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Walking Decks

This week I got my order from Chronicle Books. This order really rounds out the selection of merchandise we offer. The city walks decks of cards are a deck of 50 cards, each with a different walking tour of that city, with detailed maps and insider information. I ordered more international cities this time, but also got the cities that go with the urban compasses we already had from Kikkerland. I thought they would go great together.

This week I also added the Anne Taintor coffee mugs to the eBay store. They sold really well before and now I have an even bigger selection.

Store Hours

FYI- The store hours are:
Monday- Saturday 10-6
Sunday 12-4

Great Start

This week has been great! Lots of people stopping in to check out our new space. It's starting to shape up too. This week we got in the new Uglydolls we didn't have, including Sailor Babo, so cute! Yesterday we got in a brand new joke rack! This weekend will be the last chance to get discontinued items on sale. Next week all the invitations and paper products will be a thing of the past.

Fun From Fred

Today we got in my order from Fred, which is a great company with really fun stuff. Their best-selling item is the Monkeys and I'm sure they'll do well in the store.

Light of Islam

Great news for my sister! She got the 501C3 tax exempt status she was waiting for! She's ready to swing into fundraising big time now! So check out her blog and please consider supporting her by making a donation!

Grand Re-Opening

I was up at 4:30, I was so excited, but that only left me burnt out most of the day. It was a great day, lots of customers new and old, all expressing their excitement over our re-opening. Happy to be back!

As Ready As Ever

I'm as ready for tomorrow as I'll ever be. Everything is ready to go out for the sidewalk sale and the store is stocked with everything I got in, which wasn't everything I hoped for, but that's okay. Monica helped me finish up today and as we worked she reminded me of what the store looked like when I first opend 9 years ago. That thought made me feel better about how my new little shop looks tonight.

Nearly Ready

Oops, I forgot to bring my camera yesterday! You would have seen a dramatic difference from the day before, though. I'll take pics this morning before I get back to work organizing and setting up. My mom came down and helped me out immensely yesterday!!! Thanks Mom!!!! She's a trooper, I couldn't get her to take a break. She just kept plugging away. We sorted through the boxes from the storage unit and organized the paper products and invitations for the sidewalk sale. I have a few boxes of halloween costumes for the sidewalk sale too. Today I need to organize the back room, vacuum, and move some stuff around that didn't meet Abby's approval. When she walked in last night and looked around her reaction was "It's not exactly how I thought it would be." And she pointed out some things that I had been thinking were in the wrong place. She's a natural merchandiser. So I need to move the Anne Taintor magnets and spread out the shelves of toys. Otherwise, I can't contain my excitement for tomorrow. I'll post later with more details about tomorrow and more pics. Right now I need to start my day!

Thanks Again Mary Anne!

Mary Anne Christiano (also an old customer), who wrote the Montclair Times article when I closed in January, was nice enough to write another piece about my reopening. Perfect timing for the reopening Saturday! Thanks again Mary Anne!

Long Day

Today was super long and extremely productive. Don't let all the boxes in the pictures fool you, a lot of them are empty, broken-down boxes waiting to go out for recycling. I got in more orders today and moved everything from the storage unit. Ale helped me price and put stuff out. Two more long days at the store and I think I'll be in great shape for Saturday!