The local store can use your support!

You already know that in this new phase of social distancing in our lives, books, groceries and meals can be delivered to your home. But what if you want to buy a pair of earrings made by a local artist, a new toy or game for the kids, or a cool set of dinner plates (because you will entertain again in the end!)?

In order to retain customers when the store is closed, some local independent boutiques are promoting their products on the Internet and processing online orders. Can't wait two or three working days to receive your purchased goods by mail? do not worry. Quite a few people deliver goods by car or bicycle.

Fortunately to live near this Fab Shorewood store, where sell children's clothes? Or maybe your best friend is about to deliver? From cute boy striped swimming trunks (we will be back to the beaches of Lake Michigan soon!) to polka dot baby socks, BlackBear Children's Boutique has everything you need. The shop also sells wooden toys and rattles, as well as cloth toys and dolls, and provides a baby registry. In addition to free local pick-up and delivery services, store employees also deliver goods from their local homes. “I deliver the goods myself,” said store owner/founder Emma Carollo, who advises customers to indicate their local delivery preference when checking out. 

Not long ago, Bay View’s Etsy-style store Sparrow Collective opened a second store called Sparrow Boutique, which focuses on clothing, jewelry, and home decoration...It’s near the block and on KK Avenue. Keep an eye on the store’s Instagram page (Sparrow Boutique's here, you will find Sparrow Collective's here), because new items (such as Milwaukee’s own plant-based Nourish hand sanitizer or women’s leather side zipper booties) are with the help of a local photographer Download and upload every day. When placing an order online, enter LOCAL to remove shipping costs and specify whether it is self-pickup or free local delivery.

Anyone who grew up in Whitefish Bay-or who has been there before-knows Winkie's Toys and Variety at the corner of East Silver Spring Drive and North Marlborough Drive, probably because they received five cents for their birthday Or holiday gift-type grocery store (opened in 1964). In addition to selling toys and gifts, the store also sells handicrafts, balloons, art and office supplies, baking supplies, candies, toys and gifts. Basically many things can help us spend social distance at home. Don’t know what other gift you should give to your child besides your own child? The toys sold through this website are carefully arranged by age group.

Those who covet the latest and greatest Chinese patterns or have a soft spot for interesting bedding designs already know Fox Point’s Past Basket. But because we stay at home most of the time, our treat might be a quirky set of MacKenzie-Childs ceramic pottery for your meal, or a pair of new sheets with Yves Delorme floral patterns every morning. Or maybe you want to buy a wedding gift registry? (Yes, the big day is still going on.)

As the weather gets warmer and the sunset is later, what better time is there to work nearby? Bay View's Bigfoot Bike and Skate (selling skates, bicycles, scooters and skateboards, and helmets) is undergoing a massive spring sale (10% off many items), damn coronavirus. There is an instruction on querying local delivery on its Instagram page. Because why wait to go out and play? Literally, let the fun slide to your doorstep.

Are the children crazy? Encourage good behavior by calling the Cedarburg Toy Company in Cedarburg, which specializes in storing toys and games made by American and craftsmen. Right here: a series of Harry Potter trinkets (from books to puzzles and origami). Quick action: According to the store’s Facebook page, all 2,000 puzzle pieces have been sold out. When placing an order, please ask for local delivery, now you can choose local delivery (except for roadside pickup).

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