22 August 07 - 21:34Back To School
Back to school means something different to each of us.
For my family, this is the last year of high school for our son, Grayson, and I'm feeling excited, scared, and sad all at the same time. I remember my senior year like it was (almost) yesterday and it's been nearly 28 years. EKKK!!! (33 for Bob... I should add that.) Senior Year is a very special time and I'm mostly excited for Grayson and so very very proud of him.
For the store, back to school is a time where many young girls come in for their "every day" shoes, their sport shoes, and that cute purse or two to get them through till Christmas. We love the fever that comes with school shopping. The conversations mothers and daughers have over which shoes will go best with the most outfits, etc. ...
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20 August 07 - 01:32I Still Have Hope in People
Maybe that's a weird title. But I do..... I still have hope in people.
She was a regular customer. A Club Card Member. A customer that had poured her heart out to me and I had shared some of my life stories with her. When the wallet came up missing, we really didn't expect to see her face on the video tape stealing it. Apparently she didn't know that we have video cameras and that she was being filmed. She knows now. How sad. A lost friendship. A criminal record. A betrayal. All for a $39 wallet.
The real issue here is why. Why would a 60 year old woman, a "friend", steal something that she could clearly afford to buy? A cry for help? ...
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10 August 07 - 10:36WDIV VOTE4THE BEST
It is so cool to see how many of you have voted for us and to read all the awesome comments. Thank you so much!! This contest goes on for something like 6 weeks and I think there are still a couple of weeks left. If you haven't voted, we'd really appreciate it. Just click on this link
http://wdiv.cityvoter.com/details.aspx?business=44353 and place your vote. WDIV will send you an email that you must respond to for your vote to count. Every vote for us (and every comment) brings more people to our store and more business to Northville. We're thrilled to be included with many stores that we admire and wish them all the best. This kind of free publicity and fun competition only makes us want to work harder and do better than we have so far. So... good luck to all our friends that own shoe stores and good luck to ...
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09 August 07 - 11:18Kindness
Every now and again I have experiences at the store that just knock me out. People are so amazing. I am so incredibly blessed to be put in this place. Monday, a woman came in and she asked, "Do you remember me?" That question is one that scares me everytime I hear it. I want to remember everyone, but I meet so many people that it's not always possible. I knew her face. She continued, "You told me about the love story of the Marilyn Monroe painting in the store." Since I share that story with everyone that admires the painting, it still took me a minute to remember our encounter. Then, she gave me a gift. A Marilyn Monroe purse she had saved for me. It was something that reminded her of me, the store, and my husband's gift during ...
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