Category: Retail

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New Bookstore in Town

Usually I buy my books from the local bookstore instead of going to the public library. I think books are meant to be owned, not borrowed.

Well, to be honest, the bookstore is not all that local – it’s a huge nationwide chain. I mean local in that I just drive down to that shopping center near my house and spend an hour walking around looking at the books. I’ll buy a book based on the author’s or sometimes the title intrigues me. For example, any book by John Grisham is an instant sale. And once I bought a book “For Dummies” just to see what all the fuss was about.

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Advertising our success

This was a pretty good week around the office that I work in. Everybody was excited to learn that our numbers were up for the third straight month. Business has really picked up and our employees are very busy and yet very happy. The best part is that we all know the reason why. We started a new advertising campaign about six months ago and the results have been very good. It seems that everyone knows our name and that’s a good thing in this type of industry.

We do have a couple of people to thank for all this success. The first person is me as I am the one who pushed for an increased advertising budget. I knew that it would pay off and it has. I would also like to thank the good folks at the Advertising Agency we picked to do the job. They were very professional as far as knowing what to do and introduced us to some new ideas we hadn’t thought about doing. It’s all going according to plan.

We will have our spring picnic soon and I am sure that we will be doing even more business by then. It will much better than last year as we were certainly struggling to get by. The good news is that our hard work is paying off and the coming year is destined to be one of our best. I am glad for those of us in the company who worked so hard to make this dream come true.

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Things that are old

Every once in a while, people find things that are old that they believe are worth money. Some of these things are valuable and sometimes they are not. It just depends on what the item is and how well it has survived over the years. I had a sewing machine from 1892 that I thought was very valuable. It turned out that it was not.

Other things like comic books and games can be very valuable especially if they are the right kind. Condition is always a concern but in the end there are many things worth money. The moral of the story is that you need to check the worth of an old item before you throw it out.

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New on the Field

Thanks to Darwin Barton

The baseball fields were slammed on a spring Saturday morning. The moms were gathering in regular fashion with packed coolers ready to watch the tournaments all day. It was a gorgeous day and a great time to catch up with my “mom” friends. We had a new mom in the group who was new to the area as well. I quickly befriended her and learned her move had not been a simple one and now that she had settled in, she was ready to get some advice on the things she could change. One of which was her electricity provider. The customer support she had been receiving was less than acceptable and many of us moms suggested she log onto www.texaselectricityproviders.com/ and check out the options available in our region of Texas. Most of us had been in the area for quite some time and was happy to offer advice to any new comers while relaxing at the ball fields. I think she left there feeling much better her options but not much better about our team who lost.

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Slippers

Life is an unending story. It does have a few exceptions though. One exception is my slippers. They have seen better days and need to be replaced. One has a hole in it and the other is falling apart. They must have a particular smell as even my dog won’t chew them anymore.

I went to the internet to find another pair. Shopping for slippers is not a lot of fun, but it needed to be done. I found a pair I liked and ordered them right away. I wish everything was so easy.

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Plumbing woes

I found out the other day that the drain under my kitchen sink was leaking. While the problem was more like a slow drip than a leak, I was still concerned. I went to the local hardware store to find a solution. I was glad that I ran into a salesperson that knew what I was talking about.

The salesperson helped me find the replacement parts I needed. I took them home and found that it was easy to install. The problem is now fixed and I am grateful that at least there are a few people who know what they are talking about.

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Gifts galore

It seems that everyone went a little overboard with the gift buying this year. The tree was stacked with presents from everyone to everyone. There is a mountain of torn gift wrapping all over the floor and ribbons and bows everywhere. I think everyone is happy with their gifts and it’s been a good morning.

The preparation of the food will soon be the next thing on the agenda. There has been some baking going on over the last several days but the real serious cooking will soon start. As usual, I feel blessed to have so many people I love around and hope that everyone out there is having as great a day as I.

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Give me some room

It seems that I never have enough room in my house. As much as I clean it out and get rid of old things, I am always bringing in something new. This is particularly true of my garage. Everyone knows that my garage is my pride and joy and I want it to be neat and tidy. That’s why I decided to invest in some Garage Cabinets to make things a little more manageable.

The main reason I need Garage Storage Cabinets is that I have a lot of car parts that I want to categorize so that I can find them when I want them. I spend most of my time looking for things I know I have and it’s driving me crazy! I am only trying to decide what size cabinets I need and what kind to get. That’s when I discovered that I could purchase Steel Storage Cabinets in order to make my dream come true.

I have looked at many types and brands and have decided to go with Arrow Spacemaker Storage Cabinets. They have the cabinets I need and offer quick service as well as low prices. I am looking forward to having my garage arranged the way I want it to be. It will be great knowing that I can have a little more room for the things I need and want.

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Storage Problem solved

Since there are hundreds of people who work where I do, we always seem to have problems that need to be solved. It seems that whenever the shifts change, some people are having a tough time finding the things they brought to work. While I am sure that no one actually sets out to steal something, there might be times when they borrow it. That’s why we decided that installing some small lockers might help keep our employees items secure.

We started to look into having some office lockers installed. I found a good site called morelockers.com that had just what we needed. I talked with a representative over the phone and he was very helpful. It turns out that they carry a full line of products. The prices were well within our budget and that made it an easy choice. I was glad things went so smoothly.

Now things are so much better for everyone. When a person comes to work they can put their stuff in a locker and not have to worry about it anymore. I always say that “good fences make good neighbors” and it has turned out to be true for us. I am ready to take on the next problem we encounter as this one seems to be solved.

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What I am wearing

One thing that I am pretty fussy about is the clothes that I wear. I like what I like and will not wear anything else. Anyone who tries to buy me clothes for a birthday or Christmas knows that there is a good chance I will not wear them. That’s just the way it is. That’s why I was surprised when I opened a present from my wife that had clothes in it. I knew this would be interesting.

It turns out that I actually liked these clothes. There were two pairs of mens lab coats that looked really cool. I could tell they were of high quality and would be comfortable to wear. I was surprised that they fit so well as she usually gets me they wrong size. I asked her where she had gotten the clothes and she led me to the computer and showed me a site called http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Men/. It truly was a Christmas miracle.

I have decided to make a rare exception and keep the clothes I was given. I think I would still prefer to purchase my own clothes but I guess that I could use a little help now and then. I’ll just have to see what the future brings on this sensitive subject.