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Title: well hell
Post by: dsrace on July 18, 2018, 09:20:17 AM
today is checkers grocery's last day in waynoka oklahoma. that is real sad as that is a damn nice place to get groceries. i cannot believe the locals and duners haven't supported that store to the point of closely if that is the case!
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: dsrace on July 18, 2018, 11:19:47 AM
so it says 1 pm to 6 pm today and checkers grocery in waynoka is no more.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 18, 2018, 12:09:25 PM
I knew it was coming. Now who's dumpsters am I going to use? LOL!!!!!  FWIW,Waynoka is like most towns,no local loyalty. I recently read where only 15% of any towns population ,on average, were local loyal.Hope the towns people like grocery shopping 30 minutes away.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: Yummi on July 18, 2018, 12:21:47 PM
I knew it was coming. Now who's dumpsters am I going to use? LOL!!!!!  FWIW,Waynoka is like most towns,no local loyalty. I recently read where only 15% of any towns population ,on average, were local loyal.Hope the towns people like grocery shopping 30 minutes away.

Our town is a fair distance to next store.  They exploit that.  They even tax food at 3%.  (Very few communities tax food) 

Sales tax on other elements is about 10% total.  Local loyal?  I am shopping for car. ( I can drive 70 miles to save $400.00 in Phoenix  (10% vs 9%) or pick a vendor out of any Town/City limits and save $1,200.00 to $1,600 in local taxes - 6% state)  on a 40k purchase.  Trip to Costco for $700.00 of food goods?  Well, the $21 dollars in "food tax" gets spent on fuel, and the offset in sales costs is worth the trip. 

Local loyal?  Just as soon as the small towns don't exploit it.   Really want some shit?  I can buy out of state, pay privilege tax direct and face only 4% fee.  So, lets see, 4,000 on 40k for total of 44k,  or avoid "local loyal," work the system and pay 41,6K.  I think I can make a day trip for $2,400.00 in lower costs. 

Local Loyal!  LMAO

Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 18, 2018, 12:43:43 PM
I knew it was coming. Now who's dumpsters am I going to use? LOL!!!!!  FWIW,Waynoka is like most towns,no local loyalty. I recently read where only 15% of any towns population ,on average, were local loyal.Hope the towns people like grocery shopping 30 minutes away.

Our town is a fair distance to next store.  They exploit that.  They even tax food at 3%.  (Very few communities tax food) 

Sales tax on other elements is about 10% total.  Local loyal?  I am shopping for car. ( I can drive 70 miles to save $400.00 in Phoenix  (10% vs 9%) or pick a vendor out of any Town/City limits and save $1,200.00 to $1,600 in local taxes - 6% state)  on a 40k purchase.  Trip to Costco for $700.00 of food goods?  Well, the $21 dollars in "food tax" gets spent on fuel, and the offset in sales costs is worth the trip. 

Local loyal?  Just as soon as the small towns don't exploit it.   Really want some shit?  I can buy out of state, pay privilege tax direct and face only 4% fee.  So, lets see, 4,000 on 40k for total of 44k,  or avoid "local loyal," work the system and pay 41,6K.  I think I can make a day trip for $2,400.00 in lower costs. 

Local Loyal!  LMAO


That's the wrong attitude my friend. I DO agree that there should be no gouging but slightly higher pricing is justifiable in a very small town such as Waynoka of less than 1000 population. A business is just unable to generate enough cash flow to keep the doors open unless they do so. The 3% tax that you mention above what is done in the "city" is just plan inexcusable. Maybe when you get elected you can initiate changing that. All I hear in Waynoka is "why did the local lumber yard close down? We REALLY need one." Welllllll,if the bastards had patronized them it would still be there. Convenience is not appreciated until it's gone.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 18, 2018, 12:47:18 PM
Honestly,yummi,if there is no local loyalty,there will soon be no local. Wonder what that does to your home values? You better sell out now before it's too late. Move to the big city and enjoy the cheaper way of living in the rat race.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: dsrace on July 18, 2018, 01:06:01 PM
used to be a grocery store in the small town north of myself. never had a great selection but 9 miles is closer and a hell of a lot quicker than 22 miles to lincoln. i would prob spend $100 to 200 per month in that store.  then it changed hands and went down hill. then closed up.

now checkers in waynoka didn't even need to rely on local loyalty . the duners alone could easily support that store especially since 2015 when the doin the dunes and sand fever started. that's two more party weekends other than sand fest and rattle snake and now theres 3 huge weekend parties for utv's and then sand fest and rattle snake round up. so i guess the duners don't frequent the grocery store. i know i did and it will be missed. there was always something i would just say we'll get it in town when we get there.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: Yummi on July 18, 2018, 01:16:05 PM
Honestly,yummi,if there is no local loyalty,there will soon be no local. Wonder what that does to your home values? You better sell out now before it's too late. Move to the big city and enjoy the cheaper way of living in the rat race.

