Have you ever heard of a cash mob? I hadn't either until last month when the first one was held in Youngstown, Ohio. The idea behind a "Cash Mob" is for lots of people to spend their cash at one local business to support that business. It is a way of keeping our money local and also supporting the little guy, not the box stores and internet companies. Each month, a different local business is chosen and the community is encouraged to shop there on one given day of the month. Last month the first Cash Mob was held at Dorian Book Store on Elm Street in Youngstown.
This month's Cash Mob will be Saturday, March 24, at "Touch the Moon Candy Saloon" at 8 S. Phelps Street in Youngstown, OH. Touch the Moon Saloon is open 11-4 and sells vintage candy, popcorn, hot dogs, coffee, Easter baskets and other stuff.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Touch-the-Moon-Candy-Saloon/167473717446
Also, Saturday, March 24, 2012 is "International Cash Mob Day". Over 500 cash mobs will take place all over our country.
If your community has not yet started a cash mob, maybe it should. Saving one small company in your community keeps the dollars, jobs and families in your community.
sounds like a great way to support the local businesses!!
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