Comments on: Keep your business in Ramona http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2011/11/17/keep-your-business-in-ramona/ Ramona's Community Paper Since 1886 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Jon Hasz http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2011/11/17/keep-your-business-in-ramona/#comment-95187 Jon Hasz Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:40:07 +0000 http://ramonasentinel.mscsddev.com/?p=7930#comment-95187 As a store owner on main street, I have way too much experience with this mindset. As a town of consumers, we must understand a little about small retail shop pricing. Smaller quantity purchases equal higher prices. The prices go way down when volume goes up. If we want lower prices in Ramona, the only way to do this IS to buy local. Otherwise, it's a catch 22 and prices stay the same and everyone keeps complaining. Most businesses up here are drowning in overhead. Help them lower their prices with your support! As a store owner on main street, I have way too much experience with this mindset. As a town of consumers, we must understand a little about small retail shop pricing. Smaller quantity purchases equal higher prices. The prices go way down when volume goes up.

If we want lower prices in Ramona, the only way to do this IS to buy local. Otherwise, it’s a catch 22 and prices stay the same and everyone keeps complaining. Most businesses up here are drowning in overhead. Help them lower their prices with your support!

]]> By: Miccielle http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2011/11/17/keep-your-business-in-ramona/#comment-94264 Miccielle Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:06:59 +0000 http://ramonasentinel.mscsddev.com/?p=7930#comment-94264 If we are wanted to shop locally, then we should be hired locally. I'd shop in the town that employs me, as I guess I wasn't good enough to work in Ramona. There are many poor attitudes in the lovely little town, and that is hurting the business. Why do we get a Big 5 sports store, and not a Target or Wlamart? Those would hurt our little businesses you say? What about the little sports store already in Ramona? This town is full of hypocrites!! If we are wanted to shop locally, then we should be hired locally. I’d shop in the town that employs me, as I guess I wasn’t good enough to work in Ramona. There are many poor attitudes in the lovely little town, and that is hurting the business. Why do we get a Big 5 sports store, and not a Target or Wlamart? Those would hurt our little businesses you say? What about the little sports store already in Ramona? This town is full of hypocrites!!

]]> By: Mark Felt http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2011/11/17/keep-your-business-in-ramona/#comment-85751 Mark Felt Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:28:55 +0000 http://ramonasentinel.mscsddev.com/?p=7930#comment-85751 I've worked for large chain stores and mom and pop stores. There's no doubt that the mom and pops don't have the same discounts with their wholesalers that the big guys do. They just don't have the floor space to buy in quantity to be able to pass on the savings. I don't mind shopping locally, but as I commented in a similar article as this one, I do mind the additudes some of the local businesses have had when shopping or eating at their establishments. It's hard to spend more locally when the person with the better price down the hill treats you better and appreciates your business. I’ve worked for large chain stores and mom and pop stores. There’s no doubt that the mom and pops don’t have the same discounts with their wholesalers that the big guys do. They just don’t have the floor space to buy in quantity to be able to pass on the savings. I don’t mind shopping locally, but as I commented in a similar article as this one, I do mind the additudes some of the local businesses have had when shopping or eating at their establishments. It’s hard to spend more locally when the person with the better price down the hill treats you better and appreciates your business.

]]> By: Dwayne http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2011/11/17/keep-your-business-in-ramona/#comment-85328 Dwayne Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:13:49 +0000 http://ramonasentinel.mscsddev.com/?p=7930#comment-85328 Apparently my comments were removed...so here I go again. If Ramona wants to keep the business local, then they need to provide lower pricing like down the hill...I don't mind stopping at a shop on the way home, if I can save money. On the weekends GAS prices here in Ramona go up, so I naturally fill up during the week down the hill and save $$$. Why would I purchase up the hill, when I can save $$$ down the hill and not have to go out of my way with GAS to do so. Don't get me wrong, I like Ramona, the community...but you have to be smart and save while you can. I also hear we have a BIG-5 sporting goods opening up here...I'm sure it will fail like the other sports stores we have had. Now if they would have only put a In-N-Out burger here instead of the Subway drive through, that I would purchase here to keep in business. :) Apparently my comments were removed…so here I go again. If Ramona wants to keep the business local, then they need to provide lower pricing like down the hill…I don’t mind stopping at a shop on the way home, if I can save money. On the weekends GAS prices here in Ramona go up, so I naturally fill up during the week down the hill and save $$$.

Why would I purchase up the hill, when I can save $$$ down the hill and not have to go out of my way with GAS to do so.

Don’t get me wrong, I like Ramona, the community…but you have to be smart and save while you can.

I also hear we have a BIG-5 sporting goods opening up here…I’m sure it will fail like the other sports stores we have had.

Now if they would have only put a In-N-Out burger here instead of the Subway drive through, that I would purchase here to keep in business. :)

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