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[deleted] t1_ivpsxrq wrote

Reply to comment by Doctrina_Stabilitas in Why did Great Barrington vote so staunchly for No on 2? by nrvs_hbt

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Doctrina_Stabilitas t1_ivptlcl wrote

the website for berkshares does list a decent number of companies in Great Barrington that does accept the bills though

https://berkshares.org/directory/?select=&lp_s_loc=Great+Barrington&lp_s_tag=&lp_s_cat=&s=home&post_type=listing

but maybe it's something that's died out since 2006?

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dementedmunster t1_ivu9ut7 wrote

It's used less often than it was in years past, but it is still around. A digital Berkshares currency was just launched this year, too.

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Relative_Professor48 t1_ivpuaij wrote

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dementedmunster t1_ivu8ycf wrote

Hey, as one of the owners of one of those businesses (Yellow House Books), YES, we do take Berkshares. I also know the co-op takes them, because that's where we spend ours, lol.

We have the book "The First 175 Years of Crane Papermaking" in our local book section, if anyone gets really interested in the topic!

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Mr-To-Hi t1_ivpyr3g wrote

Doesn't pittsfield/dalton print the money? Or have they moved?

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