Well, the Township and my new landlord are still engaged in a regulatory dance. There is an increasing chance I will stay here for Christmas then move first thing next year. Our new address will someday be 357 Easton Rd, Glenside PA 19038.
After talking with successful retailers, I have decided to end the punch card system after the move. It doesn’t track easily and throws off the books. I will be trying to figure out how to implement a loyalty system that balances rewards while allowing the store to make a profit.
On the upside, Friday we had 28 players buy into the Magic Release event, our highest headcount ever. Saturday night continues to attract new board game players. If there is a specific game you have wanted to play, tell me a week in advance. I will include it in the newsletter.
Meanwhile, I decided to expand my offerings a little bit while doing a large restock. There is now a small puzzle section, and a selection of LEGO games. If they do well over Christmas, I will expand the selections, if not, I will let them sell off and call it a failed experiment.
Speaking of failed experiments, we have a section of heavily marked down items – including all of the Arcane Legions. Stop in and see if there is a bargain for you.
Have you noticed that we are on Facebook?
This week
- Tuesday: 7:00 WoW TCG Battleground will be doing a draft. 6:00 open board games.
- Wednesday: the figure painters will be working. The new D&D campaign at 6.
- Thursday: L5R
- Friday: 6:30 Friday Night Magic
- Saturday: 5:00 Open board gaming
- Sunday: Flames of War
How much stuff did we get?
The plan was simple. Let the stock level go down, move the store, then do a massive restock. Since the move was delayed, the restock and expansion happened now.
On Monday, I took a trip over to O’Doodle’s which have “Unplugged Fun”. The store is very much oriented toward young kids. Now I have a place to send people for the younger set’s toys including rockets.
Today I got in the new rule book for Uncharted Seas and a full set of staters.
We had players at every table during the Magic release, but one of these things is not like the others.
Still waiting for word on 357 Easton Rd, Glenside PA 19038 …
This Friday is the release Tournament for Magic: Scars of Mirrodin. 6:30 registration
This week
Tuesday: 7:00 WoW TCG Battleground Classic Constructed. 6:00 open board games.
Wednesday: the figure painters will be working. The D&D at 6.
Thursday: L5R
Friday: 6:30 Registration for the Magic release event
Saturday:
1:00 Monsterpocalypse
3:00 Battletech RPG
5:00 Open board gaming
Sunday: Warmachine
Today we got a mess of L5R cards, which is good because the tournament is tonight. Additionally, our copies of Deathwatch RPG just arrived.
Lesson 1. Put your glass bottles in very high stacks