The kicker, I try local first.  Seldom if ever works.  At what point is it OK?  When does it become my responsibility to take care of me? 

The car example above?  First stop local dealer.  They cant get within 3k of the price.  I like the guys, many have been to the house for BBQ.  They admit if it was their money they would not, but push local first as a narrative / sales tactic.   Friend owns a gun store - $35.00 for FFL transfer.  Or, buy from him at full retail (I do occasionally) and pay full tax.  Chicken breast is $4.25 a pound here vs $3.27 in Phoenix.  Plus local food tax!  I don't see local business selling local goods.  Hell, even the Chamber of Commerce outsources accounting to India.  So exactly at what point do I pay attention to their "buy local" campaign?  At what point do you? 

Nobody said business would be easy.  While I can give some slack to "local" the reality is I have an obligation to me and mine before them and theirs. 



 

Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 18, 2018, 01:19:00 PM
Checkers sort of sealed their fate when they started to not be open when duners were needing them. I couldn't believe all the comments about that the last time I stayed at dueces. To only be open till 6 was just stupid when many if not most are still in the dunes. The owners are very nice people but they cared more for themselves than the much more important customers needs. Far too many self employed make that mistake.i mean checkers could have closed afternoons and mornings and not been an issue. Late afternoon and nights,no way. Hutch,the original owner made himself wealthy in that store by keeping the customers needs a priority.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 18, 2018, 01:28:45 PM
Honestly,yummi,if there is no local loyalty,there will soon be no local. Wonder what that does to your home values? You better sell out now before it's too late. Move to the big city and enjoy the cheaper way of living in the rat race.

The kicker, I try local first.  Seldom if ever works.  At what point is it OK?  When does it become my responsibility to take care of me? 

The car example above?  First stop local dealer.  They cant get within 3k of the price.  I like the guys, many have been to the house for BBQ.  They admit if it was their money they would not, but push local first as a narrative / sales tactic.   Friend owns a gun store - $35.00 for FFL transfer.  Or, buy from him at full retail (I do occasionally) and pay full tax.  Chicken breast is $4.25 a pound here vs $3.27 in Phoenix.  Plus local food tax!  I don't see local business selling local goods.  Hell, even the Chamber of Commerce outsources accounting to India.  So exactly at what point do I pay attention to their "buy local" campaign?  At what point do you? 

Nobody said business would be easy.  While I can give some slack to "local" the reality is I have an obligation to me and mine before them and theirs. 



 
respectfully,yummi, it is that general reason why small towns are dying. No,I do not condone " gouging "as in your car example,but the chicken example is a bit silly. You make a very decent income from what I see and are well able to afford patronizing your local grocery. If almost all citizens did the same the local grocery should be able to lower their margins. But,as more and more people chose to not patronize them the prices will continue to escalate till they are ultimately forced to close ,driving yet another nail in the city coffin. Maybe Payson will not die but it will not thrive. Waynoka will ultimately die though with nothing left but RV parks.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: dsrace on July 18, 2018, 01:31:08 PM
these are all the events for the rest of the sand season at LS .....just to paint a picture.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: dsrace on July 18, 2018, 01:40:04 PM
Checkers sort of sealed their fate when they started to not be open when duners were needing them. I couldn't believe all the comments about that the last time I stayed at dueces. To only be open till 6 was just stupid when many if not most are still in the dunes. The owners are very nice people but they cared more for themselves than the much more important customers needs. Far too many self employed make that mistake.i mean checkers could have closed afternoons and mornings and not been an issue. Late afternoon and nights,no way. Hutch,the original owner made himself wealthy in that store by keeping the customers needs a priority.


