Nautical Mile BP!

I respect and support any sponsor that's on this site, but easy on the bashing. Quite a few of my purchases i've made this year have been at BP and I am impressed with everything Jackie has done and I plan on supporting in the future but I have also made alot of purchases at Lakeside and I have to say, for a mom and pop shop they are priced better on alot of things and compareable on most others to the big chain stores. I buy minnows from there alot due to the fact that they are 2 blocks from my house and I have never had an issue with counts or liveliness as long as they are cared for properly. As a matter of fact, I get a GREAT count of minnows every time I buy from there. I can understand some peoples complaints as they don't have the greatest customer service in the world but to turn this into a bash lakeside thread is wrong. Jackie does a great job, and in all honesty, I probably prefer shopping there but I just dont think it's fair to a local, family owned business to sit here and bash them with how many hundreds of people a day viewing this site. Bottom line is, if it wasn't for stores like lakeside, BP, Jimmys, Anglers pointe, Pro fishing and archery, etc. etc. where would we go for bait and tackle? Gander MTN on 59? Be grateful that we have so many options to shop and we have a couple great sponsors in Jimmy's, BP, Anglers pointe but I personally like to support all local family owned shops just for the fact that if it weren't for them we would have to rely on the big boys in the business for our needs. Me personally, I would rather spend my money locally. Sorry for the novel but I just think this went from supporting a sponsor to bashing a local business and it kind of bugged me. Sorry for the rant. Good luck and tight lines.