Local Business Advocates Gifts

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

"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.

Mom & Pop Grocerette

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

'I've put the business up for sale.'

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

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

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

'We are from the F.B.L.'

Balloons vs. Rockets

Don't be afraid of criticism. Openly ask for feedback so you can improve service.

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

'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."

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.

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

Today's special: Roadkill stew.

Support your local bookstore

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

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

Locally made, handcrafted cars - no two alike.

High Street

Great Streets

"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.

"You should be ashamed of yourself. Growing your own instead of supporting your local, massive, out-of-town hypermarket."

"Our 'Buy Locally' ad campaign boosted sales. And we saved money by outsourcing to an overseas ad agency."

"Buy local? Isn't it enough I buy stuff assembled in this country from foreign parts?"

'Shop Local - Christmas Trees.'

"That's EXACTLY what I wanted to know from you."

Lemonade 50 Cents made in America by Americans.

"It's the only way we could find funding for the school's football program."

"Not coming in for a pint and a pie, Geoff?"