Somerville First

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I really like this concept, but man this website is ugly.

http://www.somervillelocalfirst.org/

Actually the point of this post isn't to disparage Samenfeld Consulting, but to say that I was in True Grounds this morning and was given a free Somerville Local First coupon book that has many great discounts to local independent businesses(a few are the same as the Brown School card).

Money you spend here, stays here!

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... And remember, dear consumers...

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With a coupon, you magically save by actually spending money!

Re: ... And remember, dear consumers...

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Somehow, I seriously doubt this logic... If every person in the US bought locally, then all communities in the US would suddenly have up to 3 times the amount of money they have now? Where would the extra money come from? This is absurd, and it may only work is a small subset of communities do this, at the expense of others who don't. But if they all do it, the scheme would not work.