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  • From: Eastex Farms <eastexfarms AT direcway.com>
  • To: Jay Gee <jaygee AT jghelp.com>, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related
  • Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:12:22 -0500

Jay,Well Said. TexasBill
----- Original Message -----
From: "jay gee" <JayGee AT jghelp.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related


> Dawn wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > Does anyone else find it ironic that
> > recommendations are being made for purchases at Sam's Club, a.k.a.
> > Wal-Mart? I've been under the impression that a good part of what makes
> > for successful market farming is building relationships with your
> > customers, whom you then educate in the ways of eating seasonally and
> > locally, and that such a sustainable way of eating and living may cost
more
> > than cheap "food" found at the supermarket.
>
> Nothing ironic about it at all. Makes good sense to me.
>
> Wal-Mart has been successful at building relationships with most
> of its customers. That is one of the reasons for its success.
>
> People have to do what is best for them individually. Sometimes that
> includes doing what is best for a "group," often it doesn't.
>
> Shopping at Wal-Mart may be best when means are limited or
> local vendors are unwilling to assist.
>
> > Shouldn't we try to practice what we preach a little more consistently
by
> > supporting our local retail outlets rather than superstores like Sam's
Club
> > and Wal-Mart, both of which are largely responsible for doing some
serious
> > damage to our rural economies? (Granted, the argument's harder to make
> > when the product being bought is a cell phone rather than farm produce,
> > but. . . .)
>
> I suggest that you support local retailers that support
> you by way of fair pricing, great service, and good
> communications.
>
> Few local retailers are put out of business by anything
> but their own actions or inactions. The greatest doer-inner
> of small retailers, be they rural or suburban, is unwillingness
> to change, learn modern marketing techniques and treat
> ALL customers as if they were good customers. The other
> big killer is plain laziness and the "you owe me a living"
> attitude.
>
> There is more to winning and keeping customers than simply
> smiling.
>
> My $ 0.02.
>
>
> jay gee
> not a farmer -- but interested in farming
>
>
>
> Free marketing aids for farmers at:
> http://jghelp.com/farming
>
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