Local Variety

Doubters Corner

Doesn't Buying Local Cost More?

Not if you are a careful shopper. To begin with, so-called discount stores often sell goods of lower quality. A t-shirt costing $5 at a superstore that last six months is more expensive than a $7 shirt that lasts a year or more.

Local retailers also usually have more knowledgeable sales people to assure that you get just the items you need, rather than a lot of stuff you don't need.

Studies show that people end up spending far more than they intend to at mega-stores, and that only a small percentage of those purchases are actual discounts.

Large discount stores and online shopping comes with a whole lot of unrecognized costs. Taxpayers end up paying for the environmental and human damage done by transnational retailers who treat the earth and their employees badly.

The more you shop locally, the more you bring down costs for local business folks, and the more you send a message to global retailers that they need to clean up their act if they want your business.

Furniture & Interior Design

At Home Designs
Leslie O'Dell
250 E Main St
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509-332-0658

Country Store Used Furniture
205 NW Whitman
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509-334-1300

Design Effects Interiors
Joanne Anderson
236 E Main St
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509-332-8000
Fax: 509-332-7870

Georgia Carpetworks
810 S Grand
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509-332-67000

Higginson's Flooring Center & Sleep Shop
Michael Higginson
850 S Grand Ave
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509-332-6882
Fax: 509-332-6873

Hinrichs Trading Co.
Phil & Max Hinrichs
155 SE Kamiaken, Ste. 2
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509-332-8888
Fax: 509-332-0738
Website: www.hinrichstrading.com

Model Home Furnishings
Todd & Shelley Kamps
2620 S Grand Ave / P.O. Box 368
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509-332-5505
Fax: 509-334-5683
Website: www.extrafurniture.com

Saunders Interiors, Inc.
Avi Levy
227 E Main St
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509-334-4410
Fax: 509-332-4941
Website: www.saundersinteriors.com