Local Business Support Gifts

Mom & Pop Shoppe: Going Out Of Business (Not that it's your fault).

'Of course I support my local shop keeper - I give him my leftovers'

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

Businessman sees sign in window of 'Fred's Chili Bowl' restaurant: 'Now Hiring a Bean Counter'.

"It was a mom-and-pop, but we inherited it."

"Can I talk to someone who knows something?"

A Specialty Bookstore Chain that Failed, 'Untitled Books.'

"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.

Business As Usual Bar & Grill: 'How's business? 'Don't ask!'

Mom & Pop General Store - Going Out of Business Slowly But Surely

'We hope to invest in a few start-ups with national franchise potential.'

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

"I now only take orders online. Shipping is free, especially since you're my neighbor."

Mom & Pop Grocerette

"Clean your specs, lady?"

'Let's get one thing straight. I don't want your money, I want your respect.'

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

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

Balloons vs. Rockets

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

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

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

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

"I've reduced theft by 55%!"

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

Today's special: Roadkill stew.

Support your local bookstore

Any shohplifters with a social conscience avoids small businesses.

'We guarantee you won't get your money back.'

"Typical! There's never anything in it for the little people."

'This is what telemedicine looks like for a small practice like ours.'