CHAOS…Literally
December 17, 2009

We had our 1st annual warehouse sale this past weekend. One word...CHAOS. To be honest, we were going back and forth on actually doing this thing. I know a lot of “other” companies do this each season, but we like to keep inventory tight and let the pro's (retail) do it. The specialty retailer is the back bone to our industry and our goal is to support the reason why we’re here. In the end, we pulled the trigger on lots of sales samples and past seasons product's. Welcome.

I guess word got out and a “few thousand” heads stopped by. (Over 4,000 people rolled in from who knows where) Where the hell does this line start? I think a quarter mile down that way….

Crowd control

What did you say?!

I know it ends somewhere?

The view from here sucks

Ok, now I can see the light. The end is near, almost to the front.

To ease the pain, we had a DJ spinning, did product tosses and gave away tacos and drinks to some very patient shoppers.

Typically on warehouse flyers, it says NO backpacks, NO strollers and NO bathrooms. (or in other words, get in and get the hell out fast!) If you're dedicated enough to wait in line for hours, why not provide a haven for the bladder? Sounds simple enough, but people came up to me and thanked me dearly for having these. The shitty (no pun intended) thing was that these babies don’t hold enough water for thousands of your friends. Check out Julie with the matching gloves to match the shirt to match the trashcan of who knows what! Out of order for a few hours...sorry.

When you finally get inside, hopefully you’ll find something you’ll like. View from top.

Some happy campers.

Everyone, I mean everyone at the office helps out. Put on that Ugly yellow shirt and work damnit!

Who’s that guy? Get back to work will you!