Local Shopping Advocate Mugs

'It's not so much the grave robbing, and the inhuman creations. We just wish you'd shop local!'

"Everybody should live in a market economy. It's terrific."

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

Mom & Pop Grocerette

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

"We only shop brick and mortar because my husband likes to be disgruntled face-to-face when returning things."

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

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

Balloons vs. Rockets

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

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

"Holding her purse? First time?"

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

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

Impact of E-Commerce

Locally made, handcrafted cars - no two alike.

High Street

"I'm pretty sure my credit cards will never be listed under 'single-use plastics'."

"Now there are many farm raised ones, but I prefer my eye-of-newt locally sourced."

The customer is always right, but that fact has no standing in law.

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

"I'm trying to buy online what I see in your store, and you don't even offer free wifi!"

Don't Buy Local!

'Shop Local - Christmas Trees.'

"Keep America Working

MOM & POP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Junior, Inc.

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

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

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

Lemonade 50 Cents made in America by Americans.

"We survived the loss of the blacksmith and the barber shop, but this here is serious!"

Aisle 4 Water

Watching shopping channel - "Why do you always drag me along when you go shopping?"