Comment Re:I do the opposite (Score 1) 532
The brick and mortars need to focus on providing a better overall value, and that includes their employees being able to enumerate exactly WHAT that better value is.
^^THIS^^
You do nobody any good by "buying local" just because or buying an inferior product because it is made-in-the-USA. It just keeps inefficient/low-value-add operations alive in zombie mode and provides no incentive for the necessary change that will actually improve the economy long-term.
For example, I did a huge chunk of my Christmas shopping at Nordstrom. I paid probably 25-30% more than I would online or elsewhere. But I did so because they let me sit in a comfy chair, and got me coffee. Then the helpful salesperson went and picked out items for my wife, sisters, mom, etc. that I simply had no chance of choosing well on my own. That's value-add.