Sob, sob…. Sniffle. A great little store with knowledgeable staff and a good vibe.
We need to all remember that local stores like this one are the stores which build our economy. We need to support them - even when we’re trying to save every dime. Each dime we can eke out for these local stores comes back to our community over and over again. Our local stores support local causes, like the dance concert and the women’s hockey league.
When you go to Cabaret, will you see an ad for Wal-Mart or Land’s End or Amazon? Don’t count on it. Purchasing goods from outside the community just sends your dollars away. Dollars that you earned in this community. Dollars that were earned to pay you by some poor schmuck cowtowing to the tourists (who are few and far between these days), or by your friend Jon, the lawyer, who spends each day at the courthouse defending local people. The economy is holistic; it brings us together through the sharing of our wealth, however meager we feel our part of that wealth.
When we lose one of these stores, we all suffer through the loss of easy access to goods, knowledge and charity.
Okay. I’m getting off my soapbox now.
