Living on Cape Cod has never been easy economically if you are your basic middle income family of four, which is where I fall in. All goods that come "over" the bridge automatically go up 20% to 50% on average from what you would pay in a like store off Cape. I know, I chose to live here but bridge or no we would like the same advantages for shopping for food, clothing and other basic nescesities. Take Stop and Shop for example. I can buy a can of Hi-C fruit juice in the Wareham store for .80 cents less than in the Falmouth or Mashpee stores. Three years ago they opened a Wal-Mart in Falmouth ( a 70 thousand sq. ft store at first now expanded to twice the size). Finally we are able to purchase basic goods at the same cost as the people on the other side of the bridge, a plus for working stiffs on Cape Cod like myself. The small chain hardware stores are still in business and the mom & Pop milk and bread stores haven't been affected.
Taking and making goods over seas is not Wal-Marts invention. They do it bercause our Goverment encourages and provides incentives for it. Christmas Tree Shops have always done that and everyone loves that place. Old Navy sells clothing faster than they can put it out on the rack because of this way of thinking. All thier stuff is made in Viet Nam, Honduras, Indonesia, Pakistan etc.
I think Eben and I bought out Cow Coffin Igloo coolers there for 37.00 bucks just a while ago. Where else can you get an igloo 120 qt. cooler for 37 bucks? I have no qualms about shopping there. I only by certain items there. It's been a win for the Cape Cod consumer having Wal-Mart in Falmouth.
