STL Shop Local 365+: Gus' Pretzels

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Gus' Pretzels

http://www.guspretzels.com/

I was driving through south St. Louis today and what should I see but a Gus' Pretzel man! I've been thinking about this: if I would be sorry to see a business close I should be a part of helping it thrive. I would be really sad to drive through St. Louis and never see a Gus' Pretzel man again.

So I bought a bag of pretzels. I didn't really need to eat *all* those yummy rods of goodness by my self, so I was on my way to see the Trulls and that family of many boys was happy to help me.

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A New Year, A New Look

It has been a year... a year of shopping, learning, meeting, and discovering; a year of new people, places, and routines; a year of sheer delight that I could never have anticipated when the adventure began March 1st, 2011. I've found it IS possible to shop economically and conveniently at smaller locally owned shops. What started as curiosity has concluded with deeper understanding and a commitment to a way of life. The independence of self-owned businesses seems to foster happier more creative people,which makes a better world for all of us. So let's continue, I can't think of a single reason to go back to the box stores, boring chains and internet.

About Jo

Hi, my name is Jo-Ellen McDonald. I like small stores, I truly do, though for years I've rarely shopped in them. I don't know why, really. I guess I was thinking it is more convenient and less expensive to shop in the big mega stores, and that someone else supported those little stores I liked so much.

Or was I thinking at all? Probably I was just doing what everyone else does.

This year I'm living differently. For 365 days I'm going to shop for goods and services only at local, independently owned businesses. I just want to try it. Will it be outrageously expensive? Or demand so much time as to be impossible to maintain? I don't know. But I want to try, because a lot of those little stores that I liked so much are gone, and I think that is pretty sad.

Some days there will simply be a quick journal entry, other days will feature a particular small business.

So come along with me and let's see what there is to learn this year. About the joys and struggles of small business owners. About whether or not there is a local place to buy computer ink cartridges or a broom. About how maybe we have saved a little in time and money but have lost too much in humanity and community.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Gus' Pretzels

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A New Year, A New Look

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