i lived in manhattan for five years or so. went to hibachi hut once. it was gross. never went again. that doesn't mean i don't support local businesses. it just means i don't support local businesses with crappy food.
i went to so long saloon many times. good food, good price, good experience. kept going back.
went to ray's apple market once. paid twice as much for food that all the chain grocery stores sold. never went back. gave my business to HyVee and Wal-Mart.
went to tubby's quite a bit. but preferred buffalo wild wings.
read gopowercat from time to time. but preferred austin meek's (TOPEKA!) free coverage.
got my haircut at that aggieville barber place once. but the barber talked my face off and gave me a crappy haircut. so, i started going to great clips. they gave me slightly worse haircuts at a cheaper price and never talked to me. perfect!
i'll never understand the concept of blindly supporting local businesses when others are able to offer similar (or better products) at cheaper prices.
sorry, dusty book shelf. i ordered everything from amazon.