Cash Mobs
By: NBC News
Updated: February 27, 2012
Cash mobs are the new flash mobs with a social conscience.
Organizers tweet a meeting place, and "mob" members show up with cold hard cash.
Then they go to a local business and spend it, with the promise to ring up at least 20 dollars in sales.
Business owners are warned ahead of time so they don't get overwhelmed.
What they do get is an influx of cash in a tight economy. You can learn more at cashmobs.wordpress.com.
Organizers tweet a meeting place, and "mob" members show up with cold hard cash.
Then they go to a local business and spend it, with the promise to ring up at least 20 dollars in sales.
Business owners are warned ahead of time so they don't get overwhelmed.
What they do get is an influx of cash in a tight economy. You can learn more at cashmobs.wordpress.com.
