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The Plaid Mob last night at Green Logic was so much fun! And the owners, Jason Cohecious and Collen Barricklow, were so excited and enthusiastic about it…which made us more excited as well.  Important note: TWO…not just one…but TWO people (a man and woman) wore kilts.  Purely amazing. Folks trickled down to the fountain in [...]

The Plaid Mob last night was so fun!!! Not only was it also Mardi Gras (yes, we decorated our plaid-wearing selves), but we had a great turn-out of already-veteran Plaid Mobbers and beautiful newbies. Tonight, we went to support Old Firehouse Books, bringing with us our handy boom box and the “plaid mob” playlist.  Shopping [...]

Last night was SO much fun! A bunch of us met at the fountain in Old Town Square, listening to my newly completed Plaid Mob playlist (just a bunch of my favorite upbeat songs….like Michael Jackson’s P.Y.T.) and dancing around to stay warm.   Right around 5:35pm, we took our music and strutted down the [...]

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Our FIRST Plaid Mob is next week!!

When: Tues. January 17 at 5:30 pm
Location:  The Fort Collins Food Coop, 250 E. Mountain Ave

“What is a plaid mob?” you may ask… well..

Known in cities around the country as a Cash Mob, we’ve fine tuned the idea to fit Northern Colorado.  It’s a simple idea.  On the third Tuesday of each month people show up at a pre-identified local business with at least $10 cash and mob the business with purchases.

Why “plaid mob” and not “cash mob?” Because Be Local is all about plaid, jump-started by Plaid Friday.  Plaid represents the unique, quirky flair of our local community that we love so much.

“What is a plaid mob?” you may ask… well..  Known in cities around the country as a Cash Mob, we’ve fine tuned the idea to fit Northern Colorado.  It’s a simple idea.  On the third Tuesday of each month people show up at a pre-identified local business with at least $10 cash and mob the business [...]