Two new shop local ideas

Two new shop local ideas hit me this week.

Shop local message on city utility billCan you get your city utility on board? The City of Alva added this shop local message to their utility bills:
Support your local merchants - Shop Alva for the Holidays

Some cities and towns mail out larger bills in envelopes. They might even let you add a little message or flyer in the same envelope. 

Ponca City, Oklahoma, has Santa Bucks. Meredith Willis told me about it on Twitter:

PCY has a Santa Bucks program where local stores give out tickets based on your purchases & a drawing is held with $ prizes. @meredithwillis 
I know it's working, because that same day I ran into a Ponca City resident, and she had a billfold stuffed with Santa Bucks tickets. She was eagerly awaiting that $5000 prize drawing!

What innovative Shop Local ideas have you seen?


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Posted by Becky McCray on Wednesday, December 09, 2009
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1 comments:

  1. Small towns always have the dual problem of a.) attracting revenue from outside, and b.) keeping revenue in town.

    I love the idea of piggybacking a message on a utility bill. Interesting how small municipalities find it much easier to work together!
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