21/11/2025
❤️ A Perth Worth Supporting ❤️
I wanted to share this post because it’s a good reminder of how much our independents matter - not in a sentimental way, but in a very real, practical one.
Perth’s small businesses work incredibly hard, and every coffee, gift, meal or service bought locally genuinely helps keep the city’s streets alive.
If you’re looking for ideas on where to go, here are some brilliant independents that deserve the shout-out:
✨ A small list of some of my favourite Perth businesses:
👗Shops
• Revival designer dress agency. Some of the best guilt free shopping
• Little Lies, no high street shop but still a local business worth supporting
• Quince & Cook full of trinkets perfect for stocking fillers
• Precious Sparkle full of beautiful items
🍽️Cafes/Restaurants
• Effies of Perth the best afternoon tea
• La Cave à Vin stunning bar running lots of events
• Kisa's Perth Beautifully decorated with great food
🛒Deli/Grocery
• Provender Brown Delicatessen - full of fresh goodies
• The Bean Shop - perfect for all those coffee needs
Disclaimer: Only one of these is a client of mine - this isn’t an advert or a sales post. I’m sharing them because they’re genuinely brilliant and deserve the support.
Choosing local doesn’t have to be a big campaign - it’s just small decisions that add up.
Walk into town instead of driving past it.
Pick up one gift from an independent.
Share a post about a business you love.
Show support where you can.
As the Christmas lights go on this weekend, it’s a good moment to back the places that make Perth… Perth.
Every purchase counts. Every visit helps.
Perth is absolutely worth supporting. 🎄❤️
I’d also love to hear your recommendations - tag any Perth businesses you recommend so we can give people even more ideas on where to go.
❤️ A Perth Worth Fighting For ❤️
There is a strange sadness about Perth just now. The Christmas lights are already hanging over the High Street, and on Saturday we will switch them on. They will do their best to bring sparkle to streets that deserve so much more life.
It is easy to point the finger. To sigh and say “the council should do more” or “there is nothing in the town any more.”
But if we are being honest, and I include myself here, just maybe we are the ones who let it slip away.
We shop on Amazon because it is easier.
We drive instead of walk because it is quicker.
We complain about empty shops while our own spending fills the pockets of companies that would struggle to find Perth on a map.
And then we wonder why our streets feel quiet.
The truth is, Perth’s soul is not missing. It is just waiting for its people to show up again.
Every coffee you buy from a local café instead of a big chain, every wee gift you grab from an independent shop instead of Prime, every night you spend at a gig, a panto, or just sharing a meal in town, it all adds up.
Because when you buy local, you do not just buy a thing. You buy someone’s wage. Someone’s dream. Someone’s future.
You keep a teenager in their first job.
You help a family pay their rent.
You give a reason for lights to stay on in a window that would otherwise be dark.
And yes, I am guilty too. I have clicked “next day delivery” more times than I can count. I have moaned about parking and still taken the car. But maybe it is time to admit that our convenience has a cost, and it is being paid right here in our own streets.
With the lights going on this Saturday, what if we made a different kind of promise?
• Walk into town instead of driving past it.
• Buy one gift from a local shop for every one you buy online.
• Post about the cafés, shops and pubs that make you feel proud of where you live.
• Smile at the people serving you, it has been a long year for them too.
Imagine if everyone in Perth did that, even just for one month. The ripple would be enormous. Shops would see life again. Cafés would be full. The city would start to feel like ours again.
We keep waiting for Perth to change.
Maybe Perth is waiting for us.
So as the lights are switched on this weekend, let us give our city a proper Christmas gift, our presence.
Our feet on the pavements.
Our laughter in the bars.
Our pride in our wee city.
If you love Perth, really love it, prove it.
Because if we do not, we will wake up one day and find that the town we miss has gone for good.
And no amount of Amazon deliveries will bring it back.
