yawnfactory t1_jdm6v90 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Reply to comment by saigonk in Visit These 90+ Farms, Sugarhouses This Maine Maple Sunday Weekend by Shake-Spear4666

Just go and support a local business!

saigonk t1_jdmo2bh wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:16 PM

As much as that is a standard statement around here, i prefer to find out if something is decent or not before I spend money on it.

GreenStoneRidge t1_jdmpqbj wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:28 PM

And you trust a strangers opinion on the internet over your own experiences?

saigonk t1_jdmxmcw wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:24 PM

You've never once asked about something online? Never asked people their thoughts on Reddit about something you aren't sure about? a DIY project, a hobby?

I call bullshit.

saigonk t1_jdmq8dn wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:31 PM

I’ve been to places where the reviews are good and the place is not good (to me) and the exact opposite. But if multiple people say it’s good then it’s a good chance it is, if multiple say no, probably a chance it isn’t good and we find somewhere else.

And it isn’t a bad thing to not blindly go somewhere, show up, spend money and time to then find out it’s not good.

Do people buy a car simply because someone says “just go support your local car dealer”? No. It’s the same thing.

yawnfactory t1_jdmungb wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:03 PM

It's a bottle of maple syrup, not a $30,000 car.

saigonk t1_jdmux9z wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Same principle. Jesus why is that so hard for people to understand?

Let’s make it less money then, so you’ll go spend $20 on something you know nothing about because “it’s local!”