Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 12:15:31 -0400
From: everyday krauser
Subject: Antonella’s refuses the Plenty
I can think of many reason’s a small salon in town would refuse the plenty. One of the main sources of income for hairdresser’s is tips and i imagine that their main expenses consist of bills just like the rest of us.
Sure there are many situations in which the plenty is a viable alternative to cash and helps promote local spending, i.e Chatham market place, unity books, local downtown food. But as far as a small Salon trying to stay afloat i think handing someone plentys for a haircut and as a tip is ridiculous. Also paying your employees in Plentys? Seriously..So where do they get the cash to pay for necessities like electricity, water? What if they need gas to get to and from work? Do the local gas stations suddenly accept plenties? Trade in their paycheck for 10% less of what they were given?
My wife and I try to shop at Chatham Marketplace most of the time but honestly the prices for some items are just to high for us and they don’t exactly have a large selection of meats, we love getting food in town but those of us facing hard economic times need cash to pay our bills. The plenty is a novelty that my idealistic mind wishes would work but I fear it is just going to fizzle out as a novelty and get phased out considering the limited locations it can be used.
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Evan K