Bye, online shopping! 6 things you can buy from local small businesses instead
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If you’ve become a bit of an online shopping addict, we don’t blame you—crossing off your Christmas list is a whole lot easier when you can stay in your pajamas and only lift a finger instead of putting on real clothes and braving the elements!
However, when you only open your wallet to behemoth companies like Amazon—which accounts for 38% of all e-commerce sales—you contribute to the downfall of already suffering small businesses.
But here’s the good news: Many local businesses offer online sales in addition to in-person shopping these days, so you can get the best of both worlds. Or you can shop the old-fashioned way and get to know the good people in your neighborhood.
However you go about it, we compiled a list of the top six products Wisconsin shoppers are buying online, then tracked down the local spots where you can get virtually the same thing—all while lining the pockets of locals rather than Jeff Bezos.
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