Euros discarded as impoverished Greeks resort to bartering
Original story at The Guardian • 13 mentions • 5 months ago
Stall-holders at a bartering market in the central Greek city of Volos, where shoppers use Tem coupons to exchange services or products. Photograph: Despoina Vafeidou /AFP/Getty ImagesIt's been a busy day at the market in downtown Volos. Angeliki Ioanitou has sold a decent quantity of olive oil and soap, while her friend Maria has done good business with her fresh pies.But not a single euro has changed hands – none of the customers on this drizzly Saturday morning has bothered carrying money at all. For many, browsing through the racks of second-hand clothes, electrical appliances and homemade jams, the need to survive means money has been
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09 Jan
Asher Wolf @Asher_Wolf
RT @UnfitToPrint: Euros discarded as impoverished Greeks resort to bartering http://t.co/6QuZ9hvR #GlobalRevolution by @HelenaSmithGDN v ...
09 Jan
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RT @TarekNasr360: Euros discarded as impoverished Greeks resort to bartering; http://t.co/yyBHxL67 cc @tarekshalaby @revsocme
09 Jan
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Via @YourAnonNews: Greece: Communities Ditch Euro, Use Local Currencies and Bartering to Beat the Economic Crisis http://t.co/VXHzlpq6
09 Jan
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Greece: Communities Ditch Euro, Use Local Currencies and Bartering to Beat the Economic Crisis http://t.co/33GgaZoL
05 Jan
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03 Jan
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03 Jan
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02 Jan
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Impoverished Greeks turn to bartering, setting up exchange networks in attempt to beat the economic crisis. JV... http://t.co/HPEzt8Jg





