You deal with a lot of unexpected challenges as a small business. One of those challenges, particularly for retail, is cardboard. We are small and we had to research what to do with our cardboard waste. It seemed like a waste to simply throw it away, we’re too small to resell it, and recycling wasn’t an immediate outlet. We committed, though, to recycle however we could do it. Part of our recycling is reuse. We’re not Amazon, so branded boxes are an expense we’re not ready to take on. We separate boxes we feel we can reuse for our customers and we grow a stack of boxes for delivery to our county recycling grounds. Some of our collector customers are...
Hang with me. I promise I’m about to make an observation no one else has, yet. The Sopranos (do I have say spoiler alert years later? I’m not clear on the etiquette…) ended the entire series with a blackout. It was so effective and unexpected that people (including me) checked to see if their TV/cable had fritzed out. More importantly, in the penultimate episode Tony’s psychiatrist had a short but important dinner party with her professional psychiatrist and others. The doc made a throw away comment about a study on talk therapy actually helping sociopaths sharpen their manipulation skills. I believe that comment was meant to complete the uncertainty of the audience’s perspective on Tony Soprano. The blackout ending (I...
There are soooo many spoilers ahead, in case you missed the title. This past Sunday’s The Walking Dead perfectly delivered the addictive suspense we all feel wondering which beloved character will bite it horribly. It also offered the perfectly head scratching situations the audience has to simply look past to feel that suspense. It was a great lead up episode to the much hyped season finale. The Walking Dead generally does a good job of getting us excited to see how it will all end… for now. The most effective device in “East” came from the focus the episode maintained on the “core” characters. Rick, Daryl, Morgan, Carol, Maggie, Glenn, and Michonne all anchor the episode through a very tactically...
Hey, we’re a toy store, so even without a glowing (it doesn’t glow) review we do have a couple of Batman v Superman tie in toys today. The BvS Mystery Minis, as usual, are super cute and cool. Also, we have a limited supply of Batman Superman 30th Anniversary figures (free shipping) from The Dark Knight Returns the (much better) Frank Miller classic that partially inspired BvS. Buy one! Tell your friends to buy one! We’re two (2) toys sold away from donating a Superman plush to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The review follows: Man, do you want to love Batman v Superman. You just do, because it’s Batman… v… Superman! Since we’re all geeks now, it’s a worldwide...
Yep, stole the title from Twitter. Sometimes a customer says something so motivating, we have to share it. Here's an excerpt from a happy eBay customer today:
"You are what everyone on eBay should aspire to be! The JAWS Yahtzee is great. The best price of anyone on eBay, the personalization with the jaws catch phrase "don't go in the water" and the skittles?!?! Awesome! Glowing feedback!!- and I will follow you on eBay! 5 thumbs up! Thanks so much!...
...Thanks for helping me build my JAWS collection!"David C.
At Have A Blast Toys & Games we do what we love and we love to make you happy! Thanks for the motivation, David!
