Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:45:18 -0400
From: “jaime*chandra
Subject: Why I LOVE the PLENTY!

Hi Chatlisters!

Many of you know me “in real life” and many of you do not.

I am Jaime Chandra, a local business owner, non-profit worker, and Vice
President of the PLENTY Currency Cooperative Board of Trustees.

Today I’d like to share the reasons I LOVE the PLENTY. After all, this is
why I decided to volunteer my time and energy to the revitalization effort.

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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:47:23 -0400
From: mary51802
Subject: Enough talk about the Plenty

Enough talk about the Plenty but there is another problem. Most local businesses charge more than the regular etailers and in a time when money is tight that is difficult.

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Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:24:55 -0400
From: Jody
Subject: Re: “hateful message”

“Do those of you that write as hateful of messages as this one below stop to think even for a moment about the impact you are making on this sweet community or on your own well being?”

Did you not understand the part about someone adding me to a junk mail list for posting against their views on the Chatlist?  And somehow me blasting off steam over that is “hateful?”

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Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:02:42 -0400
From: Jody
Subject: Re: Regarding my post

Matt,

The main issue for me regarding your post is that of being a good customer.  Us business owners are expected by some to do whatever the person walking in the door wants, no matter how far out or even impossible that request may be, and we’re viewed in a negative light when we refuse to fulfill such requests.

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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 06:58:37 -0400
From: Matthew Rudolf
Subject: Regarding the Antonella’s Post

Reading over today’s chatlist posts I would like to say once again that I was in the wrong in as much as I used the PLENTY to discriminate against Antonella’s.  I recognize I was unfair to Antonella’s and also that I misrepresented the PLENTY group, who has stated clearly that the PLENTY should not be used to target groups that do not accept it.  I would like to sincerely apologize to both for that.  I also sent a private apology to Antonella over email yesterday.

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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:56:25 -0400
From: Sandy Bassone
Subject: Re: PLENTY & Melissa Frey

FYI…. Re: PLENTY & Melissa Frey.

If Memory serves me right, Melissa was involved in the opening of the Chatham Market Place.

She may have a vested interest in it and then she moves on to start other market places in other communities.
When she was here she had an attitude that others may have experienced as Gene did.

I am wondering about how the monies are handled in this clever marketing scheme.
It also doesn’t make the Marketplace look good and does she represent them in regard to the plenty.

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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:20:43 -0400
From: Expectations
Subject: I am missing PLENTY

I must be missing something about this PLENTY MONEY.  Somebody somewhere must be planning on making a lot of money off this deal. Is that Bio-group really so smart?

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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:06:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: dismay2164
Subject: Plenty of chips

“I was strongly considering giving the plenty a shot, but …. Pittsboro has gained the drama and stupidity of your average high school clique.

But … yeah, BUY LOCAL and stuff! rah rah rah”

– Eric Shook- Chatlist# 3432

My, my, it must really be a chore to balance such a large chip on one’s shoulder 24 hrs a day, day in, day out. Baby, don’t let your dogs run loose on me.

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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:48:33 -0700
From: Donna Bianco
Subject: Accepting the PLENTY

I was on the cusp of filling out an application, (it’s actually still on my desktop with every line filled except the Payment Option) but now I’m putting that on hold.  I want everyone to know that I also don’t take Discover or American Express because of the extra fees to use those particular cards (which may even be less than the 10% that the PLENTY charges), but I have never had a customer not pay or walk away because I don’t accept those cards, which has happened with customers who come and want to pay with the PLENTY./div

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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:36:41 -0400
From: Cathy Holt
Subject: plenty

I’m stunned. I’ve been out of town so had not read the chatlist for awhile. I had no idea that something as benign as the concept of the Plenty could bring out so much division in a community.

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