Are There Limits to Buying Locally?

This rather lengthy post originally appeared on February 24, 2009
A regular reader and former coworker emailed me over the weekend with an interesting question about buying locally.  He asked, “At what point is price an issue?” He cited a couple of recent instances where he paid more to buy something locally rather than buying it [...]

Buy American-How Can We Help?

There’s an interesting article at Embarq.com reporting on the “Buy China” rules that Bejing has imposed on government-funded stimulus projects.  China has instituted the rules, similar to the “Buy American” provisions of our own stimulus package.  It doesn’t take a degree in political science to expect other countries, especially China, to retaliate against US policies [...]

A Win/Win for Buy Local

Around here we’re pretty much coffee fanatics.  At least my bride is.  The doctor took me off caffeine a couple of years ago so I guess I’m a faux-coffee fanatic.  Anyway, recently our faithful Bunn started leaking water.  Not a lot of water, but enough to be a pain in the neck.  There’s nothing worse [...]

Buying Locally–Are There Limits?

A regular reader and former coworker emailed me over the weekend with an interesting question about buying locally.  He asked, “At what point is price an issue?” He cited a couple of recent instances where he paid more to buy something locally rather than buying it online.  The price difference wasn’t enough to be a [...]