When you are looking for the perfect Easter suit for your little boy, a flowery christening dress for your infant, or a party dress for your next event, there is nothing more American that cultivating a relationship with the owners of your favorite store. Unfortunately, this is a more and more uncommon experience in our modern busy society. However, with the advent of the Internet and online shopping, you can enjoy all the same advantages of a less hectic time by shopping regularly at a small online business.

When you shop small and online you will experience several advantages over those who shop at large department stores or who order from companies who mass produce flower girls' dresses and christening suits. Customer service is personable and far more accessible when you are working with a small online business.  Your money returns immediately to the local economy, and this is something that is desperately needed during this time of great recession. Eighty percent of the US economy is spurred on and kept going by small business. So, not only are you developing a relationship with your store, you are developing a relationship with the community in which it does business. When you think small,  you are receiving the kind of attention and customizable experience every consumer dreams of when they spend their money on those items that can truly enhance their lives.

So when contemplating your flower girl's dress or your little one's First Holy Communion suit, consider the Briar Patch and the advantage you will have over stores that emphasize "big" production, but fail on creating the best product.