{"id":1952,"date":"2019-12-01T01:30:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T07:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhymeswithtwee.com\/blog\/?p=1952"},"modified":"2019-12-01T01:30:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T07:30:34","slug":"a-dollar-spent-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhymeswithtwee.com\/blog\/a-dollar-spent-small\/","title":{"rendered":"A dollar spent small"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Small Business Saturday, I restocked Sacred Art<\/a> and Squasht <\/a>with plenty of Veggie Vampire and Fanged Fruit Kitchen Towels. Both of these shops are run by fantastic humans. They have and\/or are dog-obsessed. They are silly. They love craft beer and wine. They are lifting up other makers in Chicago by running stores that sell their wares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While chatting with Leslie from Squasht, after keeping my towels priced at $10 for years, I made the decision to raise their price to $12. Anytime I have previously raised prices, it was a long and drawn out process. This was a snap decision. Small businesses struggle against Goliath daily and we simply must value our work. By raising the price two dollars, that’s helping me. It’s helping the shops I stock make a wee bit more which then can be pumped right back into that small business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I modified the Distracted Boyfriend meme. We all do this but we all really and truly need to do better here. Shop local. Shop Thrifted. Shop Repurposed. BTW, this is a great time to plug my fave local nonprofit, the creative reuse center; The WasteShed<\/a>. The next time you’re thinking you need art or craft supplies, start there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can do better. Let’s do better together. Tell me the last time you opted to shop local rather than Amazon or a large chain store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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