Customers step up to save beloved general store
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- A beloved general store in Vermont faced closure amid a labor shortage. Its loyal customers stepped up to help. Steve Hartman shares more in "On the Road."
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if Hartman hasn't written a book about his travels and reporting and what he's learned over the years, he absolutely should.
His career is far from done so he may eventually write one some years from now. I'd be very anxious to see it.
This is America that we all want to see and make us all proud to be living in. I was a refugee and now I'm an American citizen, a proud American. God bless you all
And God bless you....🙂
Glad to have you here friend.
@@RebekahCurielAlessi thank you Rebekah
@@Thedude... thank you Mike
I am so happy to have different people with similar hearts in this country! We are happy that you are here. Take care!
Amazing people and amazing community!
Steve. Please keep it up. Your stories are the best !!
Oh goodness, these folks are so smart to recognize the importance of this business and to have made the decision to preserve it instead of attending it's last big sale. The old businesses were started with a different mindset than most businesses of today...hate to lose that Family touch.
Beautiful story as always Steve Hartman. 🍁💛🍂
hey just leaving this here incase you missed it on the other comments. in case you missed it the mother said hes innocent and the news was fake.
Thank you for sharing this. With all the news being negative, it's good to see this. It made me cry, but I'm a good way.
Now. this is the kind of Christmas story that warms my heart. Thank you to all those in the community that stepped up!
Same here
Hi Catherine
What a wonderful community coming together to help others! God 🙏 bless them all!
Same here
Hi Karen
I love this! A doctor at the register. Good job all 🙏🏻
How great is this. I wish I could jump in. GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM!
Wow Just warm my heart ❤
Does this touch your heart or what!!🙏💖🙏!!
I grew up 5 minutes down the road from this store, and frequented it a 1,000 times since I was a kid. It’s definitely a part of our community, and we need to keep it going.
“If we don’t have it, you don’t need it” Love you Dan and Whits😍
Coffee cream ... but how much do you think he would normally pay his workers ?
It says these people donated what he paid them to his favorite Charities but maybe the money they donated should have gone to pay a higher salary for his future workers ?
Maybe if he paid enough ( or instead had health insurance for them ) a couple people would want to work there regularly ... my guess is they weren't being paid enough ... I could be wrong though..... if so , would you or someone else please enlighten me ?
Something flew in my eye..Bless them all
Beautiful
As someone who has visited this store many times in the area on business, this place and these people are the real deal. It's almost like stepping into a time machine. Glad to see it survived.
After hearing about school shootings, dead kids, it's good to find a Steve Hartman story.
I dream that one day there will be enough good doers that I could get to watch Steve every day!
Oh my God I just love this! God has EARTHLY ANGELS to minister to those in need!
Same here
Hi Mary
I'm happy the store could stay open but theirs other things that weren't stated such as the hourly pay, hours per week etc.. It's not that people don't want to work a lot of it has to do with that people don't want to work minimum wage jobs anymore well one of the reasons I'm assuming
Yep, pay a living wage or go out of business
Yes, we weren't told why the store was without employees, but you're probably right.
As Steve said many are not even accepting their pay but donating it. But I understand the minimum wage part as Vermont is an expensive state to live in (housing, taxes, home heating oil, etc) and one would need three jobs to make ends meet.
Yeah, and having to pay the "living wage" will either make the store go out of business, or make everything more expensive.
Dems want to tax everything to the hilt, and now, they paid people to not work. That is plain stupid.
@@serpentines6356 usually stores just raise the prices to make up for the wage increase
We need more of this🥰
GOD bless America 🇺🇸
Something doesn't add up with this story. Is this a retirment community? Why is it only retired professionals helping? I have my theory but it would sound like a bitter lower class worker if I said it. Affordable housing in the community would solve the worker shortage. Just saying.
Hammer on the nail 👌
Awesome. So cool ❤️❤️
I love this country and the people I call my countrymen
Three big box stores opened near me. Yes, local stores started going out of business.
I know the big stores often have lower prices and more selections,
BUT IF WE DON'T SHOP LOCALLY WE WON'T HAVE ANY LOCAL STORES.
I absolutely love Vermont and would live there if it weren't for the cost of housing and high taxes. But some don't want a lot of outsiders moving in and I fully understand and accept that.
Muffs ... I believe it's possible that this man could not find any employees because he's probably not paying enough ... I could be wrong , though .
@@gardensofthegods You're probably right as small businesses can't really afford to do such. It's a job for retirees or part timers working to make some extra money.
super cool.❤
What they are forgetting to mention is the fact this town is refusing to invest in housing for their towns workers, these people are all part of the problem, when the median rent price for a 1 bedroom is over $2,000/month I am not surprised we are seeing these problems. I worked at Dan and Whits and I know the power Dan holds in our town. Step up Dan and vocalize that your workers need a place to live too.
Dartmouth causes mommy and daddy to pay for their child's rental at any price.
I’m sure it would have *really* helped the store if all of them had banned together and didn’t take a paycheck at all 😂
These type of stories make me think I’m in some sort of a hallmark movie twilight zone
“Sometimes it takes crisis to appreciate what you have”
Yes sir. Except its not a “sometimes”. Its all the time! There is so much hatred amongst people that the only time those hateful will lend a helpful hand, is when they too will be affected by it.
Take hurricanes for example that flood a whole community. That flood will get everyone to help one another because it is affecting all of them. Not just one person.
News Media this is the official Day of The American Hero and it goes out to this little town in Norwich Vermont!!!! 10 STARS ⭐️!!!!
I would do that to save a business. Donating yr time is REALLY easy one world one town
I'm retired and if I were up there I'd be glad to volunteer.
I wonder why people quit or were laid off. No mention of it. I wonder if they weren’t getting paid enough to survive because if that were the case maybe management ought to step up and pay their workers more 🤷🏻♀️
This story is going on in a town or city near you. Average family size today is just 2 and more younger generation can’t make up their bed or wash clothes, let alone work
I want to be Steve Hartman when I grow up. I'm 38 and his shoes are the mightiest I've looked up too.
I'm willing to come from California to work for him for free
Great story, brought a tear to my cynical eyes.
This is so humbling, to see a community pull together
To save a heritage. So glad to see they didn't burn his business to the ground. Sad to say it's happened all over the country. What people don't understand, is when life is over there won't be at U-Haul hook behind a hearse. You can't take anything with you. All you can take is your family and friends, that you led to Jesus Christ.
What amazing group of people. We all need a community like that!
I love every Steve Hartman story. He just has a way of bringing you right into it.
Where did his employees go? He's very fortunate to have neighbors like these. 🎄 🎁
The same place other businesses are short staffed.
He probably wasn't paying them enough money to stay working there when they could probably make the same amount or more working from the home .
Vermont is a relatively pricey place to live and people do have to pay bills
I wonder if the owner would raise the wages for his employees to a living raise then he wouldn’t have people unwilling to work for him. This is cute and all but he could solve this problem by bettering the environment of his employees
MAGA indeed. THIS is what makes this country great. Period.
literally has nothing to do with this video lmao
Ah, the reason that DJT loves the undereducated: you're so focused on moi that you don't see the obvious--and you never will.
@@el7jake 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@el7jake I voted trump. I’m just genuinely confused as to how you even made this connection.
Keep in mind, this is Vermont. A place where there is ZERO prejudice, ZERO discrimination and ZERO hate. You can even smoke marijuana there.
to be honest small business will not survive the next 20 years we better adapt soon
such a good community, if this store was in san francisco the community would have just robbed him
This is absolutely beautiful! They should get lifetime discounts!
This is the most beautiful story I’ve seen lately. I love to see a community come together like that. It shows us in this trying world that we can still come together to love and care for our neighbors.
Same here
Hi Diana
So a America is still alive!!!
Thanks from all of us!!!!
Ignores the root issue of why he couldn't get help. Low low low pay.
Heartwarmingly delightful "Christmas spirit" story...
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My Grandparents lived in Norwich and we would always stop at Dan n Whits on the way home from visiting them. For some reason my mom would always specifically stock up on quart size ziploc bags there. And of course, Vermont Bag Balm. It’s truly a special place in my heart. I even have a sweatshirt 🥺😭😭🥰
What an amazing story, community and town!!
Thank You For Sharing This Beautiful
AN THIS IS WHAT AMERICA USETO BE LIKE DONT BE FOOLED THIS IS THE LAND OF THE FREE AN HOME OF THE BRAVE
Now that's community engagement.
Hartman looks a bit like the owner, actually. Also I think I heard this story on NPR.
Hartman has the best stories!
Love ❤️ love will keep USA together Love will keep US together!LOVE
Beautiful! These people are true Americans. Thank you for your generosity.
Heart warming.
God is Amazing
Sometimes the great country we grew up loving shines though in dark times.
God Bless America
Awesome!!!!!!!
i feel like charles kuralt is smiling at this content.
Great story.
Steve Hartman has the absolute best stories on tv 👏👏👏✌️
This is happening to a lot of small shops because of big businesses. Now even big stores are closing because online shopping. Small towns suffer the most. Good on these people
There was an episode of King of the Hill like this.
🥰🤝💐👏👏👏👏
This is what is needed throughout this country
I lived in Norwich, VT when I was for a couple of years when I was 7 or so years old. This was decades ago. And I still remember going through the doors, that lead up with a railing and walking into the store to the right. People aren’t kidding when they say it’s the heart of the town. Somehow it stuck with me while I type this in Los Angeles.
Well I'm glad the people stepped up and helped the guy out but are there no kids in that town that want a job or would they rather just spend time playing games on your computers
Gosh this is the most highly qualified group of staff hires…. but with the deepest sense of community service. It’s like the Probus or Lions went to work in a shop! This is good news that made me tear up… darn you Steve Hartman for finding these uplifting stories !! 🤣🤣🐑🐑🇳🇿🇳🇿NZ
How much was he paying his employees? Did they have benefits? Medical? Sick time off? How many hours per week? I noticed that he nor the reporter stated why his employees quit? Were masks required? Were they enforced? Too many questions that weren't asked. What kind of an employer was he????!!!!! The fact that no one discussed any of these issues is a huge red flag!!!
That's amazing! So touching! I love This story and the amazing Happy ending
This is the way it should be..
.love these wonderful people...💜💜💜
♥️
I’m Taiwanese and I heard that the Taiwan issue is getting more and more popular in the United States ？
I wonder if Darryl and his other brother Darryll are applying for a job. . . . .
God Bless all those fine people who stepped up to help this sweet man this place is going on the Top of the list of my road trip places to go⛽🛣
Instead of looting a business that is struggling in their community- they stepped up and helped it rebound.
Wonderful story. Need more positive ending stories
This is what I call an amazing community
❤️❤️
Same here
Hi Linda
😭
This is awesome
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Same here
Hi Sandra
God bless these people.
Simply wonderful
Sweet story. Good hearts. 🫂
Open the borders!!
Only in Vermont. 🇺🇸
Hope floats...amen
It’s the real 🇺🇸.
THIS is news.
Outstanding! No families with teens to employee? Miss the ‘family stores’ of my youth………..!!!
its a small business so one person can run it because its very small. its not walmart so its not hard. im a manager for three business so its easy because if you enjoy you will do anything.
Absolutely Amazing Testimony of the love of Community!
Bravo 👏