, I al...No matter how much I WANT to shop the locals, I always get drawn back to Walmart and Super Target. It's just TOO darn easy to get all my shopping done in an hour, even if the stuff is junk, than to drive around to 5 different stores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-66768140751839148722007-01-17T09:23:00.000-08:002007-01-17T09:23:00.000-08:00You Tisha, easily see what is happening in the wor...You Tisha, easily see what is happening in the world around us. Big business has always tried to dominate our lives from what we eat, when we sleep and how we control our record levels of depression that I firmly believe is a result of the manipulation.<br /><br />Is it any wonder we have to take so many pills? It would not surprise me if there is something in the pills that tells us to go eat at McDonalds, buy a Toyota, eat beef, vote Democratic( that one is not quite perfected yet )...<br /><br />We can only feel safe if we go back to our roots where people like ourselves will take care of us. Shop locally. Shop the independents. Shop from ShopFromHomepage, which caters to real companies offering real products.Lex Luthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385209462352433350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600886.post-52113884969801106592007-01-17T08:46:00.000-08:002007-01-17T08:46:00.000-08:00Powerful analysis! I believe just the opposite of ...Powerful analysis! I believe just the opposite of what the psychologist do that we expect too much because we think we’re entitled to it. MTV recently did a study on youth and happiness and found that the youth in developing countries were so much happier than those in developed countries. I will be writing about it next week on my blog. My theory much like yours is that our consumption society is controlling us rather than us controlling it and we are made to believe that we have to have this, that and the other item and like you said we are not happy when we don’t. <br /><br />I really enjoyed reading this thought-provoking and insightful post!Tisha!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00476744443195395621noreply@blogger.com