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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 7480913, member: 37&quot;]Not a cultural black hole but cheap.&nbsp; People are well educated here.&nbsp; Spend their money on eating out, travel, electronic gagets, and their children.&nbsp; Most don&#039;t expect to stay in town long term. They want to raise their children here but really don&#039;t want to stay.&nbsp; Those with big money, and there are quite a few, spend their money out of town.&nbsp; There has always been a bias against local sources.&nbsp; One can not brag to their friends that they bought something in Chicago, New York, or Paris if they shop locally.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I used to have a higher end design/build specialty furniture store here.&nbsp; Many with money would buy at Room and Board or Crate and Barrel in Chicago despite our prices being significantly lower.&nbsp; The cheap people would complain about our prices and shop elsewhere.&nbsp; The nearest Ikea is 150 miles away, yet, I am constantly seeing Ikea items here in the thrift stores.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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