It's simple, when we buy, we vote. With that in mind, it's important to know a little bit about the operation you buy from because it's going to stay in business or not based on the amount of products purchased from it.
This concept counts even when it comes to small things. Actually, especially when it comes to small things.
Hate seeing a desert tortoise splattered across the road to your fabulous new home in the latest and greatest subdivision? Maybe an attractive purchase price trumps your abhorrence of its death and destruction of its habitat. Maybe not.
What about those new alligator stilettos? Love them. Don't care about an alligator stripped of its skin for fashion? The sales person was such a snot, as was the store's owner. Do you purchase them anyway?
What about groceries? 99 Ranch Market in Chinatown has the freshest seafood and produce in town, but is Albertsons more your speed?
These are all choices we face every day, and they are just as important as those that a quarter of Clark County voters made during the primary election.
Nathan Adelson Hospice has earned a solid reputation as the most compassionate place the terminally ill and their families can turn to during desperate times. In addition to its care facilities, this nonprofit runs the Nathan Adelson Hospice Store, a thrift store across from UNLV. The products are more upscale than at some other thrift stores because it's a favorite charity of some of our better-dressed socialites. A lot of the suits, skirts, blouses and pants for both men and women are of consignment—as opposed to toss-away—quality. Also look for a huge selection of kitchenware and contemporary furnishings.
Nathan Adelson Hospice Store, 967-2541.
Entertainment dollars count as votes, too. So spend $40 to get yourself into the 18th annual Black and White Party, the Aid for AIDS of Nevada fund-raiser September 18 at Skin. Guests are expected to wear either black or white or some combination thereof—the more outrageous, the better. For more information, call 382-2326.
Anne Kellogg is a native Las Vegan who has a thing for purchasing stuff. E-mail her at
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