Every dollar that leaves this island for a corporate warehouse is a dollar that doesn't pay a neighbor's rent, fund a kid's school trip, or keep a favorite shop open another year. shomby exists because that math matters. It shouldn't be harder to buy from your neighbors.
shomby was built by a fellow islander who got tired of watching Amazon trucks roll off the ferry while local businesses struggled to get noticed. The name? My daughter made it up. The logo? She picked the axolotl. This isn't a Silicon Valley startup — it's a neighbor trying to make things a little easier for all of us.
You want to support local. But it means digging through Google results (or even worse, Facebook), clicking into clunky websites that look like they haven't been updated since 2010, and doing it all over again for the next thing you need. So the Amazon box shows up instead. We get it.
You're busy running your business. You don't have time to build a website or manage another social platform. And you certainly can't justify the cost of the tools and data the big players use to stay ahead. Meanwhile, more Amazon trucks drive past your door every day.
When local businesses thrive, communities benefit too: more jobs, more tax revenue staying on the island, and the unique character that makes this place worth living in.
When local businesses come together, everyone gets more than they could alone. Instead of each business building their own website, managing their own delivery logistics, and figuring out marketing separately — we share the load and the benefits.
Believing local matters is a start. Shopping local is how it actually stays that way. Come find your neighbors on shomby.
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