The Villages is a senior community and to ethically challenged local merchants the residents might as well have bull's-eyes painted on their backs. Once your money is in their hands the attitude is " too bad, you trusted us, your mistake ". As far as they are concerned, they are not likely to sell to your children or other relatives and they are only going to do business with you once. The " big box " stores and merchants out of the area on the other hand rely on repeat business and value their hard earned reputations. Please note I referred to ethically challenged merchants, not all of them.
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