Well, it's that time of year again, when I basically open a new store every March. For those of you not familiar with St. Michaels Md, it is a resort/tourist community on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. My store, The Scented Garden, which I've owned for 8 years, is in the center of town.
I am a seasonal store, which means I close for several months out of the year, basically....the dead time. Every year, right after Christmas I hold a huge sale. Everything in the store goes 50% off! I clear it out, attend several gift shows, buy all new merchandise and reopen in March. It's a lot of work, but I have found it keeps the store new and trendy. Even lines that I intend on bringing back go on sale. I hate dusting....merchandise that has sat on the shelves for longer then a few months looks old, even if the product itself is fine. It's been fondled and collects dust. So, I sell it at cost, get my investment back and start over. This is the start of the New Season.
I decided to start this blog so I could share all the tricks of the trade, provide product review information, bitch a bit and offer general design tools to any and all who care to read it.
So...with the start of the new season, I welcome you to The Scented Garden's Blog.
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