Small Business Supporter Gifts

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

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

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

Small dairy farmers have no future.

Rudd's family Farmacy.

'I'm going out of business because he ate the lemon.'

'There's no workplace romance here. This is a mom and pop store.'

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

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

'Please visit our website and tell us about your experience with this sale. You can win a gift card good for a free glass of lemonade.'

"Can I talk to someone who knows something?"

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

Any shohplifters with a social conscience avoids small businesses.

'The economy hasn't recovered for some of us.'

'Tel's Electrics, Essex.'

'We only produced 50 cases this year. Most of our competitors spill more than that.'

New Retail Space - decline of small local shops.

Street Vendors

Writing an obituary for a small independent grocery.

Some small businesses are managing to thrive on the high street.

"I've worked for the government for more than 30 years so I understand the challenges small businesses face. I've created most of those challenges."

Origami Shop - Business Folded Due To COVID-19

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

'He's sad because he had an origami business... unfortunately it folded!'

Downsized: Worldwide Global Grocers, Inc...now Mom & Pop

'Locally Owned and Operated.'

Minor credit cards accepted.

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

'Yes. It's a small business loan, remember?'

"Clean your specs, lady?"

"Let's go use their restroom before they go out of business any second?"

"Oh man. You're buying toilet paper on amazon? way to support an evil billionaire and his draconian labor practices."

We were curbside before it was cool. Lemonade.

What can I get you? Keep it down, please. Coffee King. For the record, Coffee King is a giant, evil corporation. Your chain is a ubiquitous capitalist death star. You spread conformity, and ruthlessly crush small, independent cafes. But by golly do I love your peppermint hot chocolates! At that point, getting whipped cream on top seems guilt-free. I feel so dirty.

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