Help for those in need or give a little get a little.

Well, it's Sunday, November 07th and Russell's mom is coming into town for a couple of days to assist with decorating Zane + Zara's. This will mark our second holiday season and I'm so excited I just want to pee on something. John and Russell have promised to take last year's festivities and amp it up a bit. Personally, I had to hide the hot-glue gun. The last thing I need is a kicky set of reindeer antlers attached to my head. Stupid queens. Please remember that Zane + Zara's will be closed Monday, November 08 for decorating. We'll reopen Tuesday, November 09th. Come in and see what a couple of crazed elf can do to a respectable pet boutique.

Now let's talk about this holiday season. You'd think that two years into a new administration our country would be reaping the rewards of a growing economy. I mean that was what we were promised, wasn't it? A rising tide, lifting all boats? The end of the Republican leadership that did little but send us to war, butcher our economy and lay waste to our moral high-ground. Instead, what we have is a stubborn 10% unemployment and more poverty and struggling than we've seen in decades. Even for those of us who are among the more fortunate it is a more difficult time. Money is tight, the banks simply don't want to make loans and the idea of growing a small business is unheard of. So, what can be done?

We obviously cannot speak for everyone but, at Zane + Zara's we are trying to take a more simplistic approach to this holiday season. We're going to focus more on the basics of retail and reaching out into our community. We'll start with a great sale beginning on Tuesday, November 09. We have joined up with our friends at Natura Pet Foods, that's EVO, Innova and California Natural for the uninitiated, for a great sale that will, at the same time, benefit our friends at three local rescues: PAWS, Chicago Bully Breed Rescue and The Anti-Cruelty Society. The SALE portion is very straight forward: Beginning November, 09 all Natura Pet Food Products will be 25% off for 4-weeks! That means you have from November 09 - December 07 to take advantage of some of the best dog and cat food available for 25% off. That, my friends, is quite a deal but, it doesn't stop there. Depending on the size of your purchase, you get to make a donation to one of our three sponsored rescues:

Buy a 5lb bag and you get to reach over and put one can of food in a basket.
Buy a 15lb bag and you do the same with two cans of food.
Buy a 30lb bag and you get to donate three cans or one bag of treats.

For the cat lover you still get the 25% off and then:
Buy 5 cans and donate 1.
Buy 10 cans and donate 2.
Buy 15 cans and donate 3.

Personally, I think this is a wonderful way to start the holiday season. You get to save a little money and thanks to Ross at Natura Pet Foods, you get to give a little something to those who are less fortunate. Let's have this be the beginning of a wonderful, generous holiday season.

---Zane