I missed that post and just read it. Yikes. I’m glad you shared.

Their selection of colors, textures, leather/European goatskin, etc..is gorgeous. Many options for planners, journals, sketchbooks.

I’m a fan of their Robin’s Egg Blue, but purchased “ Ink” this year. They also have metallic options. The pages are cream with gilt edges.

All, so pretty, inspiring and worth the splurge.

Big fan of Commit30 planners (I’m on my fourth year) AND it’s a woman-owned small business in Colorado. It’s good quality, there is a good community via Instagram with lots of tips and encouragement and free downloads. Strongly recommend!

I really really appreciate your comment. I own my own little shop, in a small, rural town, so am extremely aware of the impact Amazon has had on retail. Also, some other blogs I follow only ever use Walmart and Hobby Lobby as sources, which are far worse.
However, two things. Mackenzie Scott just donated $4.2 billion to organizations across the country, including $15 M to our local community college and $1M to our YWCA. And Jeff Bezos matched all donations to non- profits who suffer due to the pandemic, somewhere around $100 M, here in Wa state.
As a small business owner (who sells pens and planners, so I view this post as research for me) Amazon is of course my competition.
In the late 90’s the end of brick and mortar was a “given.” Didn’t happen. Because successful small businesses (we are in our 11th year) adapted and became the “anti-Amazon.” We are everything Amazon is not, not only curating constantly (which our customers love us for, trusting us to bring in the items they know they want, and the items they didn’t know they wanted till now) but providing an environment appealing to almost all the senses (can’t do food sampling right now) We are hugely supported by customers who are deliberate about shopping local and often express their desire that we stay open. I so appreciate those here who feel the same.
During the months when so many of us were closed, we had the time to, and did, create our own on line shops. Adapted.
Finally,I use Amazon constantly, researching book titles, reviews, etc, in my “curating” purchasing process for my shop. A service they provide for free!
Follow #shopsmall and #shoplocal

yep, Rusty. you nailed it. CHOOSE wisely for the future people. i always say, nobody is thinking about that not so distant future where we will be faced with waste lands of empty plazas where there used to be local stores.

i 100000000% agree with you Sarah. I’m always turned off when i see a bunch of links to amazon. for all of the reasons you stated.