interesting point. i did know that they closed at 6 pm and never cared really as i knew to get in there before 6pm. now the ones it really bothers are the ones used to the convenience of the 24 hrs super stores. during peak dune season and especially like sand fest or doing the dunes  type party weekends i would think that store would change hrs and stay open until 10 or 11pm.   still most people with common sense see open till 6 and go ok need to get there before 6 pm lol hard to imagine the money lost by not staying open late during the 1 of 6 big weekends now going on as of 2016 to 2015.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: Yummi on July 18, 2018, 01:44:05 PM
respectfully,yummi, it is that general reason why small towns are dying. No,I do not condone " gouging "as in your car example,but the chicken example is a bit silly. You make a very decent income from what I see and are well able to afford patronizing your local grocery. If almost all citizens did the same the local grocery should be able to lower their margins. But,as more and more people chose to not patronize them the prices will continue to escalate till they are ultimately forced to close ,driving yet another nail in the city coffin. Maybe Payson will not die but it will not thrive. Waynoka will ultimately die though with nothing left but RV parks.

Again, we try local first every time.  The local Walmart (yes shame on me for shopping the corporate giant)  does not "price match" as they don't have to.  Every other one does. 

As to the "you make a decent income...and are well able to afford."  That may well be true.  Of course using the same logic I am "well able to afford" a higher marginal tax rate.  I guess 80% ought to work?   Maybe a tax on "net worth" as well?  The chicken example, assume we eat 200#s a year.  That is $200.00 plus 3% food tax.  $206.00 per year.  Carry that out to a variety of routine purchases?   

Blaming small town death on consumers is easy.  Like blaming Amazon for the decline of brick and mortar.  Nobody prevented Sears or J.C. Penny's from adapting.  Nobody.  So when someone bemoans their fate (not directed at you) and then says "you are well able to afford" what I hear is, shucks, we made poor choices, bail us out cause you can.  Again, not directed at you or local retailers - BTW I shop ACE before Home Depot. 

I have no obligation to spend more because we are "able to afford."   LMAO

 
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: dsrace on July 18, 2018, 02:00:56 PM
not that this is part of your discussion but i cannot see why people shop amazon! they are not the cheapest for damn sure, they do not provide and real info on the item, you cannot contact them and ask as you will never get the answer. they have quicker shipping if you are a member of prime. 99% of the time i can find the item i am looking for for less money and with a decent to full description on ebay which is sad. usually 4 to 5 days delivery. if it was sold local i would pay 10% more for the ability to drive in , view it, inspect it and the ability to return it if it fails. hell 12% would even be worth it for that huge convenience imo.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 18, 2018, 02:06:28 PM
not that this is part of your discussion but i cannot see why people shop amazon! they are not the cheapest for damn sure, they do not provide and real info on the item, you cannot contact them and ask as you will never get the answer. they have quicker shipping if you are a member of prime. 99% of the time i can find the item i am looking for for less money and with a decent to full description on ebay which is sad. usually 4 to 5 days delivery. if it was sold local i would pay 10% more for the ability to drive in , view it, inspect it and the ability to return it if it fails. hell 12% would even be worth it for that huge convenience imo.
BINGO.  Yummi,I gotta get some things done. I'll reply Tonite.
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: Yummi on July 18, 2018, 02:19:46 PM
not that this is part of your discussion but i cannot see why people shop amazon! they are not the cheapest for damn sure, they do not provide and real info on the item, you cannot contact them and ask as you will never get the answer. they have quicker shipping if you are a member of prime. 99% of the time i can find the item i am looking for for less money and with a decent to full description on ebay which is sad. usually 4 to 5 days delivery. if it was sold local i would pay 10% more for the ability to drive in , view it, inspect it and the ability to return it if it fails. hell 12% would even be worth it for that huge convenience imo.

That is always part of the equation, price is not the only concern.  We have two place here I can buy boots.  The selection sucks.  Zappos it is. 

BINGO.  Yummi,I gotta get some things done. I'll reply Tonite.

Looking forward to it.   
 
:nw we are just friends discussing an issue.  Not like I am going to get grumpy.   Well, unless you are wrong.     5:

Course you may have to call for backups on this.....

"you make a decent income...and are well able to afford." 

Might I suggest some star players / backup?   rofl

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Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 18, 2018, 08:35:24 PM
Honestly,yummi,if there is no local loyalty,there will soon be no local. Wonder what that does to your home values? You better sell out now before it's too late. Move to the big city and enjoy the cheaper way of living in the rat race.

