Letter: Shop local
I really enjoyed reading Esther Nguonly’s article, “Guilt-free pleasures,” in your August edition in the Voice. I had heard about A Fair Day’s Play and Takoma Park Bikes, but until this past week I had not been in either store.
It is so refreshing to know the meaning behind the name of the store, “A Fair Day’s Play.” I was raised to shop smart and wise, to look for bargains, but to also support local businesses. The philosophy of fair play is just as it reads in your article, “ only products that have been produced in workplaces where workers have fundamental rights.” How appropriate is that theme for Takoma Park.
The first item I purchased was the game “Boggle,” which my husband and I would play BC (before children) we played with our son and daughter this past Saturday night and we all had a grand time.
We are so fortunate to have the stores we have in our neighborhood. I hope more people will think shop locally the next time they want to go out for a game, bike part, wedding gift, etc.
— Pat Rumbaugh
Takoma Park, MD