Special Order
We do special orders for our customers in this town.. and we do ask for a $10.00 deposit .. when we do these special orders that no one in town . .would do. Most times .. we have no problem.. with ppl picking up their stuff. .at others.. we can be stuck with a $70.00 game .. for so long.. we give them away for charity purpose.
Ppl thinks that .. if they forfeit their $10 deposit.. they already paid us for the profit .. we make from the games.. but they forget that if we don’t sell it off by a certain time. . the value of the game turns into those special bin prices after a few months. We lose more than we make most times.. when someone is irresponsible. And we even explained it to them. .when they do special orders. I really don’t know what else we can do .. to prevent losses on our end. Any suggestions..??
Rolling In The Cash
When you own your own business like we do, everything needs cash. Alot of people only see us collecting money from a customer when they pay for an item or two. Some who buys a computer of course a bystander would think that we are raking in the cash. But truth be told, our profit margin is very low to be able to compete with the big boys, plus everything we order from our supplier is paid for in cash. That is where our customers do not see at all.
8.5 yrs in business and the need to move our cash around carefully is an art. At times, when our inventory is too much and it is a slow month, one has no choice but to look for a Personal Loan since a line of credit or any other kind of loan from the bank could take more than a month. Fast and stressfree online application for such loan is easy and convenient and if you are in a bad situation, fret not because they have a special program for folks like you.
Game Review
Since we do rent games and movies at our store.. it is very important to keep abreast about what new games will be out in the market.. and of course try to test it before buying the copies needed for rental as well as sale. Afterall, these games ain’t cheap. Wanna know how Grand Theft Auto IV fair..?? Check out what Yahtzee is a British-born, currently Australian-based writer and gamer thinks. I bet you would love him after this.
Parking Is Free
One thing good about living in Y-Town.. is parking is free at the mall. If you need to spend like 8 hrs at the mall.. it’s absolutely free..! yup..!! not like back home. .where you have to pay at least $25 for parking. But up in the city.. we have to pay though. But who wants to spend 8 hrs in our mall right..?? so small.. and not even a food court nor a cafe where you can sit and rest.. and read some magazines.
The Boss Is Handy
He really is.. ! one thing i really like about the Caucasians men are, they are really handy. The man built everything himself with the help of a friend, and sometimes not even one. You should see some of the cabinets we have in our store.. that were built by him and another buddy .. and you would think it was done by a professional. Using DeWalt tools comes in handy for projects like making more shelving for the store. Is your man handy..??
Customers & I
When you are in business for as long as we have, you have a special bond with your customers and they share all sorts of things with you. Whenever a lady customer comes into the store.. and looked like she lost weight.. i tend to be very direct and asked them what they are doing right. Some would give me a list of best diet pills while others can be very evasive and tell you they smarten up in their diet. Whatever the reason/s, it is always good to see our customer/s looking good.
They Buy ..! They Sell !!
Yes.. they come, they buy and they come back in a week or so.. and try to sell the same thing back to you .. and with a little more. More annoying than anything.. when you see this happening .. a few times a week, and those that expects almost the same amount of money back.. for what they had paid for it.. now that is even more irritating..!
This town is full of them.. and it is strange that they expect us take it back.. when our babysitter who had bought a guitar.. during Christmas.. and the sides were stripped .. a week later .. she didn’t get any replacement, coz’ the music shop owner said, it wasn’t real leather .. and to be expected. Maybe we are too nice eh..!!
Car Loans & A Job
Back home in Asia where transportation is easy and cheap, one don’t need to get your own car. But after moving to Canada, there is no way one can go without a car, especially since there are absolutely no public transport here like a MRT train or public buses and cabs do not run 24hrs like they do back home.
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Dissing Your Job
It is awful when when you hear someone who had worked for you .. and after leaving your establishment dissed their jobs .. or even when they were working for you… to customer/s of yours. In the beginning .. i was pretty upset by all these .. because we always treat our employees well.
Yesterday, an ex-employee was in . . and told us that she almost got fired. .because she took a sick day. You see when our ex-employees were ill .. when they worked for us, firing them had never been on our mind. We just worked ourselves.. and see it as one of those things that does happen. It is sad that one donch know a good thing.. when they see one… and i guess you do learn eh.. along the way.. maybe not immediately .. but it will catch up.
Local Telecom Service
In business for 8 yrs.. we didn’t realized that our business phone cost us $8/month for rental, till we were moving our office. So we had been paying close to $800 + taxes for a crappy, ordinary phone, that we never had an upgrade for. Of course, we weren’t too happy about it, and quickly terminated the rental, because any phone at $30 would have served the purpose we were using our business phone for.
Unlike local business phone service Atlanta who strive to provide their clients with today’s highest quality telecom products and services at the lowest possible cost. You can imagine our disappointment with our local telecom service whom we thought took advantage of our ignorance. Had we not caught on .. albeit late, we might be paying for another 10 more years.. or more.
Scary News
It is scary to me.. that the local newspaper and the radio news only reports things that generally does not need alot of thinking nor an opinion from anyone. It is almost to me like China. Only report the good. .and do away with the bad. Anything that might get opposed or objected by the community are never ever posted up in time. It is an awful feeling if you ask me. I am not into politics but I wanna be kept abreast of what’s going on.. and this maybe because of 2 reasons. One because we are business owners.. and two . .which is most important.. i’m a mother. I want to be sure that my daughter has a fair chance here else why stay here..??
