Christmas shopping is one of the festive season’s most time-honoured traditions. This year in particular, we’re being urged to think a little harder about the gifts we’re buying and where we’re buying them from.
While it’s easier to shop with big companies, the impact of the current pandemic means that we’re all being urged to shop local. Buying from a small businesses, would help to keep them open in the long term.
We personally recommend the following:
Buy unique and eclectic gifts from local lifestyle shops
Treat your friends to dinner or coffee
Support your local farmer or deli
Buy a book from your local bookshop
Sign loved ones up to online classes or clubs
Pick up a unique or vintage gift from the local charity shop
Buy vouchers from local pubs and restaurants
Gift a membership from a local museum or gallery
Buy products or vouchers from local salons
Buy personalised drawings, prints or portrait sessions from local artists or photographers
Buy sweet treats from local home bakers
Visit local Christmas virtual markets
Buy handmade jewellery from local jewellers
Happy Shopping!
