Boosts local businesses

• It makes me aware of businesses that I might not otherwise know about.

• It keeps me in tune with my community and enables me to locate local businesses without needing to go to the mall or outlets.

• I can find what I need close to home—no mall, no highway.

• I like doing business with local people as they are well known. It further reinforces that the services featured are credible.

• I think the pictures are great and it informs me of shops that I didn’t know existed.

• It is a great single-source reference of up to date information arranged by topic and I am comfortable contacting its advertisers.

• I love to try new places and the book gives me the opportunity to seek new places through the ads. I find it very informative which helps me decide which places I choose to try.

• When I look through the pages I instantly find something to do or find a service I need that is right in my own back yard!

• It is a great resource guide to capitalize on all of the offerings of the towns for both business and pleasure.

• I can count on it for local business information and ideas!

• It enlightens us to the rich cornucopia of cultural and commercial offerings of the towns – an annual renewal of awareness of our good fortune.

• I find out about new businesses

• Provides great info on local places-old and new

• It lets us know what is perhaps new to the area, and assists in finding what is accessible to us right here.

• It helps locals support local companies and businesses.

• It features local business and local people.

• I am always able to find useful information about local services.

• IT PUTS ME IN TOUCH WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES

• It makes me proud to live in this community (as I look through the pages) of all this area has to offer and of the talented and successful business owners that are busy making the town what it is today.

• I love book because it is easy to find local area businesses and it is very detailed with the necessary information.

• I like to patronize local merchants.

• It helps me find local merchants and local activities.

• It is easy to find all the local businesses.

• It is a very useful book that offers the best the area has to offer in terms of services. It makes locating a quality service and business easy.

• I was born & raised in the area. The book is convenient when I’m looking for something different- and I don’t want to drive miles away!

• It gives me references and links for local businesses and a chance to support them.

• It is colorful and advertises local venues that I would be interested in.

• It is a great resource for information on my hometown and surrounding communities.

• It keeps me in touch with the new and existing businesses and services in my community.

• It is a good reference source for the best retail and service providers. The area attractions section is particularly helpful.

• I think it’s important to spend my money in my community.

• I learn so much more about local businesses.

• It provides info on local businesses, restaurants, and attractions of interest.

• It has the town demographics and is very useful for local businesses.

• It contains businesses that are local.

• It supports local businesses.

• It provides “one stop shopping” for goods and services in the community as well as maps and town contact information.

• It has interesting information about the area and I like the special stories about select area businesses.

• It is a great source for local events and places to stay. It helps us to plan our leisure time so easily.

• It is an informative tool for all kinds of services in my area and gives me insight to those that I did not even know existed. It is very insightful.

• It keeps our family up to date on all the new businesses and family resources available to us in our hometown.

• It provides a convenient directory of local merchants and services which are an important part of our community fabric.

• It showcases area entertainment locations, reminding me of those I haven’t attended recently as well as informing me of new ones.

• It helps me support local merchants!

• I can support local businesses and it makes it easy for me to find services close to where I live and work. It makes my life easier!

• I can focus in on my own community and actually “get to the places” I’ve read about. Also, when guests visit, I can reference the book and be inspired to visit some local haunts I’d forgotten about.

• It contains information that allows me to make informed decisions about local activities and services.

• The large variety of shops, services, and other establishments available in the area to assist when family and friends come to visit out home.

• It is also nice way to view and learn about the local establishments.

• Meets the needs of a selective group of residents for carefully organized and focused guidance to the area's growing assemblage of distinctive shoppes and services.

• The book continues to be a great resource for finding local businesses as well as restaurants and other recreational activities.

• It’s a quick and easy way to find what you need and at the same time support our local businesses.

• It deals specifically with services and needs locally. My friends and I think it’s important to make use of services in our town.

• It’s full of information. things and places I didn’t know about. It has all the information I need in one book. The best is home & garden, I now have more places to visit.

• I love book because it let’s my fingers do the walking. Any type of service can be found in the book. It gives a very good indication of the many vendors that are available and who serve their community.

• It offers an extensive amount of information regarding area businesses and services.

• …in a pleasing format , it provides a directory of hundreds of services available.

• There is so much information at your fingertips. I enjoy reading about dining, spas, and just places where I can relax!

• I have only lived in Connecticut for 2 years and it has given me access to local merchants who have been wonderful.

• It helps me and my family find the services we can use close to home.

• We recently moved to the area, I found the book to provide useful information on the various merchants and services in the area Thanks!

• Everything I need to know about living in this town is just a fingertip away. I am constantly looking for new restaurants to eat at and new stores to shop in, and the book is a great source.

• There are good local businesses I never heard of before and it’s faster to look in the book than fishing through the Yellow Pages.

• I love the book because it offers a comprehensive guide to the wide variety of services and offerings provided right in my town and the surrounding towns, so that I can keep my business local, without having to use a cumbersome phone book.

• Phone numbers and locations of local businesses and restaurants are easy to find without searching through the large yellow pages.