Tech Table Thursday, November 28, 2013
November 28, 2013
Justin: Welcome to MPA’s Tech Table. I’m Justin.
Diana: And I’m Diana.
Justin: And we’re your hosts. We’ll be serving up a heaping spoonful of all things tech.
Diana: We promise, it’ll be easy to digest. Happy Thanksgiving.
Justin: Yes. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, and everyone out there-, all of our listeners. You know, it’s Thursday and it’s Thanksgiving.
Diana: That’s right.
Justin: Yeah, so if you’re listening to this, you might be elbows deep in dressing or a turkey, but it’s a fun time of year, and it’s a great day. What we’re actually talking about today is something you want to look ahead a couple of days for and that’s Small Business Saturday.
Diana: Ah, yes. That’s coming up this Saturday, November 30th, right?
Justin: It is. It is. Now, Small Business Saturday is an interesting thing. We believe a lot in small town businesses.
Diana: We do.
Justin: And not even small towns. I’ve noticed that a lot of just non-national retailers.
Diana: Right.
Justin: Non-chains.
Diana: Locally owned. Mom and Pop-type stores.
Justin: Right. Participate in Small Business Saturday, and what it is, you know, it’s actually something that American Express came up with. I mean they really solidified it.
Diana: Yeah, just a few years ago. So it’s pretty new.
Justin: Because everyone knows Black Friday.
Diana: Sure.
Justin: Which is scary, I think.
Diana: Black’s an appropriate color.
Justin: Now it’s actually, you know, come over to today. And stores open.
Diana: Oh, I’ve seen Black Friday Week now.
Justin: Right, and stores open, you know, tonight at 8 pm or something like that. You know, and it’s ridiculous frankly, I think. You know, I think we should take a day off. Be thankful on Thanksgiving.
Diana: Be thankful.
Justin: And then, you know, shop like crazy fools I guess starting at 4 a.m. or something like that on Black Friday if you want.
Diana: I like to sleep more than that.
Justin: Right. If you want to avoid that, you know, and also there’s Cyber Monday.
Diana: Mm-hm. Oh, yeah, the Monday after.
Justin: Which is great for online. Yeah. Really, Small Business Saturday is where a lot of small businesses in your local community, even if it’s a small neighborhood, you know, section of a larger city, the small businesses will take part in Small Business Saturday where they have great deals. You know, they may have great promotions otherwise. Just like larger retailers do on Black Friday. But it’s to help us remember that small businesses are very important to the fabric of American society.
Diana: Very important. Yeah. I mean the statistics show that the dollars you spend at your local businesses, you know, they stay in your local community.
Justin: Right. That’s true.
Diana: Whereas when you go to the big box retailers, which we’re not saying there’s anything wrong with shopping at those big box places and those large chains.
Justin: Nope.
Diana: But, when you do, you can’t expect that the dollars are going to stay in your local community. Even if it’s where you live, you know, if it’s in your same town, most of those dollars are going to go to the corporate.
Justin: Right. Right. Right, Yeah, well, and a lot of big box retailers that’s why they’ve developed the giving back programs to local communities.
Diana: Right.
Justin: But, still, the best way to keep your money local is to shop local.
Diana: Yeah. I mean who gives their charitable giving to the local schools and the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts.
Justin: Right.
Diana: It’s the small businesses.
Justin: And I mean you’re contributing to the, you know, the employees of the business
Diana: That’s true. People that live there.
Justin: Local. Yeah. Exactly. So, at our business, at MPA, we are going to be open on Saturday.
Diana: Yeah.
Justin: For Small Business Saturday.
Diana: 9 to 1, right?
Justin: 9 to 1. 9 to 1. We’ll have a lot of great deals. And I know there are some other businesses as well in our great town that are going to be open. And so you should check out, you know, what’s going to be open in your-, in your town, too. And take advantage of shop local Saturday. You might find a better deal than even on Black Friday.
Diana: And you can’t beat the service that comes with it.
Justin: Absolutely. So, enjoy your Thanksgiving.
Diana: Happy Thanksgiving.
Justin: Until next time.
Diana: Take care.
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Justin: And thanks for listening.
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