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Would you be more likely to shop at a store if you knew it was environmentally friendly?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on August 29, 2012
“Probably. Knowing that it’s environmentally friendly, I would probably want to shop there.”
“Not at all. In fact I wouldn’t shop there just because of that fact.”
“Yes. Mostly because the people who built it cared about the impact it could have on the environment.”
“Yes, I think we should all be more environmentally friendly.”
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Comments
RoeDapple 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The burn barrel don't care.
vertigo 8 months, 3 weeks ago
LOL @ Reed Jones.
"I'll only shop at stores that make it a point to dump chemicals in our waterways."
Good on ya mate! Love the Aussie humour. (Queen's English)
rockchalker52 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Australian? I thought Jim Carrey was Canadian.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 8 months, 3 weeks ago
I like people who smile and wave..
snap_pop_no_crackle 8 months, 3 weeks ago
HWMNBN was more a pretentious git than an Australian, I'd say.
cheeseburger 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The voice of experience!
fan4kufootball 8 months, 3 weeks ago
I think most people shop where its most convenient for them - either close to their home or at least on their way home.
Andini 8 months, 3 weeks ago
So will it be ok to buy gas at the new green hyvee to kill unwanted weeds?
gphawk89 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Use diesel. Does a good job on the weeds and isn't nearly as flammable.
Liberty275 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Oreilly's sells battery acid. Give some to the weeds, the ph goes to 2, the plant dies, then the limestone neutralizes the acid. Keep the hose near in case you get some on you or your clothes as it is very corrosive. And don't taste it.
LadyJ 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Hopefully some future employer doesn't see Reed's comment, they might be put off by it. Once it's on the internet, it's on there forever.
innerpeace 8 months, 3 weeks ago
If Reed Jones is in fact his real name, he's probably wanted in Austrailia under his real name.
CWGOKU 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Nobody likes environmentally friendly stores, nobody
Liberal 8 months, 3 weeks ago
No, do they have the selection and prices I want to pay?
Eddie_Haskell 8 months, 3 weeks ago
You fools. That's Robbie Williams. He's British, and he's still singing that Angels song.
Robbie Williams Angel live by heliosjuju
switch 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Aussies have always been friends of the US. Not sure if he is a wannebe, though.
CWGOKU 8 months, 3 weeks ago
I only shop at stores where one can club baby seals
switch 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Unwanted weeds? Who wants weeds?
Andini 8 months, 3 weeks ago
I only shop at Exxon & BP and where Al Gore says it's ok.
gphawk89 8 months, 3 weeks ago
I shop at a store if: 1. It has the product I want. 2. It's cheaper than other stores. 3. It's convenient to get to. 4. It's in a safe area. 5. I need the product NOW (otherwise I might order online). Environmental friendliness is pretty far down on the list.
consumer1 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Do you mean like the Natural Grocer store that replaced an existing building with one three to four times larger? Is that what you mean by environmentaly friendly? Leaving a larger carbon footprint in the name of progress?
consumer1 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Reed has the courage not to be a sheeple. Or believe in something because it is "trendy".
consumer1 8 months, 3 weeks ago
But I forgot, Many people in Lawrence don't like opinions that vary from theirs.
he_who_knows_all 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Yes. I'm always looking for an excuse to drive my Hummer by myself.
he_who_knows_all 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Especially when my Corvair is in the shop.
merrill 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Any building using less energy somehow is significant. Means less radioactive waste coming out of the smokestack .
snap_pop_no_crackle 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Only if all the store's electricty is generated by unicorn toots. And all their employees make at least $17.50 an hour.
who_does_care 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Only if I was driving a LPG or a electric powered vehicle and my house was using the solar panels for the electricity.
Question is how green are the batteries that store the charge and, when the batteries done then how green is it to dispose them?
Liberty275 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Maybe. If they are demonstrably more environmentally friendly and they aren't excessively more expensive. A "We fight global warming" sign on the door won't work.
mommatocharlie 8 months, 3 weeks ago
no
misterlee 8 months, 3 weeks ago
I do most of my shopping at the Dillons near my home. Everything else I buy online.
libbyw 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Reed has the right idea. Reminds me of this little clip, http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/04/21/conspicuous-conservation-and-the-prius-effect/
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