As promised, the free shipping offer is over.  We ran it more than twice as long as in previous years – and thanks to everyone who placed orders and took advantage of it.  So now we’re back to the same dilemma we have every year about this time.  The...

Sunday evening, I checked the progress of the e-mail I sent out to the list late Friday – and suddenly realized that it went out too late for most of the businesspeople to see it before they left work for the weekend.  So we are extending the “Free Shipping with...

I came in grumbling a bit this morning – it was pouring snow (again).  I have come to the conclusion that people should be required to pass a Winter Driving Test to be allowed on the roads during bad weather.  I followed two who would have failed all the way...

Cold weather has struck with a vengance here over the past few days – temps dropping each day and off and on snow showers.  For the past three days, I have texted a picture to my parents to show them what they are not missing in warm and sunny Arizona. This was...

Thursday was a first . . . at least from my recollection.  We have had classes at Marco’s before, but never a class at Marco’s – Mrs. Carpenter’s fifth grade class walked to our store from Dr. John Hole Elementary School down the street. This was the view from...

Karen and David have spoken!  Here are the winners of the Thanksgiving “Create Your Own Coupon” contest in our store over the weekend.  Thanks to all who participated! First Place ($25 Marco’s Gift Certificate) – Lynn Brown (read the “fine print” -- “Thanks...

This is pretty cool – and it gives me a chance to insert a video in this blog, which I have only tried once before.  We got a note this morning that Tim Holtz’ annual “12 Tags of Christmas” starts tomorrow – one tag a day will be posted on his blog at...

We had another “Create Your Own Coupon” event in our store Friday and Saturday.  Just like the one we had for Halloween, minus the costumes.  The best coupon will win a $25 Marco’s Gift Certificate.  But Karen called me yesterday and said I would not be...

We are in Birch Run, Michigan for Deer Widows’ Weekend.  The show schedule changed this year, so instead of a few hours on Friday evening, we were here from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.  That’s a looooooong day, and I am tired.  Still, there were sights to be seen...

The response to Halloween Madness in our store was much more than we anticipated (especially with only two days’ notice).  We had handmade coupons galore and more than a few costumes.  Following are some of the highlights and the gift certificate winners . ....