Local Business Gifts

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

"These are hard times for retailers, so we should show them our support in every way we can."

"It looks like another chain store has moved into the village."

'I urge the Court to take into consideration the fact that my client only burglarized LOCALi merchants!'

Writing an obituary for a small independent grocery.

8 People or Less Who Don't Shop at Tesco.

"He was a mainstay of the economy. Now two brewries and a whiskey distillery are on short time and one tobacco wholesaler has gone completely bankrupt."

I Promise to Buy American Beer.

Locally Sourced Fish For Sale

"I'll say the old neighborhood has changed!!"

"I'm only concerned with the neighborhood economy right now."

"You should be able to get most of this on Amazon but if you have a problem shop local."

Local food for local consumption

"Are you mad with us, Mrs. Bimmelman?"

The marketing is out there now. People all know the pizzas are prepared on the premises. So why no customers?

Let's all go to a farmer's market.

"Ooh look, the high street's evolved to survive!"

Investments: We have locally grown stocks.

Investments: Yes, we have organic, local & cruelty-free stocks.

Mom & Pop Grocerette

Shop signs: then vs. now

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

'Spending and consuming - that's my kind of patriotism.'

'I remember when it was a row of quaint little coffee bars and boutiques.'

"Local shopping, local eating, and...I married the girl next door."

MADE IN CANADA "Buy Canadian"..."Eh!"

Balloons vs. Rockets

'If we let this happen, soon we'll be swamped in chain stores.'

"We find shopping at the farmers' market to be more self-congratulatory."

Frank's Butcher Shop. Ernie's Bakery. Starbux Coffee. It hasn't been the same since the candlestick maker went out of business.

One cappuccino please, and I wanted to give you this. A note. How formal. Dear small local independent coffee house ... I went to Starbucks this morning. I'm sorry. Can you ever forgive me? What if I agree to purge what I ate? The written apology is sufficient.

"Foreign wines have ruined me for domestics. I still shop local, but I gripe global."

Support your local bookstore

"Come on. I always browse the Mom and Pop stores before buying online."

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