CHAIN-STORE FREE for a month

Buy local and grow the economy! Support the small guys and create jobs! Invest in your community!

Yes, we know.

I’m all for the bunny-hugging, preservative-hating, gluten-avoiding (okay, maybe not that part) way of life. But ‘all for’ doesn’t necessarily mean all lentils, no bacon. Still, I decided to give this ‘buy local’ thing a try. I dutifully packed away my ClubCard, Smart Shopper card, Rewards cards, Thank-U card… the list goes on. My wallet by now significantly lighter, my stomach already craving Woolies 100 percent rye bread, I embarked on my challenge to boycott