One of the things that I took from Izabarack's post about the "ants devouring a discarded breadroll " was that some locals were not necessarily supporting some of the local businesses, probably because of the prices involved in buying from those businesses. Are travellers the ones who are expected to provide support if locals are not?
I wonder if any of those "ants" were from some businesses that can onsell those items to passing trade customers? It might be worth their while.
-- Edited by watsea on Monday 28th of August 2023 08:03:20 PM
smwhiskey said
07:56 PM Aug 28, 2023
My travel motto is "Helping the country economy one coffee at a time".
Last weekender I did, I picked a place a bit further away than I normally go. Bought 2 coffees while I was travelling and 2 while I was at the campsite. Its not much but every time I do it thats another $6 into a local economy somewhere.
And yes, I could easily stop by the side of the road and brew my own but its not going the break me financially if I spend a small amount of money on the way and if it helps to keep some small country business operating then its worth it.
Just for the record, most of those coffees are absolutely awesome and better than I get in the big smoke.
One of the things that I took from Izabarack's post about the "ants devouring a discarded breadroll " was that some locals were not necessarily supporting some of the local businesses, probably because of the prices involved in buying from those businesses. Are travellers the ones who are expected to provide support if locals are not?
I wonder if any of those "ants" were from some businesses that can onsell those items to passing trade customers? It might be worth their while.
-- Edited by watsea on Monday 28th of August 2023 08:03:20 PM
My travel motto is "Helping the country economy one coffee at a time".
Last weekender I did, I picked a place a bit further away than I normally go. Bought 2 coffees while I was travelling and 2 while I was at the campsite. Its not much but every time I do it thats another $6 into a local economy somewhere.
And yes, I could easily stop by the side of the road and brew my own but its not going the break me financially if I spend a small amount of money on the way and if it helps to keep some small country business operating then its worth it.
Just for the record, most of those coffees are absolutely awesome and better than I get in the big smoke.