Comments on: (Trying to) Buy Local

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:38:05 +0000

I would absolutely wear that shirt!

By: anne

anne — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:36:37 +0000

hence my new t-shirts: “Corvallis: Closed on Sunday,” which I am sure will be a huge hit, but which i will sell only during very, very limited hours. so hurry on over.

By: April

April — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:52:10 +0000

I like Fake Plastic Fish’ take on what local means and that sometimes it’s not about geography at all. Sigh. I get a real kick out of seeing the “Buy Local!” campaign that is being printed in the GT. The Corvallis newspaper is owned by a conglomeration based in the Midwest that is in turn owned by a bunch of banks headed by the Deutsche Bank. Yup… our “local” paper is owned by the Germans! Gotta love it. Nothing wrong with the “buy local” message but it takes some real thought and soul-searching to discover what it really means to you as an individual. The GT appears to be brandishing the slogan as something politically correct to print to make their advertisers happy. Sigh.

By: Green City | Buying local ideas

Green City | Buying local ideas — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:10:11 +0000

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By: Candi

Candi — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:06:55 +0000

Totally agree about Corvallis business hours. I go to school during the day and work nights and weekends, so evening hours are the only hours I can shop. I tend to be a reluctant shopper anyway and mostly end up shopping online, despite wanting to buy local.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:54:25 +0000

I am so with you on the store hours situation! I love trying to shop locally, but the mad dash is RIDICULOUS. I recently took an afternoon Off Of Work so that I could do some clothes shopping without having to rush through it. Crazy.

By: Green City | On buying local (or trying to)

Green City | On buying local (or trying to) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:18:29 +0000

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