15/03/2025
Support Small Businesses. I know it’s more expensive to buy from smaller businesses, there’s many reasons for that. If everything becomes mass manufactured by machines (mostly overseas) then most if not all small businesses will disappear. We need to support the small businesses doing something different/unique. I’ve seen so many businesses go under over the last 5-10 years, and a lot of them are ones that had amazing ideas, products & services. They just couldn’t compete with the big mass manufactured corporations. I mean go on alibaba and you’ll find 90% of all fitness products that are sold throughout the world just waiting for a generic logo to slapped onto it.
I know times are tough, they are for me too. I personally have this Sandflail business with a few products but I have about 10 products I want to release but being a very small business run solely by myself, I’m creating unique products that takes a lot of time, effort and money to firstly get eyes on it and then teach people how to best use it. I’m very lucky as most people who get a Sandflail in their hands can instantly tell how good a tool it is & how it offers a stimulus that is unique even in the circular training world. I still work a second job to support my family.
But I think if we can all help out a small business when possible it would go a long way. The Sandflail its self supports 4 small businesses, makes my costs way higher than getting things made & imported from China but I’m just trying to do my bit where possible. Nowadays it isn’t even possible to get something made in your own country due to so much industry dying off.
I just see where everything is going and I don’t like it. So if you can please buy from a local or small business. Trust me sometimes getting a sale at the right time can really change someone’s year.
Cheers.
Andy.