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is it better to burn gas to drive to the store to buy merchandise, or to order merchandise delivered to your home?
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apocalepsy - In general, from a petroleum waste/global warming perspective...
(Anonymous) on May 24th, 2007 08:19 pm (UTC)
it depends...
it depends...
it depends totally on the merchandise.
if the good is local, order it. that way you save it from being sent to a store (buring gas) where you would then go to buy it (burning gas) to bring it home (just a few more extra miles). ordering it, in this case, actually saves a short trip.
If it isn't local, you're probably looking for goods from a national company which ships to many locations. in that case, why make the factory fill a whole other specialized shipment for you from far away instead of going to a local store to carry the goods the extra few miles? ordering, in this case, adds a long trip. pick it up.
ps. buy what you can local and in bulk- saves you money, saves you trips/gas, cuts down on waste. (i.e one serving yogurt is the devil!)
-ema
if the good is local, order it. that way you save it from being sent to a store (buring gas) where you would then go to buy it (burning gas) to bring it home (just a few more extra miles). ordering it, in this case, actually saves a short trip.
If it isn't local, you're probably looking for goods from a national company which ships to many locations. in that case, why make the factory fill a whole other specialized shipment for you from far away instead of going to a local store to carry the goods the extra few miles? ordering, in this case, adds a long trip. pick it up.
ps. buy what you can local and in bulk- saves you money, saves you trips/gas, cuts down on waste. (i.e one serving yogurt is the devil!)
-ema