What is the most anticipated and most aggravating countdown? To many people, it's these words: Only __ shopping days 'til Christmas. Here in the DFW area where we still have not even come close to a freeze yet and have barely dipped into the high 40s, sometimes the holiday season seems miles away. Other times, such as when I'm doing my usual walk at a local mall and hear … [Read more...]
Rich’s Ramblings: Secret Santa Edition
As many of our readers know, I enjoy nothing more than joining various birthday groups and Secret Santa exchanges set up inside the various online hobby message boards. There is always a real joy in opening up presents for the holidays from another collector with the assumption you never know what you are going to get. So come along with me as we go through various presents I … [Read more...]
Rich Klein: Holidays Can Be Fun for Collectors; Valuable Time for Businesses
The holidays are approaching and I find it a shame that many major retailers (Kmart being the latest with an opening time before 9 AM on Thanksgiving day) are now using Thanksgiving as a cash machine instead of letting their employees honor their time with friends and family. I’ll be really impressed when the senior executives at these retail establishments join their … [Read more...]