693,775
I like doing business with people I know and that usually means local.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
5,216,409
I prefer local vendors when possible. Guess I am old fashioned but like the personal touch
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
1,543,823
Hometown & Local Always!
Locals refer me business back, national companies do not. Use your networking sense. Unless you're into one way relationships?
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
231,948
I prefer to use local vendors but only if they up to my quality of service. After all, when I lay my head down to sleep, it's important to know that I did my best, for both sellers and buyers, bar none.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,311,397
I like the response of John Meussner.
I want to deliver the best experience to my client. I would like to use a local business but only if the alternative provider is not clearly better. It is my client for whom I am working, not just a local business whom I would like to support.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
851,242
I do try to support local as much as is feasible.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
1,076,551
I focus 100% on quality and service. If a local business is great, nothing wrong with using them even if the cost is a little higher. If a local business is terrible, I don't use them.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
3,587,960
I have a big network of local partners we've been working with for years. I send business their way and vice versa.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
3,345,091
Always local. I do not feel I need to give up anything to hire the local providers I hire.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
901,535
I try to use local. If someone really great can do the work better than my local contacts, then I would consider them.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
4,160,899
Hello Karen Climer I prefer work with local vendors. There are good national internet companies too.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
1,502,998
Depends on the service. Some are local, some regional, some national, some in-house. It's about who can get me what I want, at a good price I'm willing to pay and have it delivered on time and provides the most value.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
1,844,301
I would have always said local but now it sometimes doesn't work out that way. Printers in general - out of state might do better work & not charge for shipping which is the biggest $$$ of the whole project.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
763,883
I always go with the best product at a great price from an ethical company. I love to support local with all things equal though.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
921,504
I can go to Best Buy and purchase stuff made in China for $100 or go to AliExpress and buy the same thing for $40 if I willing to wait 2 wweks. Yep, that all the time it takes.
Same applies to HomeDepot, Wallymart and the other boxes.
Now when the content is not originated in China, the locallity is expremely important. What each of us did during lock down for local business is paying back big-time now.
I am engaged in a market study right now regarding how much the public is willing to spend EXTRA for very obvious, environmentally beneficial, things? It will be an exercise to confirm if 'GREEN' or "LOCALITY" or local sourced are of such value, the public will pay EXTRA.
With escalating costs for EVERYTHING, this will be a real litmus test.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
900,128
I definitely favor local when it's a viable option.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,684,109
Hi, Karen.
Some years ago I ate in the same restaurant three or four times per week. The manager bought a house; I was his broker. His cousin bought a house, I was again the broker. They did a 20-year lease for a new restaurant site; he called me in again.
But during that same "era", I ate at another restaurant several times per week. That owner was friendly, cordial, made sure the meals were good... but he bought his house from "The agent on the sign in the yard." I didn't hesitate to express my disappointment.
Reciprocity is what I am driving at. Is the local printer going to give me business, or refer me business... or will I get the same results going to Zazzle or VistaPrint? What about the web design company that I used for my Homeowners' Association? They didn't ask for my help when it came to real estate.
Local merchants and vendors who say "Shop Local" need to do the same.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,781,173
Local naturally and an exception would be a franchise or locals are not available etc. I problem solve and will get it done regardless
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
6,393,609
Depends on how the product is delivered and how it is priced.
Internet and other utilities are national companies with local offices.
Printing and signs are ordered from national companies that offer much better pricing and speed than we can get locally.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,230,113
It's all about the quality and the customer service for me. If the local vender is better in both regards, I MUCH prefer to use them.
However, in some cases, the local and the internet vendors are similar (in quality & service) and the internet provider's cost is considerably less. In those instances, I will go with the internet provider.