In the last year, we – the Sloane & Casey “we” – have worked on making our store physically different. New vintage display cabinets, entire re-designs of artist displays, wider aisles, cleaner lines, and wider spaces. All while constantly bringing in new and more.
This has truly taken a year. We never went about it to be a shocking change for our customers. Like most things we do, it was gradual and organic in its completion. So much so that customers can’t quite put their fingers on it when they tell us “something’s different.”
Casey has abilities and strengths I do not harbor when it comes to displays in our store. This is fine with me, and I hold no grudges. Truly. She can “see” a new display before she even starts it. She relies on me to help her pull the larger pieces together and to remind her what is lurking and hidden in the display room at STUFF, and then she’s off to the races.
However, she has given me the one area of the store where I am allowed to do the displays that she knows will suit my analytical, spacial driven, and nerdy mind…the card section.
I love it.
Straight lines, themes, groupings. All the challenges are there for me. The fact that we order more cards than usually will fit in the area reserved for cards just makes me more determined.
I seldom ask for help. (If I ever need it, goddess help me.) I am sure I impress my sister with my competence and creativity, as she impresses me with hers.
We get new cards about once a week, and they are never the same design or artist. I look forward to putting the new things out. It takes me away from my other work and sets me free just a little bit from my regularly scheduled programming.
She says the card area would drive her crazy if she were in charge of it. Duh. I knew that before she ever said it. It’s our differences that make us so alike.
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i think i might be a card area person myself.
see you next week.
I love cards…when out shopping, one of my girlfriends & I enjoy going in any shop that sells cards. We will stand in front of the display, look through the cards, laugh hysterically at the humorous ones, pass them back & forth to share, & eventually select some. I always try to have cards for all occasions on hand, & spending time with a friend sharing them makes it even better! Thanks for blogging on this! 🙂
Jan:
Thank you for reading out blogs! I am always touched when someone leaves a message.
I, too, can be a bit of a “card hoarder” and will buy them just to put in a pile for sending later. Not surprisingly, some don’t get sent because I’ve fallen in love with the art of the sentiment.
I can also confess to loving stamps – not enough to collect them! – but enough to want to see all the choices at the post office, where I always buy a full sheet if I like the art.
Have a great day.
– sloane