tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post2887087628342735240..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-42596963593812861512007-12-08T23:04:00.000-08:002007-12-08T23:04:00.000-08:00That's it, Duncan can bore the Japs to death, and ...That's it, Duncan can bore the Japs to death, and we'll win WWV.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-30894815546657747902007-12-08T21:37:00.002-08:002007-12-08T21:37:00.002-08:00Japan can't compete with Hollywood, but it's a pop...Japan can't compete with Hollywood, but it's a pop-culture leader in certain segments ... maybe Tokyo should be the location for Duncan's 2nd store?<BR/><BR/><B><BR/>That's it, Duncan can bore the Japs to death, and we'll win WW'V.<BR/></B>Ray Kuratekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240351567970905721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-71014230258618384642007-12-08T21:37:00.001-08:002007-12-08T21:37:00.001-08:00Japan can't compete with Hollywood, but it's a pop...Japan can't compete with Hollywood, but it's a pop-culture leader in certain segments ... maybe Tokyo should be the location for Duncan's 2nd store?<BR/><BR/><B><BR/>That's it, Duncan can bore the Japs to death, and we'll win WW'V.<BR/></B>Ray Kuratekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240351567970905721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-14933806485105306472007-12-08T21:37:00.000-08:002007-12-08T21:37:00.000-08:00Japan can't compete with Hollywood, but it's a pop...Japan can't compete with Hollywood, but it's a pop-culture leader in certain segments ... maybe Tokyo should be the location for Duncan's 2nd store?<BR/><BR/><B><BR/>That's it, Duncan can bore the Japs to death, and we'll win WW'V.<BR/></B>Ray Kuratekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240351567970905721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-40430112182802896872007-12-08T15:19:00.000-08:002007-12-08T15:19:00.000-08:00"I was looking at a blog of a comic guy visiting a..."I was looking at a blog of a comic guy visiting a Japanese shopping district. Simply astounding design and ambiance"<BR/><BR/>While Japan is famous for a thrifty older generation who buy next to nothing, it also has some of the most detail-oriented, finicky, and trend-setting consumers in the world. <BR/><BR/>Japan can't compete with Hollywood, but it's a pop-culture leader in certain segments ... maybe Tokyo should be the location for Duncan's 2nd store?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-25534384515888576062007-12-08T12:46:00.000-08:002007-12-08T12:46:00.000-08:00This isn't to say that you shouldn't create then n...This isn't to say that you shouldn't create then nicest store you can.<BR/>But product comes first.<BR/><BR/>I always use the example of window display.<BR/><BR/>I could have an artistically thematic window display, tasteful and intriguing.<BR/><BR/>And it don't do nothing.<BR/><BR/>Or I can, frankly, clutter the window with examples of the product inside the store, and every day see a customer walk in the door because of what they saw in the window.<BR/><BR/>I could create a little artistically thematic boutigue selling a single product line that would get all kinds of ohs and ahs, or I can take the same space and stack it, stuff it with product.<BR/><BR/>Ohs and ahs don't pay the rent, but the 12th box on a pile might.<BR/><BR/>I wish it were different; I do try to create fung shi with the material at hand.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-27777380397048890992007-12-08T12:36:00.000-08:002007-12-08T12:36:00.000-08:00I figure I'll get an argument about looks not matt...I figure I'll get an argument about looks not mattering in sales. <BR/><BR/>But I think stores look the way they do because they reflect the nature of the product. <BR/><BR/>There is a reason that most comic shops and card shops and game stores look tacky.<BR/><BR/>They don't make enough extra money to gussy up.<BR/><BR/>There's a reason that jewelry stores and high end clothing store look so nice: because the product, if it works, makes money.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid, if you have a fancy card shop, you're just gilding the lily. You'd be more likely to drive away your prime demographic than attract them.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.com