The Best Moment of the Allentown Show . . . for Two Years
I first met them at the Allentown show last year. Just after the show opened, I saw a woman and her husband walking down the aisle toward our booth. She was wearing the familiar ball cap of someone who has been battling cancer – I have noticed them so much...
One Smart Local . . .
Most of you know the drill when new items are announced – we take “advance orders” for them and then ship them in the order they were received once the new item arrives. But what that usually means is that everything in the first shipment we receive (and...
Challenge for the Locals: Feed This Box . . .
I was just at the store on a “quick grab” of items to fill orders. The Wednesday afternoon Make & Take was just starting – and before anyone knew I was there, I heard my name being dropped. Didn’t hear why, but the first thought that entered my mind...
Keeping You Busy on a Basketball Weekend . . .
Let’s face it – your significant other is likely watching college basketball this weekend. Why do I know this? Because I am watching college basketball this weekend. I enjoy the conference tournaments … Selection Sunday … and the first couple of days...
Arizona 2015 (Part 2) . . .
I have been back in the Midwest for a week. Somehow we missed all of the flight cancellations that plagued the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport while we were gone. Flights from Tucson to DFW were cancelled on two days while we were in Arizona – and travelers had...
Addition to the Road Show . . .
I usually know most of the conventions we will be attending for the year by August or September of the year before. But I always leave a “stay tuned for additions or corrections” note on the Convention Schedule on our website, just in case something comes along...
There’s a New Sheriff in Town . . .
At the first show I ever did, StampFest Orlando in 1997, about ten minutes before the show began Gene from Stamp Cabana came across the aisle to me and gave me a piece of advice that I have carried to this day – “Stampers are basically an honest lot.” And he was...
Raising Our Kids . . .
From a vendor perspective, we have raised our kids on the show circuit. Some kids were like mine, and actually know a little about life before conventions – Ryan was eight when we hit the road. But others know nothing else . . . Alana and Noelle Lindeman...
We Interrupt This Travelogue . . .
While I suspect that many of you expected my next post to be a continuation of our Arizona journey, new product info comes first. Friday while I was setting up the booth for the Indianapolis show this weekend, the March Distress Color of the Month was announced...
Arizona 2015 (Part 1) . . .
My brother Blake and I have been visiting Mom and Dad in Tucson since Wednesday. We have been looking forward to escaping the Ohio Winter for quite a while, but it went right down to the last minute – we had to change planes in Dallas-Fort Worth on the way, and...