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The disruption to supply chains from COVID and panic buying has resulted in my local grocery store carrying more local and regional products to replace the ones

The disruption to supply chains from COVID and panic buying has resulted in my local grocery store carrying more local and regional products to replace the ones that have shortages. They already carried local products, but that has increased. So relax.

tartoran 6y ago
> So Relax. Why say that? The OP is absolutely right about this issue. The fact that you get more local post COVID-19 is just temporary, they’ll go back to the way it used to be before and that is very questionable
- perl4ever 6y ago
  People are buying the new products, and that will increase the market for them, which means that the situation cannot just return to before. If you're so pessimistic, well, why do you think anyone cares about exhortations to buy local? Something will prevent them from doing so. Also, it's kind of odd if pessimism makes you think the effects of COVID will vanish promptly. People normally adapt to recent events by assuming the possibility of a recurrence exists.
  - taborj 6y ago
    People are buying the new products due to a lack of cheaper alternatives, which you said yourself (it's the whole reason they're carrying local items in the first place). Once those cheaper items return to shelves, a significant portion of the shoppers will return to them.
    - perl4ever 6y ago
      Please don't tell me what I said, especially when I didn't. The new product I particularly had in mind is both cheaper and better (coffee).
      - taborj 6y ago
        Can I tell you what you didn't say? You didn't say the local item was cheaper. That's an important bit of your argument.
_eht 6y ago
The article is from 2018 and the context you are missing spans a large area. Maybe try being less relaxed and complacent? Also consider reading the article. Your comment indicates you missed the points.
- perl4ever 6y ago
  Thanks for the advice. I was replying to a comment about buying local, not to the article.

tartoran 6y ago

> So Relax. Why say that? The OP is absolutely right about this issue. The fact that you get more local post COVID-19 is just temporary, they’ll go back to the way it used to be before and that is very questionable

perl4ever 6y ago
People are buying the new products, and that will increase the market for them, which means that the situation cannot just return to before. If you're so pessimistic, well, why do you think anyone cares about exhortations to buy local? Something will prevent them from doing so. Also, it's kind of odd if pessimism makes you think the effects of COVID will vanish promptly. People normally adapt to recent events by assuming the possibility of a recurrence exists.
- taborj 6y ago
  People are buying the new products due to a lack of cheaper alternatives, which you said yourself (it's the whole reason they're carrying local items in the first place). Once those cheaper items return to shelves, a significant portion of the shoppers will return to them.
  - perl4ever 6y ago
    Please don't tell me what I said, especially when I didn't. The new product I particularly had in mind is both cheaper and better (coffee).
    - taborj 6y ago
      Can I tell you what you didn't say? You didn't say the local item was cheaper. That's an important bit of your argument.

_eht 6y ago

The article is from 2018 and the context you are missing spans a large area. Maybe try being less relaxed and complacent? Also consider reading the article. Your comment indicates you missed the points.

perl4ever 6y ago
Thanks for the advice. I was replying to a comment about buying local, not to the article.