diff --git a/examples/local/create_commerce_schema.sql b/examples/local/create_commerce_schema.sql
index d8768d88f82..d936d4e82ba 100644
--- a/examples/local/create_commerce_schema.sql
+++ b/examples/local/create_commerce_schema.sql
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 create table if not exists product(
-  sku varbinary(128),
-  description varbinary(128),
+  sku varchar(128),
+  description varchar(128),
   price bigint,
   primary key(sku)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 create table if not exists customer(
   customer_id bigint not null auto_increment,
-  email varbinary(128),
+  email varchar(128),
   primary key(customer_id)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 create table if not exists corder(
   order_id bigint not null auto_increment,
   customer_id bigint,
-  sku varbinary(128),
+  sku varchar(128),
   price bigint,
   primary key(order_id)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB;