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����vlog EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE. IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, RIGHT? THE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. AND SHOPPING SEASON IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. WE LOVE TO SHOP ����vlog BEAU BOWMAN IS LIVE TONIGHT ON THIS GREAT ASSIGNMENT AT THE OUTLETS OF DES MOINES IN ALTOONA, WHERE SOME SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STARTING TO SEE THE RUSH. BO. YEAH. JODI. LAURA, SOME OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES HERE AT THE OUTLETS OF DES MOINES, THEY SAY THEY’RE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE THOSE CUSTOMERS NOT THERE FOR NORMAL SHOPPING, BUT OUT THERE TRYING TO PICK OUT THOSE PERFECT PRESENTS TO SLIP UNDER THE TREE. SO THANK YOU. THE NEWEST TOYS HAVE HIT THE SHELVES. SO THIS IS THE MINT CHIP. AS THE OWNERS OF POSEY AND JETS GEAR UP FOR THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR. WE’RE DEFINITELY SEEING CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS OUT AND ABOUT ALREADY. BECKY BRAME SAYS THE SHOPPING SEASON MIGHT SEEM TO BE MOVING UP, BUT THIS IS TYPICALLY THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN FOOT TRAFFIC STARTS TO TICK, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEEKENDS. BEFORE I WAS LIKE A BUY CHRISTMAS GIFTS, LAST MINUTE, BUT NOW WITH THE BABY, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO. BRAME SAYS SHE’S ALREADY WORKING DOUBLE TIME TO KEEP CERTAIN ITEMS IN STOCK ORDERING BOXES OF INVENTORY THAT IS SHIPPED BY THE DOZEN. THE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE REALLY GOOD ABOUT BEING ABLE TO HELP YOU SHOP FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS. WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS IS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE HOLIDAYS. BUT EVEN IF YOU’RE ALREADY SHOPPING LOCAL, THERE’S A SPECIFIC WAY THEY WANT YOU TO PAY CASH. PAYING WITH A CARD CAN PLACE HUGE TRANSACTION FEES ON THE SHOP, PUTTING THEIR BOTTOM LINE IN JEOPARDY. BRAME WORRIES MOVING TO A CASH ONLY MODEL MIGHT DISCOURAGE SOME CUSTOMERS FROM WALKING IN. SO FOR NOW, POSEY AND JETS AND MANY OTHER LOCAL STORES WILL KEEP EATING THE FEES. BUT REMINDING PATRONS TO ALWAYS CARRY SOME PAPER IN THEIR WALLETS. THERE’S A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN’T DO BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THOSE FEES JUST ADD UP, SO QUICK. SO WHEN YOU SHOP LOCAL, IF YOU CAN COME IN AND BRING CASH WITH YOU AND SHOP WITH CASH, THAT HELPS SUPPORT US TREMENDOUSLY. A REALLY IMPORTANT REMINDER THERE TO ALWAYS HELP OUT THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES WHEN YOU CAN, AND ALWAYS HAVE A COUPLE OF EXTRA BUCKS IN YOUR POCKET WHEN YOU GO AND HIT THOSE STORES. WE’RE LIVE IN