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that place
Nov. 6th, 2010 01:02 pmTHIS is the Kijiji ad for that place in Fonthill. Apparently it's only open until 1 on Saturdays.
Good thing a random Google search uncovers their business hours, because they sure weren't posted on the shop's door! It's just a little irritating, we went past that place twice, in fairly normal afternoon hours, and it was shuttered tight. And I'm going to be honest about this, there's no way we're going to make it to Fonthill by 1pm on a Saturday. We work late, that's just how it is. So I guess if we ever want to see what's in this place we have to take a Friday and try to beat the traffic. I guess the rent on that place must be pretty cheap if he only has to keep it open for 3 hours on Saturday.
You know me, I like digging through old junk and the remains of 20th century popular culture. I waste a lot of disposable income on that stuff. Or I would, except it seems like the entire market is geared towards people who are up at 6am, have already had breakfast and their second cup of coffee, and are ready to get out the door and get on with their day. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about, if you've ever run a yard sale you know they will be out there at the crack of dawn watching you set up.
I had a conversation with one fellow who sells primitives at these shows, and I asked him why they always shut down at 4pm (meaning, everybody starts packing up at 3). He said that the shows open the doors early, the dealers have been there even earlier setting up, and by the afternoon everybody's tired and ready to go home. And I respect that, but where is it written that all this stuff has to happen in the early morning hours? You're not on the farm any more. You're not milking cows or feeding chickens. The old signs and toy cars aren't going to spoil or get hungry. I'm telling you people, relax. Sleep in for once in your life. Open for business a little later, stay open a little later, you'll make more money. The beer store is open until 9, you've got plenty of time until Hockey Night In Canada. Relax.
WE went out last night to the Scott Pilgrim screening at the Bloor. The show was at 7, we were there at 6 to see what the line was like. It was prodigious, is what it was. Around the block, and I mean that literally - down past the Bloor, past Sonic Boom, up Bathurst, and around past the discount furniture place and down the alley. THAT was ONE line. The OTHER line, the one for ticket-holders (contest winners, etc) went the other way, past the espresso bar, around the corner and up that street, and nearly connected with the first line. We saw Donald and David in the ticket line and chatted until their line was allowed in. Then we did some browsing in Sonic Boom and went back on the street at 7pm - the first line was still standing on the sidewalk hoping to get in. So we went down Bloor and got coffee and tiramisu, rented some crazy movies, talked with the guy at Suspect about SCTV, watched the DIRTY PAIR box set that just came in, ate popcorn.
What are we doing today? We're not going to Deja Vu in Fonthill, it's closing time.
Good thing a random Google search uncovers their business hours, because they sure weren't posted on the shop's door! It's just a little irritating, we went past that place twice, in fairly normal afternoon hours, and it was shuttered tight. And I'm going to be honest about this, there's no way we're going to make it to Fonthill by 1pm on a Saturday. We work late, that's just how it is. So I guess if we ever want to see what's in this place we have to take a Friday and try to beat the traffic. I guess the rent on that place must be pretty cheap if he only has to keep it open for 3 hours on Saturday.
You know me, I like digging through old junk and the remains of 20th century popular culture. I waste a lot of disposable income on that stuff. Or I would, except it seems like the entire market is geared towards people who are up at 6am, have already had breakfast and their second cup of coffee, and are ready to get out the door and get on with their day. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about, if you've ever run a yard sale you know they will be out there at the crack of dawn watching you set up.
I had a conversation with one fellow who sells primitives at these shows, and I asked him why they always shut down at 4pm (meaning, everybody starts packing up at 3). He said that the shows open the doors early, the dealers have been there even earlier setting up, and by the afternoon everybody's tired and ready to go home. And I respect that, but where is it written that all this stuff has to happen in the early morning hours? You're not on the farm any more. You're not milking cows or feeding chickens. The old signs and toy cars aren't going to spoil or get hungry. I'm telling you people, relax. Sleep in for once in your life. Open for business a little later, stay open a little later, you'll make more money. The beer store is open until 9, you've got plenty of time until Hockey Night In Canada. Relax.
WE went out last night to the Scott Pilgrim screening at the Bloor. The show was at 7, we were there at 6 to see what the line was like. It was prodigious, is what it was. Around the block, and I mean that literally - down past the Bloor, past Sonic Boom, up Bathurst, and around past the discount furniture place and down the alley. THAT was ONE line. The OTHER line, the one for ticket-holders (contest winners, etc) went the other way, past the espresso bar, around the corner and up that street, and nearly connected with the first line. We saw Donald and David in the ticket line and chatted until their line was allowed in. Then we did some browsing in Sonic Boom and went back on the street at 7pm - the first line was still standing on the sidewalk hoping to get in. So we went down Bloor and got coffee and tiramisu, rented some crazy movies, talked with the guy at Suspect about SCTV, watched the DIRTY PAIR box set that just came in, ate popcorn.
What are we doing today? We're not going to Deja Vu in Fonthill, it's closing time.
