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‘Cash mob’ in Chagrin Falls lends a hand to 155-year-old hardware store

Posted By afeinstein On January 26, 2012 @ 10:00 pm In News | 1 Comment

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It began quietly, as an email to 40 friends.

But when a steady stream of customers began coming through the door before the family-owned Chagrin Hardware had even opened for the day on Saturday, it was clear that it had turned into much more than that.

The idea started with Jim Black, a resident of Chagrin Falls, a close-knit village in Cleveland’s eastern suburbs that is part artist colony and part bedroom community. Black posted the email to a group of his friends. “Let’s show our support for one of our local businesses,” he wrote. “I challenge everyone to spend AT LEAST $20 at the hardware on the 21st.”

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#1 Comment By Eli Mandel On January 26, 2012 @ 12:14 pm

What a beautiful story!
Thanks for sharing.
I guess all hope is not lost to Walmart after all.

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