The kicker, I try local first.  Seldom if ever works.  At what point is it OK?  When does it become my responsibility to take care of me? It is always your responsibility to take care of yourself but it is also ,IMO,a civic duty to also take care of your community(if at all possible) Gouging ? No but 10-15% higher on smaller ticket items can /should be understood in a very small town,struggling to survive, like Waynoka. I KNOW you know this or you wouldn't be involved in the city politics now.   

The car example above?  First stop local dealer.  They cant get within 3k of the price.  It may not be their fault/greed or even stupidity of the dealership that makes them noncompetitive.  It used to be the smaller dealerships were not given the best price from the manufacturers. They were forced to be higher due to this and depended on-customer community loyalty- just to survive. Maybe not the case now, I don't know. I do know when we still had a GM dealership here I always bought from them due to community loyalty even though I could have ,like you,driven 70 miles for a better deal. I like the guys, many have been to the house for BBQ.  They admit if it was their money they would not, but push local first as a narrative / sales tactic.   Friend owns a gun store - $35.00 for FFL transfer.  Or, buy from him at full retail (I do occasionally) and pay full tax.  Chicken breast is $4.25 a pound here vs $3.27 in Phoenix.  Plus local food tax! You can just quit whining about paying tax on food. Here in Kansas we pay full tax on ALL food purchases. Local rate is 9.5 % so boo hoo on your measly 3.5. :m.  I'm just yanking your chain on that one .I do agree with you that charging any tax on food or any other category og items is a bit stupid if the surrounding areas do not. Still,it's pretty hard for me to "feel for ya" about your 3.5 compared to my 9.5.  ;) ;) I don't see local business selling local goods.  Hell, even the Chamber of Commerce outsources accounting to India. Now that,well that is just absolutely the lowest of low things for a city to do. In all honestly there is no excuse for any city to not use local services(again assuming a small penalty perhaps over outsourcing to another town if there are local firms offering the same quality of service. When you get on the council maybe you should try to remedy that. ;) ;))  So exactly at what point do I pay attention to their "buy local" campaign?  YOU,as a citizen should make this as much an issue as the current fight you are waging against Payson.YOUR,and it IS your city, city should be EXPECTED/possibly required to support it's citizen businesses. At what point do you? That's a good question. To be honest,I have had many,many conversations on just that with my city leaders over the years. Many were quite heated. We are located less than a quarter mile from South Coffeyville,Oklahoma and another  building supply dealer.Oklahoma had approx 2% lower tax rates than here and yes,the city pays taxes on a majority of their purchases here. It is irrelevant that my city could some tax by buying from not just another city but from another state. It is a cities duty to promote and support their own just as it is ,IMO,your civic duty to support your own city and family as well. For the  most part my city does adhere to that but every couple years they need a refresher on how to think. I'm not the only business that makes their lives hell if they stray far from it. rofl   

Nobody said business would be easy.  While I can give some slack to "local" the reality is I have an obligation to me and mine before them and theirs.  With all that I commented above I understand what you are saying,I believe . I also think we are pretty much on the same page actually. I ALWAYS qualify my position on this when discussing it with anybody no matter regular Joe or with city leaders. My position is that there is no justification for any local entity to have the " I'm a taxpayer and I'm going to get my taxes back when dealing with the city". Several local businesses profess that openly and then whine when they do not get the business from the city. I say it's their own fault. I have never charged the city one penny more than any other customer. Yes,I do get almost all of their business. Treat people right and the good karma comes flying back.   



 
WIth all that said,I will readily admit that I absolutely HATE getting screwed.A LOT of US businesses ,small and large, have become nothing more than a computer terminal ordering product on an as sold basis direct from China and marking it up 1000% or more . WTF is wrong with that pic? Example:I recently made some lighted whips. I needed the 15' silicone  300 led  light strips to wrap the mast with. I tried all over and the best price I found was somewhere around 25 bux up to 40 bux for the same strips. I thought it wasn't going to be realistic to do the whips with that price and the price of other components. I said,WTH,try Alibaba. and guess what,the EXACT same strips could be had for approx 6-8 bux shipping included direct from some slanty eyes guys in China. Yup,I took care of my own ass on that one BUT, IF there was a local retailer that would have sourced them to me for say 100%markup I'd have bought local. It's just the right thing to do if at all possible,IMO.

