Terri caught me. I mentioned at Tripping Toward Lucidity that I love the garlic & parmesan kettle cooked potato chips from Wal-Mat. Sam’s Choice. Yep. I had to swing through there today to get Daisy some rawhide chips (to save our couch), and I picked up lunch while I was there (chips and a deli sandwich).
I realize that shopping at large chain retailers like the evil-doing Wal-Mart is not terribly green of me. Nor does it support my efforts to buy locally. However, I have a question…Questions? Yeah, more like.
I live in a rural area. And when I say rural I mean way more rural than the rural I lived in when I lived in Texas. In general there are no interstates connecting the towns I frequent, and Wal-Mart is usually the only significant retailer. In general, they’ve driven out the common man, the local business owner, and the entities flocking around Wally World are other large corporately owned businesses.
So, how does one buy local when there’s very little offered locally? Now, if I were a better planner and more innovative, I might buy locally grown potatoes and make my own kettle chips. Fine. But what about all the other stuff? Clothes? Housewares? What about that thing I need on the fly that I don’t have time to order from someone small somewhere else?? Food is not as big a problem as other “stuff.”
How does one balance out large corporate entities when they’ve largely killed the little guy? I’m totally open for suggestions. This is something B and I bitch about constantly in our house.
Also, feel free to mention some green businesses (even if they’re big ones) that you support.
