Spend it in Gilbert – When you buy local you help another family within the Gilbert area. When you buy from someone out of state much of that money goes away from our community.
“It’s your money. When you spend it in Gilbert at a local business, what you are really doing is voting for the success of that business, the success of your community, and ultimately the quality of life that you experience every day.“ Support your local economy. It’s Your Money – Spend It In Gilbert!
Shopping local affords a more personal interaction, you may get to know the owner or their technicians. Local also allows a quicker response time to seek out and determine the pest infestation. Home town pride – invest in Arizona’s economy. For every $100 you spend locally, $43 dollars stay within that community and if your spend $100 non-local only $13 remains in that community.
Invest locally.
I also ran across an article from the “Institute for Local Self Reliance” on Why support locally owned businesses. They give 10 reasons:
- Local Character and Prosperity
- Community Well-being
- Local decision making
- Keeping dollars in the local economy
- Jobs and wages
- Entrepreneurship
- Public benefits and costs
- Environmental sustainability
- Competition
- Product diversity
