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There's a great word for this: "Genericana". Everyplace you go is the same as everywhere else. I created my startup to try to help fix this problem. We're selli
by foreigner 5y ago
There's a great word for this: "Genericana". Everyplace you go is the same as everywhere else. I created my startup to try to help fix this problem. We're selling gift cards that can only be spent at local businesses in a single town. The idea is to keep places unique by supporting their local businesses instead of national chains or Amazon. Check us out if you're interested: https://giverrang.com https://giverrang.com
- maxerickson 5y agoExpiring, store locked gift cards are not more thoughtful than cash. They shouldn't exist.
- foreigner 5y agoBut gift cards do exist, and currently the bulk of them are funneling money to Amazon and corporate chains. Our cards can typically be spent at any independent business in the town. They expire in 5 years where allowable by law (or never elsewhere) which is practically forever.
- maxerickson 5y agoHow do you prevent businesses being excluded? Small towns pretty much definitionally have conflicts of interest. Also, being better than Amazon doesn't make something better than cash.