>>> WELCOME BACK.
BLACK FRIDAY IS OVER, BUT THE
HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON
CONTINUES.
TODAY IT'S SMALL BUSINESS
SATURDAY.
TIFFANY HUNTER OF THE HOUSTON
HUNTER LIFESTYLE BLOG IS HERE
WITH US TO SHARE SOME FINDS FROM
HOUSTON'S HIDDEN SMALL BUSINESS
TREASURES THAT WILL MAKE THE
PERFECT GIFT AND STOCKING
STUFFERS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU.
SO WHAT IS SMALL BUSINESS
SATURDAY?
WE HAVE LIKE BLACK FRIDAY AND
CYBER MONDAY AND ALL THIS.
>> YEAH, SO BASICALLY SMALL
BUSINESS SATURDAY WAS STARTED
ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AGO BY
AMERICAN EXPRESS AS A WAY TO
ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO
SUPPORT LOCAL AND SMALL
BUSINESSES.
SO RATHER THAN GOING OUT AND
DEALING WITH THE HUSTLE AND
BUSTLE OF BEING IN THE MALLS,
THIS WAS A WAY TO SUPPORT THE
VAR ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS
THEIR STORES.
>> TELL US WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR FOLKS TO SUPPORT LOCAL
BUSINESSES.
>> THESE ARE BUSINESSES THAT
PEOPLE HAVE PUT THEIR HEART, A
LOT OF TIMES THEIR SAVINGS,
THEY'RE PASSIONS INTO.
SO YOU KNOW, GOING TO A MAJOR
RETAILER, THAT'S GREAT FOR
CERTAIN PART OF IT, BUT THEN
BEING ABLE TO SHOP SMALL
BUSINESS, YOU'RE ABLE TO GET THE
PERSONALIZATION, YOU'RE ABLE TO
ACTUAL OWNERS.
THERE'S AN EXPERIENCE THAT YOU
JUST DON'T GET FROM SHOPPING
ONLINE OR SHOPPING IN A MAJ
RETAILER.
>> THESE ARE BUSINESS OWNERS
CUSTOMERS.
>> THEY'VE TRAVELED THE WORLD.
THEY'VE GONE OUT TO FIND
SPECIFIC PRODUCTS FOR THEIR
STORES.
SO MAKING SURE WHEN YOU GO TO
THEIR STORES, YOU'RE GETTING A
UNIQUE ONE-OF-A-KIND PRODUCT
VERSUS SOMETHING THAT'S JUST A
MAINSTREAM TYPE ITEMS.
>> MASS PRODUCED.
>> EXACTLY.
>> YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF HIDDEN
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF -- THERE
ARE, YOU KNOW, FROM JEWELRY TO
SHOES TO ACCESSORIES TO
CUSTOMIZED SHIRTS.
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE,
FOR EVERY STYLE, EVERYTATION,
AND EVERY DESIGNER.
>> WHAT IS THE PERFECT GIFT?
>> I BROUGHT A COUPLE OF GIFTS
HERE TO SHOW YOU TODAY.
AND SO REALLY THE PERFECT GIFT
IS GOING TO BE THE GIFT THAT IS
UNIQUE TO THE PERSON THAT YOU'RE
SHOPPING FOR, RIGHT?
BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT
THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT TASTE.
>> SURE.
>> SO WHAT I HAVE TODAY, I'VE
BROUGHT -- THERE IS A BLOUSE AND
PURSE FROM MELODRAMA BOUTIQUE.
THIS IS A PASSIONATE BUSINE
OWNER.
SHE'S EMBARKING ON HER FIR
TENNESSEE YEAR ANNIVERSARY --
14-YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND YOU CAN
JEWELRY.
ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED FOR THE
FASHIONISTA IN YOUR LIFE, YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY ABLE TO FIND AT HER
BOUTIQUE.
AND SHE'S ACTUALLY IN
CELEBRATION OF SMALL BUSINESS
SATURDAY, SHE'S OFFERING 15% OFF
OF THE ENTIRE STORE, THE ENTIRE
DAY TODAY.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO THIS ONE.
>> YEAH.
SO THEN WE HAVE HAMILTON SHIRT.
HAMILTON IS THE OLDEST
HOUSTON.
THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 100
YEARS.
AND THEY SPECIALIZE IN
CUSTOM-MADE SHIRTS FOR MEN.
SO WHETHER IT IS A SPECIAL
OCCASION FOR THE OFFICE OR AFTER
HOURS, YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE THE
MAN OF YOUR LIFE FEEL LIKE THE
KING THAT HE IS.
>> YES.
AND WHAT ABOUT -- A WHAT IS THIS
LITTLE BOX UP HERE?
>> THAT'S BASICALLY JUST TO
PROMOTE REVOLUTION STUDIO.
>> GOT IT.
>> REVOLUTION STUDIO IS A YOGA
STUDIO AS WELL AS A CYCLING
STUDIO THAT AND BASED -- THEY
HOUSTON.
BUT THEY ARE WORKING TO
TRANSFORM THE WORKOUT EXPERIENCE
TRANSFORMING YOUR BODY BUT
YOU'RE ALSO TRANSFORMING THE BAY
THAT YOU LOOK AT WORKING OUT.
AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A 20% OFF
THEIR ENTIRE APPAREL AS WELL AS
MONTH.
>> WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
>> WE HAVE TO JUMP TO MY BOOK,
WHICH IS DAWN OF THE NEW DAY.
IT'S A PERFECT STOCKING STUFFER.
IT IS A 21-DAY INSPIRATIONAL
JOURNAL THAT FEATURES DAILY
MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES AS WELL AS
AREAS TO WRITE YOUR PRAISES IN
AND PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AND
I'LL BE AT MELODRAMA BOUTIQUE
TODAY DOING A BOOK SIGNING.
FROM 12:00 TO 5:00 P.M., COME BY
AND SEE US.
YOU CAN GO TO AMAZON.COM AND
>> PERFECT.
THE PERFECT STOCKING STUFFER.
>> AND THEN ONE LAST THING, THE
CHAMELEON NECKLACE UP FRONT.
THAT'S A TREASURED COLLECTION.
THEY ARE AT WORTH THEIR WEIGHT
JEWELRY AND THIS IS A PERFECT
NECKLACE BECAUSE IT HAS FAMILY.
DAUGHTER.
ANYTHING IN ORDER TO CUSTOM ITS
>> PERFECT.
>> THE SPECIAL PERSON IN YOUR
LIFE.
TIFFANY.
BUSINESSES.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REPLAY
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