Morning, Folks!
First off this week, I would like to thank everyone who came in and helped make this year’s Black Friday Sale a resounding success! I’ll admit I basically showed up for it just because I wanted to make sure Brian had a little back up. I mean, it didn’t seem cricket to throw a big sale and then drop the running of it into Brian’s lap. I figured I would come in, help out here and there, and then retreat to the back room to get some end of the month work done. Nope. It didn’t happen that way at all. Instead I was behind the counter hustling for my holiday dollars and got to watch happily as everyone came in and mobbed the back issue boxes like they were going out of style! It truly was a thing of beauty. Also, the haul helped cover my quarterly sales tax payment and that was great as well.
So looking on to the end of the year, Monarch Comics will be on cruise control coasting through the month of December. Hill and I will be taking a short sojourn to Chicago next weekend to burn through some of Hill’s vacation time before the end of the year. I will work very hard to make sure that it doesn’t affect the weekend ebb and flow of store business. Our holiday hours for this season are essentially the same as they have been for the last 30 years or so, but I will reiterate them now for any late comers…
CHRISTMAS EVE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24TH: NOON-5:30PM
CHRISTMAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25TH: CLOSED
NEW YEAR’S EVE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31ST: NOON-5:30PM
NEW YEAR’S DAY, MONDAY, JANUARY 1ST: CLOSED
Please remember that Monarch Comic’s Annual Post-Holiday Sale will begin on January 2nd and extend until February 29th. I have already started the adds going for the sale, but in case you’ve missed it the sale will include the following:
25% OFF HARD COVERS/TRADE PAPERBACKS (including marked down prices)
50% OFF BACK ISSUE BOXES
20% OFF SHOWCASE BOOKS (including the boxes currently on the Showcases)
50% OFF POP VINYL FIGURES
$3 OFF PUZZLES
$10 EACH FOR ART COMIC BOXES
I will be out of the store this weekend as it is time to do a little holiday baking with a buddy of mine and I need the weekend to really prepare for it…lol. I haven’t really done that much baking since I took over the operation and now that Hill and I have done some apartment upgrades I’m looking forward to getting my groove back. Judging by the substandard biscuits and bread I have attempted lately I have a lot of work to do to catch back up to my former skill level…lol. This week is it as I attempt some gingerbread and sugar cookies. I’ve done well with both on the past and I am hoping my friend Amy can help up my decorating game!
I want to mention as well that I am going to begin phasing much of the variant cover stuff off of the New Release rack in the next few months, so it becomes imperative for you to let me know if there are any specific covers you are interested in acquiring. I mean, if I get special orders for a specific cover in excess of, oh, say 5 copies (or more) then I may decide to carry some on the rack for coverage, but otherwise I think we will mostly go with whatever the main cover is. I am just terrible at deciding what covers y’all are going to be interested in purchasing, so I think the conservative way to do it may my best option. Of course, I could always change my mind three months down the road, but we will see…
Thanks for tuning in this week and I will talks at ya next week!
Happy Holidays!
Eddie