I am in Mississippi County, Arkansas ... which government statistics describe as the poorest of the poor - even edging out that notorious West Virginia area. This town's population dropped from 18K to 12K in the last ten years (by Census).
Town as two electrical supply houses, one plumbing house, one HVAC house, and three bearing houses - courtesy of the local steel mills. Other than that. the 'home center' is the only game in town. There is no lumberyard, masonry supplier, door shop, or plumbing showroom.
I'm quite willing to go the extra mile - unhappy with the local shoe store, I just got some shoes (that fit!) off the internet. Whether it's shoes or building materials, these folks seem puzzled by folks like me, who will actually wait, and pay, to get the RIGHT stuff.
