Last Days of Summer

I can't believe it's the end of August already.

This week was still not as busy as I expected, but at some point we're just going to get hit with the rental crowd, can't exactly predict when that will be. Most of what's going on at the store right now is to prepare for that. Making sure we have enough instruments to rent, enough accessories in stock, etc.

Somewhere in there (was it Thursday? Friday? Can't remember) my boss decided that we should have a drainage ditch outside the store. When it rains really hard the water pools right at the entrance, and it's really difficult for people to get in and out, plus it creates a huge muddy mess. So he got out the power washer and started hosing away, then Kristy (repair tech) had to dig a trench next to the sidewalk while my boss went to the hardware store for pipes. Meanwhile the hose for the power washer was running directy through the center of the store. There's a bucket under the leaky section.


At the same time, we got a huge shipment of T-shirts that are going to be given out as a freebie to anyone who rents an instrument in-store. While Matt and Kristy were doing construction, I got them sorted, folded, and put away.


At the end of the day we had several customers looking for percussion equipment, which led to the realization that some things were missing for rental season. This led to a slew of frantic orders, cancellations, phone calls, and emails. That trend continued into Saturday thanks to changes in the method books that teachers are using. Hooray retail.

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