I thought i would make a post on the recent topic of buy local and wanted to share my experience of what buying local really means and if it really can be bought cheaper locally, so here goes
My most recent big buy was a sit on top kayak I payed £330 with shipping included, I could have bought the same from a local company for £350 but it was the previous edition which i could also have bought online for £220. I was smug.
Prior to that purchase I bought a camera, a nikon D60 DSLR it cost me £320 on the net but I almost bought it at the JEC because it was there on display but it was at least £80 dearer so i bought it off the net, again I was smug.
A few, maybe more years ago I bought a computer from a shop that used to be where the printing shop is in columberie opposite spar. It never worked from day one it crashed every time i started it up or at least ten minutes later. I complained and complained and complained again till they finally agreed to send it back to the manufacturer who confirmed it was knackered. I then received it back in all its parts and had to put it all back together again. In which case I was a mug. (until i shoved a doner kebab through their letterbox in which case i was smug again!!)
Yesterday I looked at a weights bench from a Jersey company it cost £140 plus an extra £30 for the privaledge of them setting it up and removing the packaging, online it is £91 including delivery, however they dont take away the packaging and set it up so its a terrible service!!
On the otherhand I went and bought my veg and stuff from Lucas brothers the other day and walked out with a shedload of food and it cost me only £6, goddamn i was smug.
So my point is can you buy anything cheaper on the rock apart from vegetables if so then tell me!
