Hey, Folks!
It’s ALREADY Memorial Day weekend!?! This year has been such a whirlwind of changes and incidents for me that it feels like time is just whizzing by while I stand in the maelstrom. I’m actually relieved that Brian decided to take some time off this week as it means that I can get back in the store and get some serious work done. We have a couple of collections that we are dealing with right now (and by “we”, I mean, “Brian”), but we also have a ton of new back issue material that we had bought in the months leading up to FCBD that still needs to be sorted, bagged, priced, and filed in the back issue boxes. It is mostly just “run filler” material, but it has been put off long enough and I would really like to have some more space in the back room. So that is my big project this weekend.
Also, today is the deadline for Diamond May initial orders. Normally I would be super panicked that the job isn’t further along than it is, but I’m not too concerned because there is no Lunar FOC this week because of the upcoming holiday so I have a couple of hours to spare today. It’s MOSTLY done, you understand, but I was totally exhausted and aching by yesterday by the time I finished my second chiropractor’s appointment and the sub form/shipping list and I couldn’t sit still long enough to finish my spread sheet work. It’ll get done just fine!
Because of the sheer amount of comics that Hill and I humped back from New Jersey we will briefly be adding a second table full of new Dollar Boxes soon. “Soon” as in “Maybe By The End Of The Weekend Soon”. We will see how long it takes me to get to the storage unit for the extra display table so I have somewhere to actually set the new dollar boxes. Make sure you check them out…I assure you they will be juicy!
There is a very small shipment next week because of the Memorial Day holiday as well as it being a fifth week month. That is good because I think we ALL need a break after a pretty crushing load of comics over the last couple of weeks. Brian and I did get stocked on supplies in case you’d like to take this time to get your bags and boards and we still have plenty of relatively new dollar box material from FCBD. Oh, and while I’m thinking about it…the remaining FCBD titles will be going back into storage next week so if you would like to pick any of the freebies up make sure you swing by the store sometime this weekend.
Okily dokily…that’s it for me. Time to get everything posted and get back to work. Please remember that I am closing the store on Monday, May 29th, for Memorial Day. I considered staying open to see what would happen, but the last holiday I did that I only saw 2 customers all day. Also, because everything else is closed (like the banks) it make sit impossible tog et some of my usual Monday stuff done. So I hope that everyone has a safe and fun holiday weekend and if I don’t see you this weekend, we look forward to welcoming you back next week!
Eddie