Ally 2 :
A local company is threatening to sue or go to the local news media to make us look bad because we’re buying a better product out-of-state.
Do you think we should buy the inferior local product? Or, buy a better non-local product and let the seller whine to the local news?
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depends on how much worse
How can anyone sue you for not buying their product?
I always buy local if they have a comparable product at a comparable price. If I can buy better out of state, over-seas, whatever, I buy it.
However, if you have reason to believe that the media and community might take their side for some reason, maybe you should offer the locals a chance to meet your demands.
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Let them whine this is a capitalist nation. If your product is inferior then you will be beaten by another similar product that is better.
Let them whine, money is too tight to spend it on an inferior product. Once the media learns of this, they will back off. Use words like value and superior without actually saying anything negative about the locally produced item.
How much is local good will worth to your business?
Can you go to the local media and say “We won’tcompromise and rip you off just to use an inferior product made locally? Make a better product for us to offer our consumer, and we;ll gladly use you!?
No, it is YOUR money you can spend where you like.
Stop being intimidated by these people. Tell them if they don’t shut up you’re going to the local media and expose them for harassing you. Also tell them you’re going to a lawyer, and then do it. It will cost about $200, depending where you live, to have an attorney write a letter for you to tell these people to shut up. You will feel a lot better and they will disappear.
You have a right to buy goods and services from whomever you choose. Do not be bullied.
I do not know enough on this topic to comment, but I know local business get under cut by the large manufacturers (type of) like Walmart because they can not compete for the people’s desire for cheap bargains.
I also admit that I prefer to shop in local stores because I feel customer service receives more attention than in the larger business because the local ones really want your business. I feel creapy going into Walmart.
The local company can’t sue you for not buying their product! Sorry- I buy the best product that I can afford. I would love to buy local but I won’t do it JUST for the sake of doing it. If he goes to the media he will look like a whiner.