Do your buying habits change when you run your own business?

Do your buying habits change when you run your own business?

I found myself asking this question last weekend after a visit to a local shop where somebody was giving away samples.

Their story was no different to mine; a family run business, trying to promote a good product where they know their hard work and endeavours are rewarded by customers enjoying their products (and all the money goes to them, not lining the pockets of the ‘big boys’)

• Did I buy their products? Of course 
• I did Why did I buy their product? Because I knew that the money was going directly into that small business
• Would I have bought the product before I set up my own business? Possibly not

How are your buying habits influenced, and do you think differently when you run your own business?