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The Gift of Green
Gift shops are a great source of extra income. Make them a platform for your environmental beliefs and stance. Gift shops typically carry items like snacks, toiletries, reading material, jewelry, clothing and accessories, coffee mugs, travel memorabilia, note and greeting cards, and art. Why not make those items make an environmental statement? You can sell organic snacks and toiletries, products of recycled content, locally made art and clothing, rainforest-friendly snacks, and recycled glass jewelry. Shopping for environmentally sensitive products is a whole new world of merchandising.
I found a few links to help you in your shopping and re-merchandising.
Dagoba Chocolate
English Retreads
Tom's of Maine, Toiletries and more
Note Cards and thank you notes
Stationery and journals
Green Gift Guide
The Green Guide, for your green shopping
Everything Earth, more green shopping
Beneficial Bug, and yet more green shopping
Recycled Products Trade Show
Start small or jump in feet first with your green gift shop. You can cater to your guests who want organic and environmentally sensitive products, you can support businesses who make such products, and you can earn more money while making your own environmental statement.
A Green Gift Shop is an ECOnomically Sound business step.
Posted by Kit Cassingham
