tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post4677564460411903334..comments2024-01-07T00:08:50.346-06:00Comments on Literary License (short reviews, real opinions): Obligation to Support Local Bookstores?Gwen Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802377594686973300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-37739325817757360982009-04-28T10:38:00.000-05:002009-04-28T10:38:00.000-05:00I think you really nailed it with that last senten...I think you really nailed it with that last sentence. Yes, some local bookstores are kind, helpful and provide me with a nice environment even as their prices are slightly higher. Still, I've encountered enough not-amazing local stores to know that I might ultimately prefer a cheaper, more convenient alternative. It really depends on the situation.Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-40940280719428325612009-04-28T07:29:00.000-05:002009-04-28T07:29:00.000-05:00I'm a pretty easy customer...it doesn't take much ...I'm a pretty easy customer...it doesn't take much to get me into b-- ...er, um...to come back to your store (in this case, bookstore). If I like your store, if you don't insult your customers or their intelligence ("glittering prizes and endless compromises")...then I am coming back.<br />Price matters, but I don't mind paying a little more to keep a store I like in business. <br />If someone says to me, you know, at "Wally's Big Save Big Box We Love Our Customers but Don't know Anything About Books Store, you could've gotten that cheaper".<br />Yes, but I LIKE my store, so I'm going there, thank you.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127616590634477030noreply@blogger.com