Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 06:24:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: Robin Luker
Subject: “Plenty” of questions

Those were the key words right there Matt, “Finally, if you REALLY cannot offload them Plenty’s may be exchanged for dollars at Capital bank (for a 10% loss)”

I myself have not gotten any plenty yet, but I do not blame anyone for not taking it. If I was an employee who did not live in Pittsboro, why would I want to be paid in plenty and I had no use for it. And then if I traded it in I would loose 10 %. That wouldn’t be fair would it?

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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 01:18:58 -0400
From: Gene
Subject: I support Antonella’s Business Decision

The Plenty is supposed to be a voluntary program. It is therefore Antonella’s choice to accept or not accept the plenties at her business. Likewise other local businesses are supposed to have similar options.

Antonella has been a part of the downtown Pittsboro business scene for several years.

Apparently she has done a good job providing excellent service to her customers that they have voted her among the best businesses in Chatham County.

2006 – http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/news/local/best-of-chatham-60915.shtml
2007 – http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/news/local/best-of-chatham-70918.shtml
2008 – http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/news/local/2008-best-of-chatham-80930.shtml

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Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 20:51:33 -0500
From: MR ED
Subject: The absurdity in Mr. Rudolf’s demands

In regards to Matt Rudolfs’ “boycott” of ANTONELLA’S salon, I see tyranny of the “do gooders” at their most transparent moment.

How ridiculous is it to force a small, struggling business to accept PLENTY in lieu of real money?  VERY!  Try paying your state and federal taxes in PLENTY.  Because ANTONELLA’S doesn’t conform to YOUR idea of “the right direction” for Pittsboro, should they be penalized?  I’m hoping most Chatlist subscibers can see the absurdity in Mr. Rudolfs’ demands that ANTONELLA’S conform to his rigid “idealism” for Pittsboro.

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Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 20:54:30 EDT
From: Bprentice2
Subject: Response to Matt Rudolf’s PLENTY opinion

Wow..  I just read Matt Rudolf’s posting saying that Antonella’s  Salon has decided, for business reasons, to not accept the PLENTY, and that he would no longer be their customer because of that. I think this TOTALLY misses the point of the PLENTY.

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Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 16:55:07 -0400
From: julia kennedy
Subject: Oxymoron anyone?

Local business and Plenty

So let me get this straight; because a LOCALLY owned business feels Plenty is not a viable currency for their needs, you are boycotting said LOCAL business? Isn’t this, oh, I don’t know, defeating the very purpose of Plenty?

So you would have been perfectly happy to support this business if the existence of a local currency was not an option? Hmmm…

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