I have always been a fan of independently owned businesses. These businesses are the ones that suffer during a recession and the ones that we will miss the most if they have to close. Here in Milwaukee, Harry W Schwartz bookshops has closed along with Anomaly. In Savannah I loved the independent stores: @home, Paris Market and more. I find the people who own and work at these stores are the kindest most interesting people. At @home the owner Elizabeth Demos was a god send when it came to my sister's wedding. My sister, her fiancee, and I were looking for a cake topper when I found a pair of bird salt & pepper shaker and a votive holder. We had to wait for the new shipment of salt & pepper shakers to come in to get the right color but we were leaving for Wisconsin the next day. Elizabeth was awesome! When the new shipment came in she immediately put the salt & pepper shakers in the mail and a week before the wedding we received it. I don't know of anyone else who would have been willing to help us out like that. Thank you Elizabeth Demos.
And for that reason I am loyal to independent businesses and I ask you to support them too. I first saw this on the @home blog and decided to forward it on. The 3/50 Project is geared to save the independent businesses. Please visit the site here and support your local independent business.
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