Comments on: Recession kills off local merchants http://funny-about-money.com/2009/08/13/recession-kills-off-local-merchants/ Simple Living = Frugality = Peace of Mind: Personal Finance and Stress Control Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:51:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: funny http://funny-about-money.com/2009/08/13/recession-kills-off-local-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-14843 funny Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:33:27 +0000 http://funny-about-money.com/?p=7927#comment-14843 Yes! The one near where we lived in Encanto had a little restaurant & seating area where the kiddies could eat some fried chicken and Mom could sit down and rest for a few minutes. ;-) After a fashion! Yes! The one near where we lived in Encanto had a little restaurant & seating area where the kiddies could eat some fried chicken and Mom could sit down and rest for a few minutes. ;-) After a fashion!

]]> By: Jen in VA http://funny-about-money.com/2009/08/13/recession-kills-off-local-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-14803 Jen in VA Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:06:07 +0000 http://funny-about-money.com/?p=7927#comment-14803 I loved shopping at Bashas when we lived in AZ. Our Bashas had a kids area where the kids could play and make crafts while I shopped. The employee in charge was a sweet grandmother type who clearly loved kids and families. The store also had a small seating area near the deli where the kids and I could share a delicious pizza for less than the cost of a meal at McD. The store was not the newest, but always the cleanest and friendliest around. I loved shopping at Bashas when we lived in AZ. Our Bashas had a kids area where the kids could play and make crafts while I shopped. The employee in charge was a sweet grandmother type who clearly loved kids and families. The store also had a small seating area near the deli where the kids and I could share a delicious pizza for less than the cost of a meal at McD. The store was not the newest, but always the cleanest and friendliest around.

]]> By: frugalscholar http://funny-about-money.com/2009/08/13/recession-kills-off-local-merchants/comment-page-1/#comment-14370 frugalscholar Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:06:20 +0000 http://funny-about-money.com/?p=7927#comment-14370 Check out the shops on Magazine Street in New Orleans. One of the few places in the US that has lots of local shops. Over the years, I watched the transformation of Colorado Street in Pasadena CA when I visited my in-laws. Now it's pretty much all Crate and Barrel, Gap, and the like. Check out the shops on Magazine Street in New Orleans. One of the few places in the US that has lots of local shops.

Over the years, I watched the transformation of Colorado Street in Pasadena CA when I visited my in-laws. Now it’s pretty much all Crate and Barrel, Gap, and the like.

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