by Adam Parks | Oct 24, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’ve written a few times about the “deals” I have obtained by trading with customers, vendors and suppliers over the past few years. As isolated instances, they are fun to talk about and it always feels good to have a win/win exchange. But in this...
by Adam Parks | Oct 10, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Grandma Sally put out the Halloween decorations this week. That is always my tell-tale sign that fall is here and the holiday season has begun. I’m not a huge fan of Halloween, although years ago I did win best costume dressed in a baby blue full body leotard. I...
by Adam Parks | Oct 3, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
As a kid, I got teased mercilessly for my prominent proboscis. I think I could probably recite all 20 nose jokes from Roxanne (Obvious: “Excuse me. Is that your nose or did a bus park on your face?” Humorous: ” Laugh and the world laughs with you....
by Adam Parks | Sep 26, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
As I bring to order this week’s meeting of the Meatheads, I have a few orders of old business before I get to this week’s topic. By the way, that nickname was coined while I was watching the Emmy’s and Rob Reiner’s tribute to Jean Stapleton. It...
by Adam Parks | Sep 19, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Happy 13th to our son, Jackson. Many of you know him from the shop or the farmers markets, so you know what a cool kid he has become. We are all very proud of him! I spend a little time each week comparing our pricing with our competitors, including Whole Foods (on a...
by Adam Parks | Sep 12, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
I spent a lot of time this week pondering customer service. It came up because of two vastly different experiences. In the first instance, I wanted some assistance from my First Data sales rep who handles my credit card processing. I sent out a pretty thorough email...
