The Trader Joe’s Bag Ladies . . .

My best memory from Saturday at the Grapevine show deserves a post all to itself.  It started within a few minutes after the show started, with a customer checking out at my register who announced that she didn’t need a bag for her purchase.  She was...

Following the Rules . . .

It is New Release Season – we find out about new releases almost every day.  If you see something that you think we should be carrying, please take the time to let us know.  Most of the best new product ideas come from our customers. Sometimes I have known...

The Summer New Releases Begin . . .

It started on Monday with the first “sneak peek” from Tim Holtz and will run for the next couple of weeks – the Summer New Releases.  That doesn’t always mean you can get them right away – but it always means that you can place advance orders and then we’ll get...