Spend $50 on Super Saturday (aka Shop Small Day)
Chamber Retailers as of 4/29/20:
518 Liquor & Wine
A1 Tactical & Safety
Ace Hardware of Oliver Springs
ACME Block & Brick, Inc.
All-Star Promotions
All Teased Up
Amazing Bakes Cookies & Cakes
An Eye for Detail
Auto Collision Experts
Baggett Pharmacy, Inc.
Best Roofs
Blue Springs Marina - Crows Nest
Brett’s Auto & Small Engine Repair
Brown’s Greenhouse
Buddy’s Bar B Q
Bunch Marine
Burger Station 120
Cadillac Grill
Caney Creek Resorts
Caramella Bistro
Chase Drugs
Christmas Lumber Co.
C.R. Barger & Sons
Cracker Barrel
Don Eduardo’s Mexican Grill
Duncan Family Automotive
Dunkin' Donuts
Earl Duff Subaru
East Tennessee Pool & Spa
Eddie's Body Shop
Emory Lane Boutique
Focus Roane
Food City of Harriman
Food City of Kingston
Foust Family Fitness
G&G Gunshop
Garrett & Sons Flooring
Gary’s Tire
Gateway IGA
Gateway Spirits
Gondolier Restaurant
Goodwill Industries
Handee Burger
Harvey's Furniture
JAE Fitness
Jerry Duncan Ford Lincoln
Jerry’s Bait Shop
KFrances
Kingston Express Lube
Crawford Family Chiropractic
Live and Let Live Drug Store
Long Island Marina & Yacht Club
Los Primos Mexican Restaurant
Lowe's Home Improvement
Meme's Restaurant
Mike's Body Shop
Mulch & More
Old Capital Public House
Patterson's Home Appliance Center
Potters Ace Hardware
Recovered Relics
Reynolds Racing & Marine
Scandlyn Lumber Co. - Kingston
Shape Up
Shoney's - Harriman
Smokehouse Bar & Grill
Subway
Surf’s Up Car Wash
Tennessee's Finest Awards & Frameworks
The UPS Store
Tractor Supply Company
Tri-County Parts & Equipment
Turpins Auto Repair
Van Dan & Sons
Wal-Mart Super Center
Whitestone Inn
X-Press Window Tinting
Zaxby’s
Super Saturday (aka Shop Small Day)
Small Business Saturday has become recognized nationally as a day to shop local and has become an annual promotion from American Express. The Roane Chamber has called it Super Saturday and has been encouraging residents to spend at least $50 locally on that day to support our small independent retailers who often get overlooked around Black Friday.
“Spending your money locally in Roane County is important year-round,” said Chamber Manager Tori May, the Roane Alliance, “but this time of year, when everyone is planning what they will be buying for Christmas is the best time to remind everyone to shop local too. And we encourage everyone to think about spending at least $50 locally because if everyone did, it would be a big economic impact for our local businesses and the entire county.”
For every $100 spent in locally-owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community, according to one nationally known 'shop local' advocacy group. The sales tax created from local purchases helps fund our community and schools plus provides vital services such as police and fire protection, street repairs and trash collection. Nothing returns to the community when those same purchases are made online, and it’s a much greener choice than driving outside the county to shop.
Buying local means believing in your community enough to invest in it. And if that isn’t enough to convince you, there are many other benefits to shopping in Roane County. Still need convinced to close your Amazon app and shop local?
- Local business owners often sell local or unique products not found online;
- Local businesses tend to give back and support other local businesses;
- Local businesses are usually one-of-a-kind and can help make the community special, even providing visitors a reason to shop in Roane;
- Local business owners can be more passionate about the products and typically take more time with their customers, developing personal connections and creating a more custom shopping experience; and
- Local businesses need everyone’s support to remain in the community.
We need small businesses, and they need us – so get out and shop local and shop often!