Lawsuit Funding
It is awesome to know that if i was ever in a lawsuit or claim . . and fighting for my case, I can get help from lawsuit finance . Some people are forced to settle or worst they let the other party just get away with things that are wrong because they do not have the money to continue fighting in court for what they rightfully deserved and theirs. LawMax makes money available to you till you get your settlement that you are happy with. And there is absolutely no payment, till you get your money, absolutely no obligation to repay until your case if finally over. What a relief to know!
The Furnace
Here we thought we won’t have to put anymore oil into the store’s furnace no more for the year .. and guess what..?? we had bad weather again. So the man called the oil man.. and told him.. “it’s not for me.. it’s for the women folks”! Yes.. yes.. i’m a wuss..!! but can you blame me.. ?? someone who comes from a place that is summer everyday. Someone who can’t get enough of the air-con.
What a huge change .. everyone who comes into the store asked me. Oh .. initially they think i come from China.. muahhahahahahhaahha!!! and when i tell them that China, Beijing is 7 - 8hrs away from where i am from originally.. they then understand it a little better. Even though my customers all thinks that I should be Canadianized by now.. since i’ve been here for 8 yrs.. i still cannot help but missed those sunny days at work and where one would be thought crazy to wear stockings to work.
Annoying Sunlight At The Store
Every day during a certain time of the day, the sun would come thru’ a certain window at the store and shine directly into my eyes where i am sitting doing my work. The man would quickly try and get a huge box .. to block the sun.. but as you all know.. . it is not the ultimate solution. We thought about getting some window blinds for that window but it is so high up near the ceiling. I think we have to talk to the landlord and see if he would send his man down to put the blinds up for us and we will provide the blinds.
Monitor Man
Remember the monitor man .. who took more than a month to pay us for the used monitor..?? yes ! that one.. ! he was in today.. and rented a movie .. and asked the man.. if he could pay for it on Friday.. he gets his pay then. *bang my head on the wall*
You tell me lah..!! how can a grown man.. of almost 50 .. not have $3 with him..?? yes.. movies only $3 a nite..!! Tak Malu ka..??? I very the malu lah.. ! if i like that..!! even my 4 yrs old.. also got $3 with her.. if she needed to get one of those charity chocolate bars.
And he isn’t the only one.. ! there is a woman .. who currently owes us $22 for movies.. and all these were just because she put movies on tab. Everytime she wants to rent a movie.. she would say.. she would come and pay during supper time. They do pay eventually.. but after a long time.. this time is the longest.. it had been a few weeks now.
Health Insurance For Business Owners
As a small business owner, you work for yourself and you do not have the benefits like those working in big organization where they not only cover your health insurance but those of your family as well. It is a real disadvantage for self-employed folks like us because some medication and dental work can get very costly.
I know so because when i was pregnant with my daughter, I had to take Diclectin (a nausea medication safe for pregnant woman) for 8 months which cost us a small fortune. Now had I been working for someone else, it would most definitely be covered in the company’s insurance plan. And the time I had to have a root canal done in the city and it cost us a whopping $958, my heart stopped a beat .. when they gave us the bill.
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Job Suicide
If you leave your previous working place in not so good terms.. and never ever go back and visit for whatever personal reasons .. or keep in touch with your boss.. like once a year.. then do not put him or the company down for your future reference. Burn the bridge on your own.. and still put them as reference only means one thing. JOB SUICIDE..!! it cannot be that hard to understand.. and piece a few logic together eh..?? Lesson learned from the owner by association of a business.
i Sold It
You find just about anything on eBay. The man also do sell some of the old systems that we get from customers to resell them on eBay just to get a few bucks more. A few years ago, when the xbox 360 first came out during December, nearing Christmas, we had customers who had lined up outside Walmart, just to get one to be put on ebay to sell. At $1200 for one of the first xbox 360 in the market, he did make some money over eBay.
Now you don’t even have to do all the work online yourself, by bringing your stuff that you want to sell to iSold It on eBay, which is a eBay drop off chain with stores open across the U.S. and other countries whole wide. I’ve checked.. and they even have a store in Canada. Simply drop off your stuff, and they will sell it for you .. easy peasy. Once the item is sold, you can then go back and collect your money. Plus they do keep you posted via email as soon as your item/s is listed. Follow the auction from the comfort of your own home and sit back, relax and have a cup of tea or coffee.
My Window Man
We were on our way to the hospital before going to work yesterday… and we saw our window man .. while we were driving. The man had then turned around.. and said.. that our window man haven’t cleaned our windows for a long time. Yes..! we are lazy owners.. who donch wanna clean the windows ourselves.. and donch want the employees to do it either.. for fear they may go to the unemployment office or human rights office to say we abuse them.. by making them clean the windows.. because it isn’t in their job description. So we hired someone to clean the windows instead.
Anyhow.. after the hospital.. we went to pick up some food for the brat before heading to work. As soon as we arrived .. the man found a bill for cleaning the windows..! muahahha!! freaky eh…?? but you see i met our window man.. and i had quickly mentioned that we owed him for the windows.. but he in returned said.. no .. he owed us for his computer repair. Wow..!! an honest fella.. for once..! hopeful for us eh..?? you think..??
Reality Bug
Owning a video store does have its perks.. you actually get to see some movies earlier than most people. And we do get asked alot about Reality Shows for we do have some customers who are really into Reality TV. My mother-in-law and Aunt Helena are die hard fans of some of these shows. And if they did miss any episodes, they can get quite devastated.
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