EMB #522: Supporting Local Over the Holidays

<p>As more and more people talk about buying early Christmas presents. I hope you consider local.</p> <p>We have friends, neighbors, family members and people in our own communities doing everything they can to feed their families and put food on the table.</p> <p>I hope you consider them before buying at the cheapest item you can find at the closest box store. Knowing full well those products are produced in a land far away made by people you’ll never meet, filing they pockets of people that will never know your name.</p> <p>Consider all the time and effort it takes to run a business and make sure customers are happy.</p> <p>Consider that the price may be a little more but you’re supporting customer service, you’re supporting better quality, a stronger local economy, you’re putting a smile on someone’s face whom you share schools with and grocery stores.</p> <p>How amazing would it be if everyone committed to supporting local this year. What if every single one of us bought every single gift within their own community.</p> <p>Even though we ship and many of our orders come from places further away, we’d fully support that.</p> <p>And I think every other small and local business would feel the same way.</p> <p>It does make a difference, your vote matters to each and every one of us that do our best to bring you quality products and services every single day. And we thank you for that.</p> <p>10+ years in the game of life and business and Dorothy and I still celebrate, we still get excited and it still brings joy and happiness to our lives each time a new order comes in 💙🙏💙</p>