| The difference:
If you say "cost", you are absolutely right.
That supercenter probably imported that apple from overseas from
whoever can produce apples for the lowest labor rate.
"In the He Yi factory in China, workers are paid less
than the minimum wage, with mandatory overtime, obligatory seven-day
work weeks, and 18-20.5 hour shifts, producing "Bobblehead"
dolls of of major league players produced under licensing agreements
with the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA, Nascar and the Collegiate Licensing
Company. Other plastic toys, especially small toy cars, are also
produced for Wal-Mart, Disney and Hasbro. Wages are as low as
16.5 cents an hour and just $16.75 for a seven-day, over-100-hour
work week." - www.nlcnet.org
Sounds to me like modern day slavery, doesn't it? And American
companies are funding it.
The money saved on labor in making the apple is spent on hauling
that apple across the ocean. The fuel, handling, preservatives and
profits make up the bulk of the price.
And apart from supporting this modern day slavery your
money left your community in the fastest way possible.
It didn't linger around long enough to help your friends and neighbors
that own and operate the local fruit stand, or their employers,
or the churches or community organizations that those owners and
employees support, or where they shop locally and their owners,
employees, churches and organizations. It just left. Wasted.
 In
my hometown, the local baseball league just had their closing ceremonies
and they thanked their sponsors who put up the $20,000 that helped
my kid play 3 months of T-Ball, keeping my contributions to a minimum
and helping tons of other kids from the community being able to
afford to play.
As I looked at the back fence of sponsor's banners blowing quietly
in the breeze, I was struck by the absolute lack of national chains
& franchises represented there, and the overwhelming support
by the small local businesses.
I'm starting to see the real
cost difference:
One of those apples helps preserve my quality of life and my community
and my heritage.
My hometown is worth more than a cheap pair of
underwear.
I'm looking LOCAL
first.
Please support the local small business community of Aiken. (c)
HGWT
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