Post #204006 by Bamboo Dude on Wed, Dec 21, 2005 10:29 AM

On 2005-12-21 10:05, mbonga wrote:
One idea: Why not custom make clothes in vintage style instead of selling old ones that are likely to fall apart from age? I had my mother do that when I wanted a dashiki just like the ones on the cover of the first Strawberry Alarm Clock album, and it turned out so well that my friend started having his mother do the same thing!
[ Edited by: mbonga 2005-12-21 10:09 ]

It's all good, mbonga! I particularly like this idea. I know of several people who are able to do just this, and would be able to contribute!

You are right about the number of businesses that belly up in a year or two. I believe most do not "go out for business", and therefore end up going "out of business". I doubt that my core customer will be off the street, and so I shall not cater to their whims by staffing a store all day long hoping that someone buys something. My core customer needs to be the vintage-oholic who will drive to OC for the experience that Old Towne offers, and to shop in my store. I will have hours that will accomodate THAT customer, not the bored, lookie-loo housewives and soccer moms that OC is know for. What we are considering are evening hours, maybe 5 pm until midnight. What Old Towne really needs is a Tiki Bar....hmmmmmm!!!