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Last Year’s ‘Shop Local’ Is Becoming Tradition by Allison Gorman
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ast December the mantra was “Shop local.” Now the concept seems to have caught on as a holiday tradition. Marcie Manfredonia, president of Custom Candle Co, in Bedford Hills, is one of many small business owners who tell us they’ve seen an uptick in seasonal shoppers this year. “I think that this year’s holiday shopping season is different,” she says. “More people are shopping local and trying to get more meaningful and personal gifts.” Your CBD Store, in Mount Kisco, makes holiday buying easy by customizing gifts and even shipping them to the recipients for free. But shopping local is the right thing to do all year long, says owner Cathy Parlitsis. “It keeps your dollars invested in your local communities, so it also benefits the community,” she explains. Ann LaGoy, owner of green-products company Sound Earth, agrees that patron18
izing small businesses keeps money close to home. “We are your neighbors, friends, investors in our communities,” she says. “It is well known each dollar spent locally circulates many more times within the local economy than big box stores.” Ongoing supply-chain issues, especially bottlenecks in overseas shipments, have reinforced the idea that shopping local is a pragmatic as well as ethical choice. Parlitsis says having products that are US-grown and -manufactured has been an extra blessing for her store this year. Shira Adler, who sells holistic wellness products online through her company Synergy by Shira Adler, says she’s prepared for the holiday season, despite the bottlenecks. “We anticipated the supply-chain issues plaguing companies this year, but we are fully ready to go,” she says. “The only delays we can’t control may come from mail-delivery service companies, so order early.”
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Gift boxes are very popular around the holidays at Your CBD Store, in Mount Kisco, says owner Cathy Parlitsis. “Giving the gift of health and good sleep is sure to be appreciated,” she says. The fully customizable boxes usually contain a tincture, a topical cream and either a gummy or sleep product. “These work well, because it’s best to get CBD in you and on you,” Parlitsis says. “Additionally, gift boxes receive a 15 percent discount, which certainly helps.” Shoppers can also assemble a Self-Care Box, choosing from a variety of bath bombs and beauty products. Another product that Parlitsis predicts will be a big hit this holiday season is the store’s new TRIM weight-loss line. “Like THC turns the ‘munchy receptor’ in the brain up, THC-v turns it down,” she says. “Why not give the gift of good health this season?” TRIM products are available as capsules and a tincture and are backed by research showing that 100 percent of the study participants lost weight over a 90-day period. Shop in person at Your CBD Store, 222 E. Main St., Mt. Kisco, NY, and Your CBD Store, 1582 Rte. 9, Wappingers Falls, NY. Order by phone at 914.276.5409 to have gifts packaged and shipped at no charge. Shop online at YourCBDStoreMtKisco. comand CBDWappingers.com. See ad, page 20.
