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Shop Small Saturday

Allegheny — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:09:32 GMT

Did anyone Shop Small Saturday today? I did.

Well I needed something anyway, so I drove into the small town near our house. Its an old steel town whose businesses have suffered greatly due to all the malls. A lot of vacant store fronts, but its slowly making a come back.

It was fun. In talking with some of the shop owners I learned there are a few new and interesting shops/businesses coming.

I came home with a box of cherry cordials from the chocolatier shop for DH for Christmas, and a bottle of Dreaming Tree Chardonnay, but not the original item I went for.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

Buck-i-Nana — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:19:22 GMT

Yup. I did quite a bit of shopping local small businesses today. I stopped at my local coffee roasters and got a couple bags of coffee and a gift basket. Then off to our local old fashioned 5 and 10 type store. They have so many unusual items and a lot of locally made crafts. Picked up a few items for my grandkids to take to school to help decorate.

Stopped at our locally owned little hardware store and found some really wonderful battery powered mini-lights that have different lighting modes and a 6 hour timer. They're beautiful and supposed to last 30 days on a set of batteries.

Lastly, stopped in at a little tea room/desert shop in town where we enjoy a tasty little break before heading home.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

mac116 — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:24:45 GMT

I did. I went to a local nursery/gift shop and bought some plants and decorations for Christmas.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

charvale — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:39:43 GMT

Yes we did @Allegheny.

Went to several locally owned shops for goodies.

Seems like there wasn't as much promotion for the event as past years.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:42:11 GMT

If I could walk around I would have. Then I started thinking and I only know of one flower shop where there is a single owner. Most around here are large stores.

I hope others did but my guess is a lot of people never gave it a thought, sadly.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

Julie928 — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:42:45 GMT

We have the greatest resale shop near our home. I swear, some of my best Christmas decorations came from that shop. I just got a beautiful 4-foot white Christmas tree, pre-lit with pastel lights (looks beautiful in our den). I also purchased a smaller flocked tree that fits perfectly in our hallway. You never know what you'll find there. All the money goes to their charity. :-)

Re: Shop Small Saturday

Allegheny — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:52:06 GMT

@charvale I agree. I saw a few commercials only within the past couple of weeks. I remember when American Express used to subsidize it by allowing all card holders $25 toward small business purchases.

But in my experience today, while not crowds, just people strolling around enjoying themselves visiting the different stores and mentioning they were there to support their small businesses.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

Blahblahvampemer — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:52:10 GMT

I did small online. I'd love to shop independent stores locally, but there aren't a lot of them within 20 miles in any direction. The few that are close have generic stuff that's mostly made in China.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

LTT1 — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 03:10:03 GMT

Today I purchased lipsticks from an independent business person that DD knows.

I have been noticing that amongst their "group," they support each others' efforts.

I will go to our local Hallmark for fudge and a few goodies before long, too!

Re: Shop Small Saturday

Catty2 — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 03:28:29 GMT

I was planning to stop by a local cafe/bakery but got so busy with errands that I totally forgot about it. Maybe I'll stop during the week to make up for it.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 03:29:00 GMT

Yes I did. It's been talked about on our towns Facebook page all this week. Even went to a few other towns and everyone was out and about. All the Christmas decorations were on the lampposts.

Very festive.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

chrystaltree — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 04:30:07 GMT

No, I didn't. I shop locally fairly often anyway.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

itiswhatitis — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 05:08:08 GMT

@Allegheny wrote:
Did anyone Shop Small Saturday today? I did.

Well I needed something anyway, so I drove into the small town near our house. Its an old steel town whose businesses have suffered greatly due to all the malls. A lot of vacant store fronts, but its slowly making a come back.

It was fun. In talking with some of the shop owners I learned there are a few new and interesting shops/businesses coming.

I came home with a box of cherry cordials from the chocolatier shop for DH for Christmas, and a bottle of Dreaming Tree Chardonnay, but not the original item I went for.

No I didn't. I typically don't shop locally because where I live I have no use for the businesses that are prevalent. Banks and big chain drugstores? No. One Bakery I did like has been closed for at least two years and I just found out on Tuesday. The only shopping I do locally is supermarket and drugstore (none of which are small).

Re: Shop Small Saturday

Desertdi — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 07:13:33 GMT

There are no small businesses even remotely near me.

Re: Shop Small Saturday

willdob3 — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 14:19:28 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
No, I didn't. I shop locally fairly often anyway.

Same here.