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Get Unmatched Service & Expertise When You Shop Local Provided by Joseph’s Electrical Center You’ve heard it before – shop local, support local businesses, keep your money in your local community. It may sound like a selfserving message coming from local business owners. But the benefit for you in supporting your local businesses is that these business owners and employees in the homebuilding industry in Lake Charles know about the products they sell far better than any online sales rep communicating to you via instant message (if you even get to communicate with someone online at all). Local sales reps can tell you which products aren’t as durable, and exactly what the finish in the online photo looks like because they have seen the product first hand. Not only that, but when you have an issue (like a defective product that came that way from the manufacturer), your contact at your local store will handle that headache for you rather than you having to make that phone call and send that email with all the product and order info. Also, local stores carry hard-to-find specialty items – because they are specialists at what they do. When you support your local businesses, those businesses will have the ability to be here to supply you with products you need right then – not a few days shipping away. Driving to Houston or Lafayette isn’t exactly how you want to spend your day in order to track down what you need, is it? Keep your money local and it will benefit you in more ways than you can imagine better service, expertise and a friendly face who understands what we’ve all been through together. Not to mention, shopping local keeps your fellow neighbors employed and your city thriving…and that’s something we can all get behind!
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