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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 509243" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Will do Star. Or I can just send you an invite to the group so you can stay informed, either way. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>When I saw the article on yahoo about a cash mob, it was about a small town........I believe it was a hardware store that was having a rough time holding on, the store had been there for several generations. This guy got the idea from the flash mobs and started talking to a few friends planning to go into the store on a certain day and all buying something. Those few friends of his passed the info of what they planned to do onto their friends, making sure to keep it a secret from the store owners. A large crowd really wasn't expected. It was a small group of folks who made the plans originally. So that morning comes and at opening time there is a line outside the door. That line didn't stop until long after closing time. Those friends the original folks had told had told their friends who had decided it was a great idea, who told their friends and family ect ect..... The store was full of customers all day......and there was a long line outside of people waiting to get inside to make a purchase. It made them feel good to be able to help out a Mom & Pop shop that had been a huge part of all their lives up until the places like Lowe's and walmart had moved close. It went so well they planned to keep it up. Entire extended families were showing up for this cash mob. It was pretty darn cool. </p><p></p><p>That was why I'd taken the grandsons to the downtown book store. It reminded me that I'd slacked off shopping down there. Then a local beloved pizza parlor announced it was closing due to lack of sales and the economy. It shocked the whole community. People flooded it the whole last week it was open, sadly it was too late to save it. We lost one of our Mom & Pop diners too. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> But at least another opened to take it's place and I hear it's good. I'll have to try it sometime.</p><p></p><p>I do shop at the local owned supermarket several times a week, at least. Now I love krogers, especially since they'll double coupons here every day, but it's nothing like a locally owned/operated market. I get local fresh meats there usually cheaper than anywhere else because there are less middle man costs. Our local market has their own butcher. Same with locally grown fruits and veggies. And they have the cheapest generic cigs I've ever seen that I buy because I'm not paying almost 6-7 bucks a pack. Everyone else buys them too. lol It's one of their hottest items.</p><p></p><p>Saddest part of losing these types of shops is that people get used to shopping the major dept stores and start to forget those places are still there, with their great customer service, unlike those dept stores. I'm guilty of it too at times. I kick myself every so often. lol Usuallly they're not anymore expensive than the dept stores. But people think there they can pick up more things at the same time.</p><p></p><p>The guy who started this realized that it wasn't up to the govt to save the town, it was up to the town's people to care enough to step up and help their own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 509243, member: 84"] Will do Star. Or I can just send you an invite to the group so you can stay informed, either way. :) When I saw the article on yahoo about a cash mob, it was about a small town........I believe it was a hardware store that was having a rough time holding on, the store had been there for several generations. This guy got the idea from the flash mobs and started talking to a few friends planning to go into the store on a certain day and all buying something. Those few friends of his passed the info of what they planned to do onto their friends, making sure to keep it a secret from the store owners. A large crowd really wasn't expected. It was a small group of folks who made the plans originally. So that morning comes and at opening time there is a line outside the door. That line didn't stop until long after closing time. Those friends the original folks had told had told their friends who had decided it was a great idea, who told their friends and family ect ect..... The store was full of customers all day......and there was a long line outside of people waiting to get inside to make a purchase. It made them feel good to be able to help out a Mom & Pop shop that had been a huge part of all their lives up until the places like Lowe's and walmart had moved close. It went so well they planned to keep it up. Entire extended families were showing up for this cash mob. It was pretty darn cool. That was why I'd taken the grandsons to the downtown book store. It reminded me that I'd slacked off shopping down there. Then a local beloved pizza parlor announced it was closing due to lack of sales and the economy. It shocked the whole community. People flooded it the whole last week it was open, sadly it was too late to save it. We lost one of our Mom & Pop diners too. :( But at least another opened to take it's place and I hear it's good. I'll have to try it sometime. I do shop at the local owned supermarket several times a week, at least. Now I love krogers, especially since they'll double coupons here every day, but it's nothing like a locally owned/operated market. I get local fresh meats there usually cheaper than anywhere else because there are less middle man costs. Our local market has their own butcher. Same with locally grown fruits and veggies. And they have the cheapest generic cigs I've ever seen that I buy because I'm not paying almost 6-7 bucks a pack. Everyone else buys them too. lol It's one of their hottest items. Saddest part of losing these types of shops is that people get used to shopping the major dept stores and start to forget those places are still there, with their great customer service, unlike those dept stores. I'm guilty of it too at times. I kick myself every so often. lol Usuallly they're not anymore expensive than the dept stores. But people think there they can pick up more things at the same time. The guy who started this realized that it wasn't up to the govt to save the town, it was up to the town's people to care enough to step up and help their own. [/QUOTE]
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