Ugh, what a bummer. That local vegan restaurant in my neighborhood closed down even though I always thought about going there. This really sucks because I like to support locally-owned stores and shops, especially if they’re vegan.
I think it’s so important to spend our money at places like this restaurant that closed down because if we don’t there won’t be any more to ever open in the first place. I definitely had intentions to spend my money there but it was kind of expensive and also a block further away than the Taco Bell I sometimes go to but I’m sure I would’ve eventually made it there if it had stayed open another seven years or so.
Why can’t the people in this town have the same morals as me and also think about maybe skipping Arby’s once a week and go to a vegan restaurant instead? If we don’t support local vegan places there will be nothing left but big fast-food chain restaurants and we’ll all be forced to go to like I already do almost every day.
I saw an Instagram post from the owner of the restaurant (I follow them to show my support) who said he “was so shocked and saddened that the business had gone under considering how many followers we have.” He also said, “It seems like all these vegans just like to go on social media and make lots of comments to make everyone else feel bad, but when it comes to showing support for an actual vegan restaurant they are nowhere to be seen.”
He’s totally right. I was reading a thing on Reddit while I was waiting in line at Starbucks the other day. It was an article (that I for sure read the whole thing) by some business expert who said that “It’s a common misconception by people who open independent vegan restaurants that just because they see support on social media with thousands of followers most of whom leaving comments about how great the food looks and how they can’t wait to visit, it doesn’t translate to anyone actually visiting their establishment.”
What a sad world we live in where people are too self-absorbed and lazy to help support the locally-owned small businesses that keep our communities thriving.