Support your local businesses

[Avo]

Our daughter in law owns two beauty salons and has re-opened on 12 April after many months of being closed. During this time she lost a member of staff due to them needing full time pay and more hours rather than furlough and top up she was able to offer. It has been so hard for her and for many families who have small businesses. Please try to support your local small beauty salon / hairdresser as we start to come out of the lockdown restrictions.

[Oma]

Our SIL started his own Business just as Lock down began last year , we were so worried but through word of mouth he has done well ,
People have gone to him rather than big stores to support small shops .

[Gemini]

I hope everyone will do their best to support small local businesses Avo. They certainly need us.

Our hairdresser who is mobile now is very busy, I don't think there will be any problem for her. Everyone needs hair cuts!
The lady I go to couple of times each summer for my toe nails gelled is very quiet, many customers haven't rebooked. She is a small business with a home salon and was always busy before.
I have visited the local small family run card shop to stock up too, I'm happy to keep small business alive.

[Plantaholic]

Yes, me too. We would be sorry to loose them.

[Daisy]

Like Avo, I have family with a small shop. They reopened on 12 April and after the initial rush for passport/visa/driving licence photos it's been much quieter this week. Added to that they can only have 3 people at a time in the shop, and if both the photography printing kiosks are in use, that's only one more customer, whereas normally DIL or DS can serve two or even three at a time. It's very frustrating, and worrying.

Their town is like a ghost town in the afternoons and so many shops have not reopened or are already talking about closing. Now the Council are talking about making the main street pedestrianised which means older people won't come because they would have to walk too far from the car parks, and the traffic system would be a nightmare.

I know they're not the only ones, and there will be people on your high street in similar positions, so all support is very welcome.

[Mimi]

We try to support local traders and small shop owners as much as we can gut with so many ceasing trading because of these current times its getting increasingly difficult.

[Daisy]

I know, Mimi. The trouble is time isn't on the side of the small shops. Most of them run on a shoestring, and although they're open they have probably had to spend money they can ill afford on restocking and if the customers, understandably, take their time in coming back to the high street it may be too late for some of them.

I don't know what the ultimate answer will be, but at the moment every sale they make helps a little bit.

[Gemini]

Our small local cafe should be reopening soon, I'm looking forward to supporting them again.