Two or three times a week, we have these Free Make & Take Projects in the classroom of our retail store – and they draw quite a crowd.  But two or three times a year, we have carry-ins – and they draw quite a crowd.  Today was one of those days . . . I...

Four or five years ago, on a whim or a hunch we decided to try a Thanksgiving Weekend Sale and were overwhelmed by your response.  So we did it again . . . and again . . . and again . . . and by now I think some of you have gotten the idea that we’re going to do...

For the past several years, we have had a “Coupon Contest” in the store starting the day after Thanksgiving – for two days, customers could get 30% off in-stock items by making their own coupon.  And we promised prizes for the most artistic entries – on top of...

I hope no one thinks I’m nagging – this is such a good deal that I would hate for anyone to miss it in the hustle and bustle of the first weekend of the holiday shopping season . . . Click on the graphic above or on this link if you haven’t registered your...

I couldn’t resist the comparison when I saw my newspaper this morning . . .   At left is what came . . . at right is what I will actually read! *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  ...

This is what was going through my mind this morning as I filled my gas tank, trying to beat the “Hey, It’s Thanksgiving Week!” price increase I just knew was coming (and which did two hours later – 25 cents a gallon) . . . Imagine what would happen if groceries acted...

It was the beginning of a Whitney Houston song, and it fits so many situations in life . . . “I believe the children are our future … teach them well and let them lead the way.” This phrase came to mind this morning after the phone rang at the mail center about 11:00...

We have been expecting this news for several weeks, and preparing for it for much longer.  Gary’s father-in-law, Walter White, died this morning at the age of 100.   Regulars at our store knew Walter well – he spent most of the last 15 years of his life...

I started getting questions like this at shows in October – “Are you going to do your free shipping thing again this year?”  Oh yeah – it usually starts about the same time every year . . . And that time is now!  Between now and December 16, we’ll ship...

This is mostly for those of you who never experience weather like we’re having today.  You northerners know the type – they look at pictures of snow scenes and wax rhapsodic about how wonderful they look, but never have the “pleasure” of going outside in subzero...