Why Buy Locally

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Why Buy Locally?

• Lynn QuijadaSplan
• New Business Development Manager
• Wardens Office Products
• August 20,2008

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• Every time you spend money on goods and services,
  you have the opportunity to make a difference in
  your community. When you spend your money at
  local businesses and buy locally-produced goods
  and services, youre choosing to reinvest in your
  community and helping to create a stronger local
  economy and healthier more sustainable world.
• Strong local economies are essential to
  sustainable community development and the
  healthiest economies are those that connect
  economic development to meeting the communities
  social and environmental needs. Thats why
  buying local can make such a powerful
  difference we are all connecting our economic
  choices to our values and a vision of what kind
  of community we want to live in.

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When Does 1 14?

• A 1 spent at a locally owned store is usually
  spent 6 to 15 times before it leave the
  community.
• From 1 you can create 5-14 in value within
  that community
• When you spend a 1 at a national chain store
  80 leaves town immediately.
• Northwest Earth Institutes Choice for
  Sustainable Living

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Top 5 Reasons to Buy Local

• Support Yourself
• Studies have shown that when you buy from a
  locally owned business more of your dollars are
  re-circulated in the local economy
• You have your car repaired at Burnside Auto Body.
• Modesto True Value helps you with that honey do
  list.
• Need extra space in the garage for your daughters
  new carSecurity Public Storage
• Expanding your business Premier Valley Bank can
  help.
• Support Your Community
• Locally owned businesses are the ones that buy
  pancake breakfast tickets, advertise in high
  school yearbooks, sponsor golf tournaments, and
  sell Kids Day Newspapers on street corners. They
  take their receipts to local banks who turn
  around and help local people buy local houses and
  expand local businesses, like yours.

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Top 5 Reasons to Buy Local

• Create More Jobs
• Locally owned businesses spend on average 28 of
  revenue on labor compared to 23 for chains,
  providing more jobs to residents of the
  community.
• Get Better Service
• Locally owned businesses often hire people with a
  better understanding of the products they are
  selling. They take more time to get to know their
  customers because you are their neighbors, your
  kids go to the same school or you belong to the
  same church.
• Buy What You Want, Not What They Want You To Buy
• A multitude of small businesses, each selecting
  products based, not on a national sales plan, but
  on the needs of their local customers, guarantees
  a much broader range of product choices.

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How we at Wardens are different from the chain
stores

• Family owned and operated in Modesto for 43
  years.
• We are dependable to deliver what we say we will.
• We make it a point to understand your needs and
  design solutions just for your business.
• Online Ordering
• Customized Order Forms
• Dedicated Sales Managers
• We have trained professionals who can answer your
  questions about office supplies.

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How we at Wardens are different from the chain
stores

• When you do have a question youll speak to
  someone in Modesto, Not Texas, Canada or India.
• We offer top quality products at competitive
  prices.
• How can we compete? We belong to a buying group
  made up of other independent retailers with 13
  billion in buying power. Thats equal or greater
  then the chain stores and allows us to purchase
  items direct from the manufacturers and we pass
  the savings on to you.
• Fast, Friendly Deliveries by our courteous and
  accommodating drivers.

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Choose locally owned stores

• Valley Sporting Goods vs Sports Authority
• Play it Again Sports Big 5
• Radio Shack vs Best Buy
• Queen Bean vs Star Bucks
• Bobs Take n Bake vs Round Table
• Dented Chef vs Bed Bath Beyond
• Premier Valley Bank vs WaMu
• Valley First Credit Union Wells Fargo
• Obriens vs Raleys
• SaveMart Safeway
• Harvest Moon vs Chillis
• Gallettos Applebees

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Last Thoughts

• Encourage Local Prosperity
• Research shows that entrepreneurs and skilled
  workers are more likely to invest and settle in
  communities that preserve their local businesses
  and maintain their distinctive character.
• We at Wardens have served this community
  for almost 43 years and we continue to invest our
  time and our resources in keeping our economy
  strong. We hire the best local talent and we are
  passionate in serving you.