by Gregory Smallwood | Dec 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Gregory Smallwood | Dec 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
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” —...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
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...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
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 . ....