Thu
Feb 9 2012
05:20 pm
South Knoxville cash mob will be at Emery's 5 & 10
By: R. Neal

Press release...

Cash Mob to visit Emery’s 5 & 10 in South Knoxville

Knoxville, Tenn. - After more than a week of anticipation, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett announced Thursday the first location to receive a visit from the "Knox Cash Mob."

"I am proud to say that the first Knox Cash Mob location will be Emery’s 5 & 10 on Chapman Highway," Mayor Burchett said. "Emery’s is a local institution, and this business represents so much of what is good about our local entrepreneurs. I hope everyone will come to South Knoxville tomorrow and spend $5 or $10 at Emery’s, or any other South Knoxville business."

Cash mob participants are asked to visit the store sometime between 5 and 7 p.m.

Emery’s 5 & 10 opened in 1927 and is a third-generation business. According to the store’s website, it is the oldest family-owned 5 & 10 store in the United States. Owner Ron Emery is a former U.S. Marine. He was wounded in Vietnam and received the Purple Heart. His father also served in U.S. Military and was a bomber pilot during Workd War II.

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rikki's picture

Great idea from Burchett, and

Submitted by rikki on Thu, 2012/02/09 - 6:02pm.

Great idea from Burchett, and a good choice for the first target. Plenty of unique Valentine's Day gifts to be found at Emery's.

yellowdog's picture

what about Republican principles?

Submitted by yellowdog on Thu, 2012/02/09 - 6:06pm.

I thought Republicans were supposed to be against picking winners and losers in capitalism....

mjw's picture

Puns win out

Submitted by mjw on Thu, 2012/02/09 - 6:39pm.

Let's face it, they just couldn't resist asking people to spend 5 or 10 dollars at the 5 and 10 cent store.

But it's a great choice for the week before Valentine's Day.

GDrinnen2's picture

Ron Emery is a wonderful

Submitted by GDrinnen2 on Thu, 2012/02/09 - 7:08pm.

Ron Emery is a wonderful person and his store is great. Wish I had am opportunity to participate his week.

rikki's picture

Disc Exchange is offering a

Submitted by rikki on Fri, 2012/02/10 - 1:44pm.

Disc Exchange is offering a 20% discount on a single, non-sale item to any customer between 5-7pm who presents a receipt from Emery 5&10. So go grab the Phil Pollard compilation after you shop at Emery's! (and if it's on sale, buy something else)

rht's picture

i hope it went well

Submitted by rht on Fri, 2012/02/10 - 8:41pm.

emery's has such narrow aisles, might have made for a cozy mob scene

B Harmon's picture

isle jams

Submitted by B Harmon on Fri, 2012/02/10 - 10:24pm.

I went by there today to buy a few things and it was not always easy to navigate through the isles. Just one person in the wrong place can mean a detour. But it was nice to see the crowd and check out their eclectic array of merchandise. Then I went and browsed at the Disc Exchange and realized that it has been years since I have browsed CD's. I should have brought my Ipad to remember what I already have.

mjw's picture

Isles continue to be jammed

Submitted by mjw on Sat, 2012/02/11 - 6:54pm.

Ron Emery: "We have a company policy. We never close during a cash mob."

Emery's 5 & 10 report steady Saturday business

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