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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 12:41 PM
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Pub-goers In Norfolk Beat The Credit Crunch By Bartering For Pints - BBC
Locals at a village pub in Norfolk are beating the credit crunch by bartering home-grown produce for pints. The Pigs public house, in Edgefield, near Holt, encourages drinkers to contribute to its traditional food menu in return for free alcohol. A sign placed inside the pub reads: "If you grow, breed, shoot or steal anything that may look at home on our menu, bring it in and let's do a deal."

Fresh fruit, fish, meat and vegetables have been traded for pints. Meals or vouchers have also been exchanged for produce, depending on its size, quantity and quality. Manager Cloe Wasey, 24, said the offer has been a success as people have started to feel the credit crunch.

Pints have been exchanged for a kilo of potatoes, three whole mackerel and a kilo of fresh fruit. Locally shot rabbits, pheasants and pigeons have also been exchanged for beer.

Miss Wasey said: "We've been doing it for almost two years now but the success of it has only just recently started to boom with the credit crunch setting in.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/7560246.stm
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 12:51 PM
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1. The economy of the future. I occasionally barter with my clients if they
have something I need or offer a service I want. I have been trading kitty vaccinations for sterling/gold/semiprecious stone jewelry from one client for several years and now have lots of nice earrings and such.

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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 12:53 PM
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2. "Watch the police and the tax man miss me!"
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