Hey, Folks!
If anybody ever tells you that business stuff is easy then please punch them in the mouth for me. It’s the beginning of the year and it is that delicate time when I have to get all of my fourth quarter business information together for my accountant. Unfortunately, there were, like 20 days, where the information put into the sales records spread sheet was incorrect. I had to go back and track down all of the sales data from these days and then figure out how to get the information to my accountant. I started off by simply e-mailing her from my register terminal, but it only worked for about half the data. So then I had to go back and download the data, scan it into my system, and then e-mail it to her. I think it is finally done, but I haven’t heard back yet. This little side trip has not improved my mood any today.
I also want to assure everyone that we should FINALLY have all of our January catalogs in the store next week. The problem this month is that the 42lb box that contained our Diamond Previews was apparently lost in UPS’s system. I say “apparently” because it was on my UPS driver’s board the day it was set to arrive, but wasn’t in his truck. The next day when I checked the box’s status it changed to one of those dreaded “We Will Get Back To You as Soon As We Have A Delivery Date” messages. I immediately e-mailed Diamond about it and got a phone call asking us to wait two days to report them shortage as they didn’t want to send replacements and then have the original box show up. I ended up compromising and giving it one more day and then the message changed to “Huh. We Have NO Idea Where Your Frakakta Package Is…Talk TO Your Supplier, Chump” and so I reported them missing. Of course, Diamond didn’t process the shortage until 1/3 and so we are still waiting for them to appear. Of course, it looks like we won’t see them until NEXT Tuesday, but I am living in a world of hope.
The Case of the Missing Marvel Previews is a little more, well, mysterious. My original FOC information places the release date for two weeks ago, but when they didn’t show up on an invoice I double checked PRH’s website and the release date had been changed at some point to 1/11/23. No explanation as to why was offered. They are currently listed on the packing list for next week’s Marvel books so I’m fairly certain they will be here for your consumption next week as well. Unfortunately this will mean I will need orders in ASAP this month so keep that in mind if you normally fill out an order booklet or if you just see something you are partial to and you are worried that we won’t be carrying it.
Well, time for me tog et back to work. I’m having to do DC and Marvel FOC for the first time int wo weeks and I am already waaaay behind on that because of all of this other crap I’m dealing with so I hope everyone has a great weekend and remember that the big Post Holiday Sale is currently in full effect AND Monarch Comics will be open again from 12pm-5pm on Mondays starting the 9th!
Eddie