A neighborhood neighbor and I got off the bus and started schlepping up the hill home. Right in the middle of the steepest part of the climb we saw a neighbor form the lower neighborhood. He's a real gentleman and offered us a ride the rest of the way up. My friend had to give him a message, so we took the ride.
The neighbor with the car owns a hat store. Now, many people will know who he is. As we got out, I asked if he's selling any inexpensive hats with rims, broad enough to shade my face.
"Actually, I just picked some up and have them in the trunk."
"Not expensive, please."
And then he took out a bag of gorgeous sun hats and told us the price, so reasonable that we both bought hats!
Nice story! I always enjoy giving business to our neighbors...
ReplyDeleteVery sweet story, and your neighbor sounds very sweet too!
ReplyDeleteI try to shop in the local business district at smaller neighborhood stores. Better prices and the personal attention and overall atmosphere can't be beat.
Mrs. s, keli, thanks,
ReplyDeleteI also like to patronize real people and not chains. I'm debating about how to get my flight booked because of that. I blogged about it.