Local Business Pillows

'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.

"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."

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.

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

Investments: We have locally grown stocks.

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

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

Mom & Pop Grocerette

'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

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

"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."

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

Support your local bookstore

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

Shop Local

Locally made, handcrafted cars - no two alike.

'Locally? Take a look at where this license plate is from.'

High Street

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

Lemonade 50 Cents made in America by Americans.