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Notes: Alexandria shops see bump in business after appearing on Netflix dating show Love Is Blind

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Garrett Josemans (left) and Taylor Krause (right) with Michele Hatty Fritz (center) (photo via Penny Post/Facebook)

Old Town paper store Penny Post has seen a boost in sales after appearing on an episode of Love Is Blind last week, Axios reported.

The shop’s owner, Amy Rutherford, said the store saw a 31% spike in revenue in the days after the episode aired compared to the same period last year. Rutherford also said people came into the shop the following weekend and mentioned having seen the shop on the dating show.

The episode featured local calligrapher Michele Hatty Fritz of Meant To Be Calligraphy teaching a class to show participants Taylor Krause and Garrett Josemans. Fritz said her website’s seen a 200% bump in web traffic after the appearance and she’s sold a quarter of her Penny Post calligraphy classes for the next year.

Photo via Penny Post/Facebook

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