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Bates: Think twice before purchasing online

I just received a phone call from an agitated chamber member telling a story about another member ordering items online. These products could have easily been purchased at the former’s establishment. This concerns me.

Yes, we can order our trips online, we can order flowers online, we can order our business cards online, we can order jewelry online.Yet these are all items that can be bought locally, often with better care

Think about it. Travel agent Worldwide Traveler helping to plan a destination wedding for a local resident vs. an online entity planning the same wedding. Who do you think will take better care in making the dream wedding come true? An online entity or someone who has to look you in the face at the grocery store?

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