We #StandSmall with independent businesses in our community
To us, this time isn’t only marked with the rise of a global pandemic—it’s also an opportunity for us to band together in an effort to support the small businesses in our respective communities. We asked you to provide us with your favorite small businesses paired with one sentence about what we can purchase from each of them. Here are the businesses that you’ve shared with our team thus far. Wild, right? But it doesn’t have to end here. Let’s all carry on the #StandSmall spirit through continuing to look for ways to support the independent businesses that are impacted most.
Labyrinth GamesStaying home can be tons of fun with tabletop games from Washington, DC
West Virginia
Kinship GoodsClothing and other goods with lots of local flavor from Charleston, West Virginia
Base Camp Printing Co.Handmade letterpress prints and more from Charleston, West Virginia
Wisconsin
Union Park TavernA scrumptious fried seafood dinner from Kenosha, Wisconsin
JourneymanA fantastic collection of menswear from great brands from Middleton, Wisconsin
Context ClothingA wide range of top-tier brands and products from Madison, Wisconsin
MilworksExpertly curated menswear and accessories from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wyoming
Chocolate&NutPremium leather goods, timepieces and accessories from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Midnight Pie & Co.There's no wrong time for a delicious pie from Jackson, Wyoming
A Note From Our Co-Founder
Hey Guys,
We can all support the small business ecosystem and get through this together!
TS is a small business—we’ve raised very little capital and essentially bootstrapped from the early days of selling custom shirts door to door. We’ve been hit by the same business slowdown many others have seen as people stockpile TP and not shirts. Go figure.
We’re here being transparent and proactive; it’s in our DNA to have you guys along for the ride. By giving you a great deal on our products in the near term, we hopefully build up some cash reserves to continue to support our staff, internal and external, while continuing to be a voice of responsibility in this industry. We’re building this business to be around in 100 years and that’s just the first thing I am trying to solve for.
The second thing. I want you to go support the people who make your community sing. There have been a lot of people who have supported TS since day one in our Bay Area community who I’m calling out in hopes of that resonating with you in your local community. I’ll be supporting Dan @ Dax Lee’s Barbershop in OAK by picking up a gift certificate for my next 5 cuts. Before Dan opened his shop he would come to our office and cut anyone’s hair who wanted it. I’ll be picking up loaves from Josey Baker @ The Mill who I can still remember riding his bike around the Mission delivering loaves with his cut off jorts. I’ll be getting my tomato soup and grilled cheese from Dave @ Outerlands who endlessly modeled for us during the early days and cooked many family holiday dinners for us when we couldn’t afford it. Everyone is in different situations and all I am saying is do what you can.
This is about us banding together as a community of small businesses. We’ll be getting this page updated with a list of all the small businesses who have been dramatically affected by the shut down.