Nineteen Years, and Maybe Stop Counting

First, let's apologize for waiting so long for a new post.  We were initially planning on doing at least one a month, but there really wasn't anything to report on, so we didn't post anything.  We still updated the rest of the site on a fairly regular schedule, but this part just fell to the wayside.  Since the last post, many things have happened.  First, we had to stop taking credit cards again.  Things were just getting too expensive for what we were getting in return.  We have been trying to look into alternatives, but nothing has come of them yet.  Second, we have had to severely restrict our ordering due to having to go through a different distributor.  We have basically only getting special orders in and nothing new.  We simply cannot order extra without more people placing orders and paying for them up front.  We hate doing that, but it is the only we can place the orders.  Third, today marks the nineteenth anniversary of our opening!  October 7, 2000 was our opening day.  It was a Saturday.  Our first sale was for three books, paid for by check.  We were not able to have a lucky "first dollar" to mark the opening.  We only had about four people come in that day, and the day was mostly quiet, a harbinger of the things to come.  Ever since that day, were have been quiet and empty the overwhelming majority of days.  We have gone a week and more without anyone coming in, and we don't just mean in the depths of winter during major snow events when six foot plus drifts get piled up in the center's parking lot.  We are trying to do better, but the odds are that we will be closing by the end of the year.  As we do every year, we would like to thank our friends and customers who have come into our store over the years.  While we know we aren't the biggest or always the best, we have always tried to do so.  We will continue to try for as long as we can.  We hope to see all of our loyal friends at least one more time before anything else happens.  Thank you all for your support.