Blending a desire to make friends and maintain a successful buiness is a real challenge. Lappan's has very traditional beginnings, all based on long hour and hard work. Nothing has ever been taken for granted and the fear of failure is ever present. What a wonderful feeling when a friend thanks us for a job well done.
Consumers, you and me, must understand that buying services and products has some unique processes that must be thought of before buying. 1) Price seems to be on everyone's mind, but isn't always the biggest obsticle. 2) Quality should be the most thought of but price jumps ahead of good sense. Just because a product or service is twenty percent less one place doesn't mean the quality is the same. At this level, buyer beware, know what the difference means and proceed with caution. Feeling stupid after you buy is only the fault of the good deal in the first place. 3) After the sale and the desire for parts and or service is needed, but sadly isn't there, makes the good deal a lot less important.
As a qualified and intelligent buyer of anything you have an abundance of knowledge at your finger tips with the Internet. Seek out answers to your questions or seek out the best place to buy by asking questions. People buy from people. It won't take you too long to know when you have found the right place to buy.
Most smaller communities have proven that more than eighty percent of the monies collected stay within the community. Those monies then continue to support the growth and stability of the community.
