" wrote in message . ..
Lucky dawg, I got wood shipped from N.Y. to So. Calif that ended up
less than half of what I would have paid if bought locally and that
included shipping! Buy more potatoes!

Yeah, these guys know I'm an amateur and I do it for fun. Because I
do it for fun, they know I'm not going to hassle them about a buck or
two, and I'm more likely to smile at 'em as I walk out the door.

The cool thing is now most of them know me by name ... last week one
of them actually stashed away a prime piece of dense large-eyed
birdseye maple in the back and offered it to me when I came in.

I wish more local businesses would thrive like this one is doing. I'd
much rather support a community business that provides great service
.... as opposed to having to self-check myself out at Home Despot.

On 29 Aug 2004 07:14:02 -0700, (Nate Perkins)
wrote:

I get a 10% discount at the lumber yard because they know me as a
regular customer (I'm a small potatoes buyer, but they are trying to
encourage the local amateurs like me).