by Gregory Smallwood | Oct 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
We had an Elvis sighting in our store this afternoon. I had never really taken it seriously years ago when I heard that the King had been spotted in a Burger King in Kalamazoo, but who knows?Barry Payne and his wife Maureen are often seen at Marco’s. They take...
by Gregory Smallwood | Oct 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
I love family traditions. We don’t have a lot of them, but I look forward to them every year. My son Ryan is now 21, so he has outgrown (or at least he thinks he has) some of the things we did when he was younger. But some of them remain — and last week...
by Gregory Smallwood | Oct 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
My life is NEVER dull and usually moves at quite a fast pace. I have said for years that my mom was five days overdue when I was born and I have been trying to make up for lost time ever since. But there are times — and last weekend was one of them.It started...
by Gregory Smallwood | Oct 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
I live by the above statement. Anyone who has seen our convention booth during setup knows that chaos reigns. My desk, my car, even my closet at home are much the same. I just have too many irons in the fire to take the time to clean up as I go, so it makes for a huge...
by Gregory Smallwood | Oct 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am back in more familiar surroundings after a week on the road. Nice to be back home, but it seems like weeks since the York show, and it’s hard to believe that only three days ago I was still playing golf in Tennessee. And I’m left with a few loose ends...
by Gregory Smallwood | Oct 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
Male customers are not a typical sight at a rubbber stamp show. But I saw something in our booth at the York convention on Sunday that I can’t remember seeing before — four male customers in the booth at the same time.These guys appear to be paying...