 Now,get your butt elected in Payson and straighten this crap out . 5: ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 18, 2018, 08:37:48 PM
BTW,yes we are friends  if someone gets the idea we aren't and I do respect your opinion on many things and you have enlightened me a few times I must admit. Carry on ,my friend!
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 18, 2018, 08:44:52 PM
not that this is part of your discussion but i cannot see why people shop amazon! they are not the cheapest for damn sure, they do not provide and real info on the item, you cannot contact them and ask as you will never get the answer. they have quicker shipping if you are a member of prime. 99% of the time i can find the item i am looking for for less money and with a decent to full description on ebay which is sad. usually 4 to 5 days delivery. if it was sold local i would pay 10% more for the ability to drive in , view it, inspect it and the ability to return it if it fails. hell 12% would even be worth it for that huge convenience imo.

That is always part of the equation, price is not the only concern.  We have two place here I can buy boots.  The selection sucks.  Zappos it is. 

BINGO.  Yummi,I gotta get some things done. I'll reply Tonite.

Looking forward to it.   
 
:nw we are just friends discussing an issue.  Not like I am going to get grumpy.   Well, unless you are wrong.     5:

Course you may have to call for backups on this.....

"you make a decent income...and are well able to afford." 

Might I suggest some star players / backup?   rofl

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HOLD it , bs1 bs1 bs1 thems are friendship ruining  bs1 bs1 bs1 allegations.  :slp :slp :slp :m :m :m

Nice try ,yummi. You know that they and I have absolutely nothing in common. They want to Force you to pay just a little more all the time,year after year. What I advocate is VOLUNTARILY paying a bit more in voluntary support of your community with the gouging exception I think we both agree upon. 
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: Yummi on July 19, 2018, 06:24:03 AM
HOLD it , bs1 bs1 bs1 thems are friendship ruining  bs1 bs1 bs1 allegations.  :slp :slp :slp :m :m :m

Nice try ,yummi. You know that they and I have absolutely nothing in common. They want to Force you to pay just a little more all the time,year after year. What I advocate is VOLUNTARILY paying a bit more in voluntary support of your community with the gouging exception I think we both agree upon.

Heck, you busted out the red text.  I must be in trouble now? 

OK, so voluntary, sure.  I can agree with that.  But, if somebody decides not to "buy local" it is just that.  Their decision. 

For me it is a crap argument designed to appeal to some sense of civic duty where none exists or is required.  Local business has to earn the business just as an online or out of town vendor has to.  The argument quickly falls apart when the rubber meets the road, or the led strip lights meet the opportunistic. 



Look, I did not even bust out blue text, and yet I still "won" the internet with my superior key board skills.  Go go me!



We all get ribbons! 

Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 19, 2018, 10:13:15 AM
Just like a liberal. You decide you won even though you lost the election.  :m :m just kidding ya know.  Honestly though,your argument was a loser this time. Unless you really are a socialist that is.  ;)
Title: Re: well hell
Post by: Yummi on July 20, 2018, 09:05:32 AM
Just like a liberal. You decide you won even though you lost the election.  :m :m just kidding ya know.  Honestly though,your argument was a loser this time. Unless you really are a socialist that is.  ;)

My argument was a loser?  Coming from the guy who shops ali baba for LED lights in lieu of staying true to his shop local (well, US at least) ideals?   Seems one of us folded on their ideals?   

Here is your potato. 

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Title: Re: well hell
Post by: fabr on July 20, 2018, 11:13:06 AM
 :m ;D ;D ya got me  there. In my defense my decision to be a hypocrite on the leds is due to my absolute belief that online sales "stores" that avoid the overhead costs of even a warehouse  or several employees in addition to most online sales being sales tax exempt will be the death of local shopping/stores  BUT Supreme Court   has FINALLY affirmed the states right to collect sales tax on internet sales within their state.(Ya ,we all know the states will not lower our rates but rather squander the extra revenue somehow.) At least that partially levels the playing field. Those LED strips are not available in any retail store anywhere I know of so my choices were online retailers  in the US that jack the price 500% or more and just order them from China themselves anyway. IF there was a brick and mortar store I would have chosen to buy there even with a fairly large markup. Can you tell I am not a fan of online retailing? That said there are online retailers that do have real warehouses and many employees and real customer service that I do frequent when there is no local source unlike ebay and amazon and Alibaba and all the  estimated 2,000,000 mom and pop online "retailers".
Yummi,you and I are both pretty much like thinkers I believe but I still maintain a city's citizens and it's governing bodies  should always patronize their own communities if at all possible even if it means payng a bit more for the goods/services to enable the city to continue to prosper.
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