tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post57906857170884029..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: The framework is in place.Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-57887593407605726672010-10-01T12:37:45.309-07:002010-10-01T12:37:45.309-07:00Definitely hear you. I have been in to the store l...Definitely hear you. I have been in to the store last Saturday. I've noticed that small little table right in front that has Settles and Castle Ravenloft (debating getting that). But there have been many times when I've wanted to view the boxes up above.<br /><br />Is it possible to swap something? Like those leftover card packs?Leitmotivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681140537394573009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-50608504179529353622010-10-01T09:43:24.783-07:002010-10-01T09:43:24.783-07:00I don't know if you've been in the store i...I don't know if you've been in the store in the last month or so, but I've got a bookshelf right at the door where I've put Settlers, Ticket, Carcassonne, Munckin, and other games.<br /><br />I hear you.<br /><br />But what's to be done? Cut product?<br /><br />I was joking to Jasper yesterday, that I need everything to be at floor level, and not only that, I'd like to have it all at 'eye-level' -- you know, a strip of wall space from about 4' to 7' high, all the way around.<br /><br />Jasper said, Nah, that would require too much walking.<br /><br />I have to try to catch people eyeballing that first shelf and point out the games higher up the wall.<br /><br />It's a catch-22: if everything is highlighted, nothing is highlighted. Not everything can occupy the prime locations, so you have to mix it up, which then makes it visually overwhelming.<br /><br />What I REALLY need is a bigger store.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-11179092933149061792010-10-01T09:31:03.815-07:002010-10-01T09:31:03.815-07:00To add to my previous comment from a few days ago....To add to my previous comment from a few days ago...<br /><br />You mention that books, board games, and comics make up most of your business now. While books and comics have noticeable footprints in the store, you're board games remain hidden up above on the shelves. Certainly not easily viewable to the public. To the average non-collector, they'll miss this, since you store is brimming. It's a sensory overload to the casual customer.<br /><br />It's different for the hardcore person who knows what they're looking for, but for the person who doesn't... you're current setup leaves a little to be desired. Personally, I think the board games need to drop down to eye level somewhere, and something else should go up in their current place.<br /><br />Easier said than done, I know. Those board games are big. But it would make sense that if they are a healthy chunk of your sales, they should be a main part of your store and down on ground level.Leitmotivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681140537394573009noreply@blogger.com