I like to support local businesses as much as I can.

My laptop has been running a little slower than I’d like, so I decided to get another memory upgrade until I take the plunge to buy a new machine. Today, I brought my beloved computer to Derek Llewellyn at Microage in Charlottetown.

I’ve had a few different dealings with Derek, and I really love the service he’s obviously committed to providing his customers. I like to walk into a place, have a man in a suit shake my hand and call me by name. Call me crazy. That’s only possible in a small town, I think, but that’s why I like living in a small town. He congratulated me on the article about me in the paper a couple weeks ago and everything.

Anyway, it cost hardly anything for the upgrade, and I’m running much faster now.

My point of this post was to promote shopping locally. Often, the small businesses in your neighborhood will treat you better than the staff of a big box store. That’s not always the case, but I find it to be true more often than not.

I know that Derek at Microage wants my business. I know he wants my referrals. How do I know? Because he thanks me for my business, and my referrals, so I keep going back and sending people there. I know for sure the service they get will be second to none. That’s how the smart business owners or sales consultants get our repeat business, and our referrals. They treat us well so we go back.

Most local businesses will treat you just like that. They want your business, and they work hard for it.

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