It came to me as I looked at various interesting items in my possession which I had purchased locally, that visitors might be curious as to their origin, but be reluctant to enquire of me.
This gave me an idea viz: a calling card for each merchant, bearing their brief details and location (cleverly enclosed to be revealed on a touch), to be displayed together on a hall table or some such.
Does this notion seem attractive to anyone?
It’s an attractive notion but in my mind, impractical. While it would be charming for about a week, it would soon become out of date and a frustration to those trying to use them. Merchants come and go and static systems fall out of date, without someone to constantly keep things current.
We did have a merchant’s directory here in the BAR, but I just poked that tab and it seems discontinued. It was tied into a physical marker placed at each business, and drew info through that. Was a nice system! Perhaps someone knows if it’s down for maintenance or has been discontinued. Am sorry I don’t know that.