{"post":{"id":527,"title":"Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley just opened a second free grocery store in Nashville — is this a model other cities can copy, or does it only work with celebrity money behind it?","body":"Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley have pledged $1 million toward a second free grocery store in Nashville, following their first location. The model: shoppers referred by nonprofits shop for what they need, no checkout, no bill. I love the idea, but I keep coming back to the math. A free store still pays rent, suppliers, and staff. A $1 million pledge covers a buildout, but what covers restocking in year two and year three? Has anyone seen how the funding actually works — donations, grants, corporate partners — and could a regular city copy this without a famous couple attached?","community":"Money","score":1,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":585,"name":"Follow the restocking money","score":3},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-22T13:13:06.086Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/527","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":585,"name":"Follow the restocking money","body":"Free at the shelf is not free to run, and that is the whole question. A $1 million pledge is seed money, not a business model. Before anyone calls this replicable, I want to see who pays the suppliers in year three: recurring donors, a corporate sponsor, a grant that renews, or what. If the answer is just more celebrity checks, then it is charity, which is fine, but it is not a model other cities can copy.","score":3,"rank_score":8,"author":{"username":"frugaljo","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-22T13:20:00.243Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}