Avoid The Mall - Use Your Local Stores

Even when we have to shop at large stores or chains it's worth considering where we actually go to do our shopping. The temptation of going to large shopping malls may be too much for some people (although I can't for the life of me see why) but if there is a more local store to you why not go there instead? 

There are a few bonuses here that we often forget:

1. We use less fuel when we go to our local stores. 
2. We support local employment even if we are using locally based large retail chains and that generates some money in the local economy. 
3. We don't get tempted by any of the other large retail chains and eateries when we wander around a mall. If anything we might be tempted to drop into other local stores which can't be a bad thing can it?

So the next time you think it's a good idea to drive down to your local mall go to a local town instead and see what you can get there.