I cannot believe that my time here is coming to an end. It is early. I wanted to get here ahead of the TV people and just have a few minutes to chill. Last night was amazing. Page & Palette held a customer appreciation sale from 5-8 PM where customers could buy one item and get the second for 40% off. This place was packed and people were buying stacks. And I must admit that last night I think I shopped as much as I worked. Patrick and I ended up spending nearly $200 but we got a lot of stuff, much of it Christmas presents (yeah, and if you believe that, I have some land in Florida).Â
But I did help a ton of people as well. And Iris Press donated a box of The Perfect 36 Tennessee Delivers Woman Suffrage by Carol Yellin & Janann Sherman. We have been giving copies away all week encouraging folks to Pay It Forward by passing the book on. Many thanks go out to Iris Press for supporting our project. I’m going to try and get the book on TV today.
It is my main goal to talk about shopping locally and supporting your own community with your hard earned dollars. And to spend my final $250 thanking unsuspecting customers. Once the TV folks leave, Patrick and I will begin our 8 hour journey home. We hope to be home before 10 PM. And then we intend to throw ourselves into some Happy Holidays and Vacation Time. I wish all of you ringing registers and books in stock.Â
