sarahnity was wondering if I could suggest some places where people could buy New Orleans stuff, thereby helping boost the New Orleans economy. I've come up with a few ideas:
Cafe du Monde - http://shop.cafedumonde.html - full line of CDM products, coffee, beignet mix, mugs, stuff.
Pat O'Brien's - http://www.patobriens.com/... - hurricane mix, other drinks, glassware, stuff.
Abita Brewing Company - http://www.abita.com/... - lots of neat stuff
Mignon Faget - http://www.mignonfaget.com - fine jewelry
Tabasco - http://countrystore.tabasco.com/ - arguable just how "New Orleans" Tabasco stuff is, but you get the idea.
Audubon Nature Institute - http://www.auduboninstitute.org/... - Zoo-logo stuff
New Orleans Street Railway Association - http://www.nosra.org - buy one of our streetcar shirts!
ProCreations - http://www.art4now.com/... - Official JazzFest merchandise, including posters
This is a start, but with the exception of NOSRA, it's all big companies. The more I think about it, the more I realized that I don't buy little New Orleans-themed things on line. I don't know which companies on the Internets are legit and which aren't. If you guys have any recommendations, please let me know, so we can get a good list together. sarahnity is going to post this as a Frugal Friday diary this Friday, so I will update the list through Thursday evening.
Thanks!
UPDATES:
Cajun Creations - http://www.cajuncreations.com/ - online store with wide variety
B-Native - http://b-native.com/ - neat collection of local stuff
Derby Pottery - http://derbypottery.com/... - "water meter" clock and other pottery designs.
Louisiana Music Factory - http://louisianamusicfactory.com/ - THE place to buy New Orleans music on-line!
Defend New Orleans' "Shop New Orleans" page - http://katrinafilm.com/...
Local Independent Booksellers:
http://www.octaviabooks.com/
http://www.gardendistrictbookshop.co...
http://www.maplestreetbookshop.com/
http://www.mckeownsbooks.com/
Make it Right - http://www.makeitrightnola.org/...
Dirty Coast, with their stylin' shirts - http://www.dirtycoast.com
Buy a tree to replant New Orleans - http://www.hikeforkatreena.com/
Charity Wines - http://www.charitywines.com - They're CA wines, but they donate proceeds to the LA Cystic Fibrosis people for the Drew Brees wine.
New Orleans Surf Shop - http://www.nosurfshop.com/