Chirps and Cheers Feature
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GET TO KNOW...
Susan Kropp, owner of
chirps & cheers
01. What did you want to be when you were a kid?
A shop owner
02. What was your first job?
A shopgirl at "Pappagallo"
03. What do you like to do in your free time?
Clean
04. What's the best advice you've ever received?
"De quoi s'agit til?" What is the essence of the problem?
05. How long have you been in business and how did you get started?
The shop opened in October of '09, but I have had a line of hand-illustrated notes, greeting cards and invitations for the past 11 years.
06. Why do you choose to operate your business in Oklahoma as opposed to somewhere else?
We moved here 14 years ago from Indiana. We've had opportunities to move elsewhere but the entire family is 100 percent sold on Oklahoma.
07. Why do you think its important to keep it local?
Creativity. Shopping locally allows all those with a creative voice in Oklahoma to have a marketplace.
08. What locally owned business (other than your own) could you not live without?
The alterations department at Parkway Cleaners. They work miracles!
09. Our Facebook fans want to know: What is it that sets you apart from the national chains and promotes loyal, repeat customers?
Products that you don't see in the big box stores mixed with integrity, honesty, style and a friendly smile.
10. Our Twitter followers want to know: What drives you to keep doing what you do?
Without a doubt, the people I meet.
