Posts Tagged ‘independent stores’

After Christmas Sales

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

Dan and I just got back from our after Christmas sales shopping sprees. We went to our two favorite clothing stores in town. For me, it’s Orange Blossom, a wonderful women’s boutique with stylish clothes, great service, and great sales. For Dan, it’s The Town Squire, a traditional men’s clothing store conveniently located two doors down from Orange Blossom with high quality clothes and incredible customer service.  (They… Continue reading | 2 Comments

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The True Meaning of Christmas

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

It’s almost Christmas and Dan and I have NOT succumbed to the shopping frenzy. But that’s really not new this year for us – we have never indulged in the Christmas shopping frenzy that has taken over America. We have always exchanged a few Christmas gifts depending on our economic status of the time, which usually isn’t much since I work in the non-profit world!

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A Saturday of Shopping in Independent Stores

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Saturday was a typical errand day for me, just like a lot of women in America. Off work and that means I have lots of shopping errands to complete. But my shopping experience is about as different as it gets from the average American housewife who spends her bucks in chain stores and may never step foot in a locally owned store in her town.

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