Posted by 36 coupe on January 26, 2008 at 05:43:06 from (63.22.242.157):
In Reply to: New farm store posted by rrlund on January 25, 2008 at 11:32:18:
Ive had a small shop on a country cross road for 40 years.Sold tv and appliances ,wood burning stoves during the 72 fake oil shortages.Did tool sharpening since 73.Made money planing lumber and running door and window trim.Business has dropped to zero.General store across the intersection closed last october.Store was opened in 1898.Many small towns have lost their general stores here.I sure would not depend on someone else in a business right now.Talked with a fellow who opened a sports shop with a partner.Business went very well for a while then things got very lean.Partner quit when they couldnt make small wages.The shop is empty now.I would not want a bunch of loafers around drinking free coffee.Every thing is running down here , the small one man shops are gone.I worked for a small tv appliance shop for 2 years.This shop added furniture and grew like Topsy for many years.I stopped there with a friend last week and saw that they are turning much of the store and warehouse space into apartments .they quit selling Tv 10 years ago and quit tv repair.The big malls came in around 1978 and have killed small country business.Only 2 farm equipment dealers within 30 miles of me now.
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