Last year one
of the things on my 29 before 30 list was to shop small/local business for one
month, ever since then I have found myself turning to them for my needs. It’s so rewarding to see who my money is going
too, get to know the owner and see their passion, also knowing that my transaction
is helping that shop owner fulfill their dream, makes me feel good.
I will admit the suburb that I live in, has
plenty of small independent restaurants, lots of local service places, and a
handful of boutiques but as far as I have found does not have many places to
purchase the items you NEED. We do not have an independent grocer, independent
drug store, or even a local bookstore, we have the big boxes. For these needs I have found myself driving to
other communities that still have them. For my grocery needs being a celiac the
first place that comes to mind for me to do my shopping is Whole Foods, because
they have a large selection of gluten free things but I have found myself going
to the Fruitful Yield as well as the local Gluten Free store but both are in
different communities and both places prices run about the same as the groceries
at Whole Foods. For the things that you
would need at a drug store there was a local pharmacy here but they got bought
out by a big box grocery store so we no longer have one of those and I haven’t
found a community nearby that has an independent pharmacy to replace the
pharmacy I was going to, so box store it is.
In case you
did not know this week is National Small Business week and I encourage you to
get out in your community and make it a point to check out the small businesses
in your area. You may stop in their shop
and not find anything or you might find a great new go to place, either way but
just walking in the door shows that you care they are a part of your community.
There is also
a community of thousands of people on websites like Etsy, Big Cartel, and Ebay
full of people that are trying to make their dream of owning a brick and mortar
shop a reality, but getting a following started online. Click and stop in and say Hi to those people too. That is why we are doing what we are doing here at Junk, we junk girls have big dreams but to reach those we need to start somewhere and
every purchase you make through our Etsy Shops helps us get closer to achieving
our dream. As a Thank You to you our loyal customers and readers we have
extended our Free Domestic Shipping until Monday, May 28th.
Some of My
Favorite Local Small Businesses Are:
Some of My
Favorite Not so Local Small Businesses Are:
DaintyDaisies- Appleton, Wisconsin
Pangea - Nashville, TN
Some of my Favorite Online Small Businesses Are:
Happy Small Business week now get out there and get shopping!
Over-N-Out
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