Why Shop with Small businesses this Winter?
If you spend any time with me you will hear all about how we should buy more of our products from local shops and how we should support our local businesses- yes I do bang on about it a lot. I bang on about it a lot because I believe that it's crucial to our well being and to our local economy, as well as the importance of everyone owning unique objects that tell a story. Straight off the production line Have you ever been trotting down the high street and seen someone else wearing your favourite H&M scarf/ jacket/ dress and the sinking feeling that comes with it when they pull it off better than you feel like you do? Or gone into someone else's house and they have the same photo frame or ornament that your close friend bought for you for your birthday? With massive chain stores being on every high street or shopping centre with free parking, the reality is that they are usually more convenient for our busy lives. But what happens when we venture into the independent s
