Tis the season and traditionally most of us will be exchanging gifts. Some people give generously while others give carefully. Whatever your style I would like to give you something to think about before your wallets are emptied out.
What if everyone bought their gifts from their local downtown shops? The handy-man on your list could get a gift from your local hardware. The fashionista on your list could get something from the local boutique. That impossible-to-shop-for individual could receive gift certificates to the local "mom and pop" pizza joint. It's possible!
Last year we lived in a small town. Our hometown. We have several people to shop for as many of you do. Let me remind you that my spouse and I are both from divorced families therefor we have 8 parents to shop for and multiple half/ step and whole siblings. lol. Anyway-we managed to get all of our holiday shopping done without having to travel out of town or order anything on-line. That's right! Every gift came from downtown. And it was great! To my surprise, I managed to find something for everyone last year!
Keep that in mind this year as the financial state of our country struggles. We are all stretching our dollar so instead of helping large multi-million dollar companies whose products are manufactured in China, shop the small businesses! It might seem challenging at first but you will be surprised just how much you can find!
Good luck! I would love to hear about how you did!
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