Shop Local Austin Businesses, like Tomlinson's!

Thanks for shopping locally! The benefits of shopping locally abound. It not only helps to build a stronger local economy, it also helps Austin maintain its unique community character - it's what "keeps Austin weird." Thank you, Austin, for your commitment to shopping locally - with us as well as with other independent, local retailers.

To learn more about the importance of shopping locally, check out these links:

Austin Independent Business Alliance

Buying Local: How It Boosts the Economy by Judith D. Schwartz

If Every Family Spent $10 A Month Locally ...

Receive 10% off all regularly priced, non-food items with the GoLocal Austin card. Discount does not apply to already reduced merchandise and cannot be combined with any other offers. GoLocal cards may be purchased for $10 each. Click here for more information on GoLocal Austin.

This chart above from the Andersonville Study shows that when you spend a $100 at a local business 58% more money on average stays in your community compared to what would have happened if you spent that hundred dollars at a national chain store. To see this great report showing the economic benefits of shopping with locally owned, independent businesses follow this link to the Andersonville Study.