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Shopping online is something we've all become much more comfortable with, but we're also increasingly aware of problems with multinational companies, and how important it is for our money to support local businesses. So how can you easily browse online, and know that you're shopping and spending locally? 
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I sort of made someone cry recently, and that folks, is why I'm issuing a bit of a heartfelt plea as we head up to Christmas in 2020. Give this vlog a watch and you may understand. Even if it's just one gift this year, take a couple of clicks to pick up something from a small business, not a mass retailer. Join the just a card (or brooch, or socks...) movement. Shout out and share the makers, bakers, stitchers, painters you love in the comments below! Nottingham Etsy Team: https://www.etsy.com/uk/people/425nc5tj3hz2ey8i?tab=shops
And check the video description on youtube itself for details about Just A card, and links for where all the cards shown in this video were purchased from! The message to shop small and support independent businesses is louder than ever these days, but when it comes to gifts, it can sometimes feel simpler to go " I'll just order them that thing from online" or grab an easy go-to from the gift section of a big retail chain. You find an amazing range of (sometimes fantastically specific) gift options by shopping small, at a range of prices, and you can often even get into direct contact with the creator, potentially asking for exactly what your recipient will love. Here are six great gifts ideas which support small and independent business - so grab a brew, have a quick think, then hit up the internet, markets and lovely local bricks and mortar stores.
1. Go for their hobbies, in unexpected ways!Everyone has things they love, and sometimes that means easy gift go-tos. Get the gardener another plant-your-own kit... But have a look away from the chain stores, and you'll find the tangential ideas, which may well delight them as a change from getting the same kind of thing over and over. How about some really good scrubby and moisturing soap for your the hands of your garden loving recipient?
Try somewhere like Etsy, and search for terms like gardener gift, or West Ham gift, or even Lily Savage gift! However niche you think their interest is, someone will make something for it. |
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