Commentaires sur : Costco and the new familly life. http://lemondedenathalie.ca/2006/04/04/costco-and-the-new-familly-life/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:17:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Par : TpL http://lemondedenathalie.ca/2006/04/04/costco-and-the-new-familly-life/comment-page-1/#comment-8 TpL Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:16:00 +0000 http://lemondedenathalie.ca/?p=4#comment-8 It is also part of the way our contemporary urban environments are designed along with short sighted urban planning - big boxes, lack of public transit, dependence on the car, walmatization - http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=7034 and atomatized family units! Because i live downtown and do not have a car, i never shop at big box stores. A few months ago i took the train to southgate mall to see a movie - and i felt like i was in an urban desert - cars, pavement, ugly boxes junk and noise! It is really not a cozy space!<br/>J'aime le blog nat! It is also part of the way our contemporary urban environments are designed along with short sighted urban planning – big boxes, lack of public transit, dependence on the car, walmatization – http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=7034 and atomatized family units! Because i live downtown and do not have a car, i never shop at big box stores. A few months ago i took the train to southgate mall to see a movie – and i felt like i was in an urban desert – cars, pavement, ugly boxes junk and noise! It is really not a cozy space!
J’aime le blog nat!

]]> Par : Alexandre Lemieux http://lemondedenathalie.ca/2006/04/04/costco-and-the-new-familly-life/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Alexandre Lemieux Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:55:00 +0000 http://lemondedenathalie.ca/?p=4#comment-4 It's the american way of living... Bigger is better, isn't it? Sad, but I think this is all driven by the economy. People are ready to shop in a warehouse, buy goods in large quantities and find only a portion of what they need if they can save 20$ in the process. People claim they want service, a warm welcome, human interraction, etc. but when they are alone with their wallet in their hands, ready to make a choice, they tend to flush all those good intentions down the toilet and go shop at a warehouse.<br/><br/>I like to promote small and independant shops when I can, but I have to agree this is not always practical to do so. It’s the american way of living… Bigger is better, isn’t it? Sad, but I think this is all driven by the economy. People are ready to shop in a warehouse, buy goods in large quantities and find only a portion of what they need if they can save 20$ in the process. People claim they want service, a warm welcome, human interraction, etc. but when they are alone with their wallet in their hands, ready to make a choice, they tend to flush all those good intentions down the toilet and go shop at a warehouse.

I like to promote small and independant shops when I can, but I have to agree this is not always practical to do so.

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