• Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca
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    9 hours ago

    I hate even more that I get there and they tell me “you know you can get it cheaper on Amazon” or “we no longer stock it but you can get it on Amazon”. Bud, I can get every single thing in your store on Amazon and yes, it is often cheaper but I am trying to keep local stores and local jobs alive.

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        7 hours ago

        and small businesses typically abuse their employees far worse than mega corps which is saying something in a world of Walmarts and Amazon’s

        the sweet spot is a company that’s small enough to maintain a culture and the owners still have a vision but big enough they have to follow the rules pay taxes and have an hr department

        of course there is no ethical consumption or production under capitalism but I didn’t create this world just suffering along with everyone else

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          Sweet spot is shops that require staff with some level of skills or knowledge which makes them a bit more difficult to replace.