For most folks, it’s far more preferable to buy from a mom-and-pop shop as opposed to a big-box corporation. It offers up a sense of community and a feeling that you’re purchasing a real quality product, not some mass-produced item made overseas.   Mom-and-pop shops, as we all know, however, don’t have it easy. Oftentimes, their quality goods cost a little bit more than the mass-produced stuff flooding the market. Consumers then flock to Target or Wal-Mart instead for their low,...