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Hi! Wowzers, this water business moves fast! Did anyone see the 4.5 seconds on Global news? Nothing is scarier than pimples and a double chin in HDTV! Thank you to Annie for saying I looked good. Bless you. I had a global tv face only a mother could love.
The sneaky Global crew was setting up shop to do a blind test taste between Aquafina and Evian. Sure, pick the Danforth at lunchtime, to catch old greek men with tzaztiki breath who couldn't tell the difference between a cup of gasoline and lemon juice. AND they set up with the WaterShoppe in the background! Lisa and myself moved as quick as elks to get them away from our store and do damage control. Buggers. Now ask those same greek men to tell the difference between Du Maurier regular and Players light, then they would become connoisseurs.
Can I ask a question? Why is it that normal looking adults keep asking if they can drink from the fountain in the back room? It smells like bleach, it contains bleach, and it is most certainly a decorative fountain. Did we assume people would not want to take a sip? yes. However, it now seems to be worth investigating further.
Oh, a sweaty drunk man came in last night and said this:-"Blah blah zherba simmy blah blah". He continued to grab various bottles of water and stick them in his pockets. Then he came to the cash and said 'blah blah zherba simmy blah blah Ice Wine". I then realized the man assumed he was buying bottles of wine. When I told him they were all water, he stared for 3 minutes without blinking, and then walked backwards out of the store. I laughed for 7 hours.
Or how about the woman who asked "do you carry that water that Jennifer Anniston drinks, and is it true you don't have to exercise if you take it?". Yeah, you just melt off the pounds, get super tanned and thin, and your hair gets silky PLUS your eyes turn green.
Did she think that if we had the recipe to that magic water we would be open until 10pm???
Have a GREAT week, and the WaterShoppe will see you soon!
Howdy! Well, we have survived the first two weeks of a new business, and oy is it easy!! Lisa and myself have been relaxing, getting pedicures, lunching in Yorkville, and sleeping like babies. Oh wait a minute, that's a big fat lie!
Reality-14 hour days, dark circles under our eyes like we play in the NFL, skin breakouts (like, Oh My Gawd, this is SOO high school), and feet that resemble Frodo's. As a matter of fact, I was mistaken for Gollum today. Must be the newly acquired hump on my back from carrying cases of water, and the bones protruding from not eating. Oh well, I think Gollum is charming. Lisa has been existing on a diet of italian sodas and chocolate for so long, she might be a candidate for scurvy soon. I'll worry when her chicklets start to fall out. Nuthin says healthy like missing front teeth!
Sooo, when you don't get any sleep for a couple of months, you seem to forget the little things. Example-driving to meet with Saul (owner of Korry's clothing), parking the car across the street, and then walking back to the store because we forgot we drove. Going to the police station to get a background check, and driving a truck with an expired plate. Walking to the bank, chatting to the teller, and then leaving without getting a float. Ya know, the little things.
So please listen to the almighty Q107 next week, and let us know if you hear our plug!
The store looks great, we are feeling the love, and a special thanks to all of you people who have been donating your time/help/money/advice/good will!!
The list is too long for this blog, but just you wait until we have time to properly thank everyone. And man, are we going to throw a great party at the store soon!
So the store is open, and things are going great! We are getting some fabulous feedback, and are currently in the process of getting Michael Mascha ( cover of Time Magazine, author , creator of Fine Waters website) to visit us, and have a book signing/drink sampling night. Who woulda thunk it? And we also are selling big numbers of sno cones, so come down on a hot summer night and get one! They were meant to be for kids, but as it turns out, it's the over 40 crowd who are all over them. Come to think of it, kids don't really know what an old school sno cone is.... Remember those damn triangle ice popsicles that came in grape flavour? You would suck the life out of it within twenty seconds, and then be left with a chunk of ice. And then you would suck the life out of the chunk of ice, and cut your tongue doing it. Ohhh, back in the days of lead based paint, unsafe cribs, and unsafe popsicles....
We also are sporting a superb flat screen which showcases just about every water related movie. So if you can't afford Bell Express Vu, then come down and bring your comfie pillow, order an italian soda, and watch a flick!
Thank you to everyone that came to the opening Saturday!!!
