Pay for Quality. It’s Worth it!

So today Robin was sick at home with strep. Her big plan was to make it into town and get the oil changed in her car. Well, it got to the middle of the afternoon so I decided to take the car in myself so she could continue to sleep off her ills. We have been going to a place on Highway 10 that has a good multiple change deal for a decent price when changing her oil. I tend to take thew car to Snappy Lube Plus because I am loyal to a mechanic there. The crux of this short post is just that. What motivates a person to go to a place where they get the best price when they might get better service elsewhere?

The economy is not yet recovered but it goes to show the level of quality people are looking for when places like Walmart are making a ton of money. The oil change I paid for was from a place where I know the people who work there. Was it the cheapest? No. It doesn’t have to be. Would the other place have done it well enough too? Maybe.

I guess I just like doing business with people I know and not with nameless, faceless corporations that can mass buy product for the cheapest price possible. I say this, but I also won’t deny I shop at places like Cub Foods, Target, and Menards as well. In those cases it’s convenience…which is probably another issue with modern society. I am not trying to fix that problem today. I just wanted to get people thinking about who they do business with and why. If there was someone you could trust but had to charge more for their products or services, would you go there? That’s a loaded question, I know. So, give it some thought and let me know what you think. Jeff Haskamp is my mechanic and I am more than willing to pay a little more to have him look at it. I trust him. That means a lot to me.

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