Thanksgiving Thursday, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and now... Small Business Saturday! This Saturday, November 26th, people nationwide are pledging to shop at local small businesses for their holiday shopping. Shoppers will avoid the crowds at the malls, participate in stores' Saturday Sales, and get to know their neighbors who own & shop at these establishments.
Check out the Top 10 Reasons to Shop Local from the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce, or the Malverne-West Hempstead Patch's online article for more information.
I'd also highly recommend taking a look at Think Long Island First for really local, Long Island-made gifts (they also have a great 10 Reasons to Buy Local list). Think Long Island First offers unique, hand-made goods created on Long Island by local artists, craftspeople, authors, and chefs. They have a store in Oyster Bay within the Buckingham Variety Store (36 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay NY 11771), which I am very excited to visit later this month & share on Locally Long Island.
You can check your community's Chamber of Commerce website for a listing of local stores, but I find that the easiest way to find small businesses is to drive around your community & stop in the small boutiques you may have drove by without notice in the past. I'm also attaching some of Nassau County's Chamber of Commerce links below for lists of local businesses:
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