ahimsa footwear is one of those cute places you see when you're speeding down park (bark?!) avenue, and think "i should really check that out". it's in a sweet little house, and, because it has only vegan products, it's intriguing! even though i enjoy chomping on some beef every once in a while, i have to respect their philosophy to do no harm to animals!
well, when my mom and i were walking downtown yesterday, we happened past and decided to check it out. my mom peeked in the door and informed the man behind the counter that she had a dog and asked if it was okay, and he said "of course!". we liked it already!
my mom commented that she had never seen me so comfortable in a retail store, and i guess that was true! the nice man's name is phil, and he gave me a treat (vegan, of course... and delicious!) right away, so, of course i loved him! he was also just very sweet. my mom was drooling over a rust-colored tote bag that was made of glazed fabric, so i will have to keep that in mind for her upcoming birthday. they had lots of really cute bags and belts and shoes that i would love to chew on! i have a feeling that we'll return when we're in a position to carry a bunch of things home. it's actually close to where we live, so... we'll be baaaaaaaaaaack!
we think phil's wife owns the store and we will be excited to meet her, too! i give ahimsa footwear two paws up!! gotta love that they respect animals so much! and our friend, phil, is awesome!!!
Posts
This shop looks adorable! Like you, I'm not a vegan either but I think buying vegan shoes (that are cute!) is a small step to make to help the environment and animals. I really love Vegan Chic http://www.veganchic.com for their selection and they have lots of styles that use sustainable materials. You can find cute handbags too! They donate money to animal charities which is an extra warm fuzzy!
ReplyDeletethanks for that info! we will definitely check it out!
ReplyDelete