tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post7896595857635350232..comments2023-04-05T01:52:55.249-07:00Comments on Kickstand Kaleidoscope: Blaming the EconomyBrittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-53347635349068701372013-01-09T19:49:31.034-08:002013-01-09T19:49:31.034-08:00I will just say that we recently moved to aberdeen...I will just say that we recently moved to aberdeen from olympia and I am astounded (and horrified) about the lack of web presence for pretty much every non chain store in town...don't they realize that people want to silently stalk them before actually (if ever) making a shadow in their doorway!!ashley @ my craftily ever afterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15092582751116779860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-80818874626933495142012-10-24T19:29:00.518-07:002012-10-24T19:29:00.518-07:00Thanks Kelly. It is by no means easy. I'm sure...Thanks Kelly. It is by no means easy. I'm sure you've experienced some of this with your sewing biz as well.Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-21245645855691655732012-10-24T16:40:24.445-07:002012-10-24T16:40:24.445-07:00Yarp. I pretty much agree with everything you'...Yarp. I pretty much agree with everything you've said here. I think it's great you have a positive attitude while running a business. I know from watching friends, that crap can start to feel personal and grouchy.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183686721305419157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-62925484791786863082012-10-24T13:22:57.204-07:002012-10-24T13:22:57.204-07:00Kelly - the place I'm talking about is in Aber...Kelly - the place I'm talking about is in Aberdeen and starts with a B. I would post the name up here, but I don't want to feel like I'm calling anyone out.<br /><br />Yes! Entitlement. It drives me crazy. And it drives me crazy that so many people try to label the younger generation as the "entitlement generation." EVERYONE in today's world seems to act like their entitled to something. Old and young. When things at my business aren't going well, I always start to feel like I should blame some outside source but then I stop and realize that nobody OWES me their business. If I want their money, I better have the best product, marketing plan and nicest customer service there is. If all of that fails still, then maybe I've just proven that the market doesn't exist here for what I'm trying to sell. People are still buying stuff they need (and a ton of crap they don't need) and it's up to the business owners to figure out how to get it to them in the way their target customer prefers.<br /><br />JFDI.<br /><br />I should also point out, that the economy does matter in a "macro" sense. Cash flow is hard to find, raw materials costs are increasing, staffing costs are increasing... meanwhile everyone shops at big box stores that bully wholesale companies into keeping their prices unreasonably low so that all of the American jobs must then be shipped off shore where people only make enough to live in dirt shacks. People scoff at the prices of American made goods then go and scoff at the fact that their children's toys are made in China. You can't have it both ways, people.Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163425820654678944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360758032046174572.post-69389701844631591742012-10-23T23:59:06.459-07:002012-10-23T23:59:06.459-07:00My mind is drawing a blank. I can't think of w...My mind is drawing a blank. I can't think of what restaurant you mean. Does it begin with an M.? I went there once. I got some booty afterwards, that's all I remember.<br /><br />I know it's hard to run a business. But I also see businesses ignoring the many issues you mention - or maybe only paying lip service to them. I'm not saying getting a FB page and courting Yelp reviews and learning about a few trends will save a business, it's just I see a lot of businesses who don't appear to try. They're probably overwhelmed and burnt out. It's a bummer but talking about "the economy" seems like a red herring. The U.S. has enjoyed many years of "plants and animals disappear off the planet to make room for your fat ass" and there is a very entitled attitude... like we should always have the resources and good fortune we've had in our memory. Like it's a birthright.<br /><br />J.F.D.I., man! :-)kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183686721305419157noreply@blogger.com