Re: Price check in Aisle 5!

On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:47:03 -0700, Karen C - California
<KMC528@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Brenda Lewis wrote:
LizardGumbo wrote:

In short, I'm unhappy with Old Mill Stitchery and I'm working toward
opening my own LNS in Liberty, but it's a long goal--10 years.

I'm talking to people and finding out that a good part of the reason
brick-and-mortar LNSs are going out of business is 1) their crappy
banker's hours

One of the big challenges for an LNS is having a wide range of service
hours when the store is staffed by only one or two people. More hours
usually means hiring more employees.


I've discovered a lovely little yarn store here in Brooklyn - that
ONLY has evening hours except weekends. They open at 5:30 in the
evening and are open till 10 or so (I think the owner(S?) have day
jobs.) They're closed Friday (they're in an Orthodox Jewish
neighborhood) and open Saturday and Sunday. These hours work for me!

But I'd be happy with just one late evening - till 8 or 9 anyway - as
long as it was consistent. I've worked these hours for years. My
first job as a librarian, I worked 1-9 Tuesday through Friday, and 9-5
on Saturday. If we can do it in the library, why not a shop? (or a
bank or a post office, though now some banks are open better hours.)

Alison
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