Hey, so, can my association of overly-loud fat men come by and clog up the store sometime? Thanks.
BeaucoupKevin | Email | Homepage | 01.29.05 - 10:04 pm | #

If you're giving away books, I'll take some.
Jason | Email | Homepage | 01.29.05 - 10:10 pm | #

I'll take all your Elementals Sex Specials.
zack soto | Email | Homepage | 01.29.05 - 10:19 pm | #

Beaucoup Kevin - I don't know...there are some days when I just want to seal up the store except for a little slot in the front into which you'd push your shopping list and your credit card, and out of which I'd push your purchases, and maybe your credit card. Well, and maybe a door so I can leave at the end of the day, but that's it.

Jason - only if I get to choose 'em. ("Wow! 10 copies of Super Boxers! Thanks, Mike!")

Zack - I'll be taking you up on that, mister.
Mikester | Homepage | 01.29.05 - 11:02 pm | #

Don't be sorry.
N | Email | Homepage | 01.29.05 - 11:23 pm | #

Jay Kennedy, I think.

All the kids 8 and under that ever come under my direct supervision are scared of comic shops.
Tom Spurgeon | Email | 01.30.05 - 5:44 am | #

Tom - oops, yeah, you're right, I screwed up on the name.

Re: our store - I try hard to make our store kid-friendly, making sure there's lots of material aimed at younger readers, keeping it clean and well-lit...I don't want kids scared of our store, and given the large number of young folk who come in, I think we've mostly succeeded.
Mikester | Homepage | 01.30.05 - 8:57 am | #

Heroin is also great for bringing the kiddies in. Plus it keeps them occupied and out of your hair until they need another fix.
Rick! | Email | Homepage | 01.30.05 - 2:43 pm | #

Hey kids, you saw Speedy in Teen Titans, right? Well, now is your chance to be just like him!
BeaucoupKevin | Email | Homepage | 01.30.05 - 7:25 pm | #

Believe me, for every non-customer parent you piss off because you dare to politely insruct their little rugrats, there's ten adult, paying customers who are pleased to see you do it so they don';t have to step over a sprawled-out kid or wrestle to look at a shelf in which the kid is lying on or in front of.

Never be afraid to--politely--exert your rules and control over unrult or obstacle "patrons." Your real customers will thank you for it.
John DiBello | Email | 01.30.05 - 7:38 pm | #