We’ll be doing some live updating on the blog today, bringing sights, sounds and thoughts from local businesses and shoppers throughout the day.
10:30 AM - Plaid Friday coast to coast
We’re seeing lots of great stuff going on around the country.
If you haven’t heard what it’s about, check out the Plaid Friday website
Seacoast Local was on New Hampshire Public Radio today, in addition to a lot of other media coverage
Some businesses in New Hampshire are offering discounts for customers wearing plaid
Cambridge Naturals, right across the border, put together a great window display for Plaid Friday
And if you missed it, here’s the official Somerville Shift Your Shopping Theme Song, composed by our friends Michael J Epstein and Sophia Cacciola
And to the best of our knowledge, no one has been trampled or pepper sprayed at a local business yet
11:30 AM - Gift Guides and Opinions
If you’re reading this, you probably already know why you should Choose Local & Independent this Holiday Season, but just in case, here’s some opinions on why it’s important
Our ED in this weeks, DigBoston - Community Forum
And the editor at DigBoston, David Day, on the Shift Your Shopping website, talking about why it’s time to exercise our power with our wallets
Last Year’s Plaid Friday Op-Ed in the Globe
…now that you’re REALLY convinced, here’s a couple of gift guides to help you find some great local gift options:
DigBoston Guide to Going Plaid
1:00 PM - Relaxed and Awesome, the Local Shopping Experience and a Some of those Moving Pictures
In a quick tour around the ville, we did not see any trampling, camp sites waiting for entry into stores or pepper spraying. We did see jovial and good natured folks in some of our local businesses ready to serve their community and their customers.
Here’s Kofi from The Boston Shaker, with a great book option, PTD about a New York City speakeasy and their Sodastream line of home made soda kits.
dSquared is known for its beautiful window displays, here’s their current setup. Nice right!
And here’s some video love, this clip from the news in Oakland
…and our Plaid Friday video from last year!
…meanwhile, two for-profit enterprises, both promoting local, are squabbling.
3:00 PM - final update of the day with maybe one more coming tonight
In our final update of the afternoon, here’s a few more ideas on places to Shift Your Shopping
Somerville Grooves in Union now has a sign to proclaim their vinal awesomeness
Some great gift ideas from Grand
Monadnock Buy Local is doing awesome stuff with Plaid in NH
…and how about you? Feel free to post comments, experiences or photos in the comments below or tweet us / post to facebook
