| Have you ever noticed how convenient
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| | more than $225.00. Not too shabby. And to
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| those giant office super stores are? I
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| | think that this was only one trip over
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| mean we all use them. They're on every
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| | the past ten years. How much could I have
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| corner out here in the suburbs of Boston.
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| | been saving the whole time?
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| It's Officethis or Officethat or
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| | When I try to mention this finding to
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| something like Paperclips, you know, all
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| | people in my local business community I
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| the major players. Well, I've recently
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| | hear things like "who cares, it's all a
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| realized that over the past 10 years of
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| | write off anyway" or "you should buy
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| prosperity that my small business has
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| | American"(as if these office superstores
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| been paying a huge premium for this
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| | are all loaded with American made
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| convenience. In the past several months,
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| | products.) These are both some of the
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| as a result of the recent economic
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| | worst excuses for spending way too much
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| downturn in our local economy, I have
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| | money for no reason I have ever heard. It
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| been doing everything I can to plug the
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| | is all a write off but saving several
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| holes in our spending and trying to "trim
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| | hundred dollars a month on office
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| the fat" so to speak. Fortunately this is
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| | products allows more flexibility in other
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| something that myself, my competition and
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| | areas of my business. As far as the old
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| other local business owners are not
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| | "Buy American" thing, this one makes me
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| familiar with. We have all prospered and
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| | laugh; I would literally have to hire a
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| have rarely, if ever, worried about
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| | full time employee to determine what is
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| money.
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| | made here and what isn't. I usually just
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| One evening I was shopping with my family
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| | respond with something like "I'll buy
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| at Wal-Mart loading up on family stuff
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| | everything American if you start buying
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| and I couldn't help but notice that the
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| | American gasoline or start riding your
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| same 100ct (or very similar) manila
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| | bicycle." I am as American as the next
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| folders that I paid nearly $7.00 for
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| | person whose ancestors came over on the
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| several hours earlier at Officethat were
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| | Mayflower but the bottom line is that
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| available at Wal-Mart at an everyday low
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| | when I am done with my office supply
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| price of $1.77. Now, I never claimed to
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| | purchases now I have a lot of money left
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| be a genius but a $5.00 difference on a
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| | over.
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| product that I buy 5 boxes of a month is
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| | Don't get me wrong, I still use the
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| a $25.00 a month savings. That of course
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| | office superstores for certain items when
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| is $300 a year. I quickly realized that I
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| | I don't have time to go into a department
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| was on to something but I figured it was
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| | store (they are convenient) and for one
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| just a fluke. I had also bought a new
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| | or two small items it is worth paying
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| water bubbler and a mini bar type
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| | more. When I need to fill my supply
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| refrigerator earlier and they both cost
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| | cabinet, on the other hand, I will surely
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| $149.00 each so I figured I would go and
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| | take a trip to Wal-mart, K-mart or even
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| check out that aisle as well. I couldn't
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| | Target to save literally a bundle of
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| believe my eyes when I found a water
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| | cash. I simply don't care how neatly
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| bubbler/mini fridge combo for only
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| | organized the office goliaths are because
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| $99.00. Of course I bought it on the spot
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| | with a little more effort you can find
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| and when I got back to my office the next
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| | everything you need for your office and a
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| morning I repackaged the fridge and water
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| | little more while saving hundreds of
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| bubbler and back to Officethat they went
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| | dollars at a department store.
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| with five boxes of manila folders and a
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| | Copyright 2005 Affordable Concrete
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| few other overpriced items and I saved
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| | Cutting, Inc.
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