About the Choose Local Card

Why Shop Locally?

Why should I shop locally rather than at a big national chain? A dollar spent at a locally owned store is usually spent 6 to 15 times before it leaves the community. From $1.00, you create $5.00 to $14.00 in value within that community. Spend $1.00 at a national chain store, and 80% of it leaves town immediately. This info is from Tim Mitchell, first cited in E-magazine, article available through the Northwest Earth Institute’s Choices for Sustainable Living course book. Thank you for supporting local businesses and contributing to a sustainable economy within our community!

Look for this sticker around town! If they don’t accept the card, ask them to, its free for local businesses to accept it!

Make a Difference

Your dollars do make a difference. Where you spend your hard earned money has a significant impact on your community. It can even affect your own employment. For every dollar you spend with a locally owned business seventy-percent of that dollar goes back into the local economy. When you spend a dollar at an out-of-state owned company over sixty-percent leaves the state. The more money that stays here, the better off we all are. When you show the Choose Local card you are stating that you support locally owned businesses. These businesses appreciate your support by providing you an instant benefit of reduced prices, or free upgrades, or some other offer. To find a Choose Local business on the MapClicks.com web site select the Choose Local logo. If you are in the neighborhood just look for the red Choose Local decal in the window of a Choose Local business.

Benefits

• No Points to Collect
• No Waiting for Rewards
• Instant Offers
• Giveaways and Prizes
• Supports Local Businesses
• Keeps Money in Local Economy
• Support Your Community

Disclaimer: ChooseLocal.com accepts no liability for offers, or discounts which are not honored by business members. Our Choose Local program provides the consumer information about a particular business member’s offer and web site when available via links, our company accepts no liability for information disclosed on the business member’s website. All offers will be governed by the laws of the State in which the member business is located.