Happy New Year to all of you! I hope you had a great holiday and hope that 2013 is a great year for all of you and your families.
Today begins our semi-annual sale and since we have sort of fallen off a cliff, I am starting out at 35% off instead of my usual 30%. (Seriously, if you miss a deadline at work, do you not get in trouble for it?) There are some pieces left in almost every collection I carry and some handbags and jewelry too. If there was something that you wanted and were waiting for it to go on sale, today is your lucky day. For those of you who are new to the store and have not experienced a U7 sale, be advised that things go fast. In most cases I have one or two pieces left, so try and come as early as you can. I hate to disappoint.
Now for movie reviews because that is about all we have done, although we DID see the babies. If you want to see iphone pictures and videos I can bore you to death with them.
Hyde Park on the Hudson: the acting is really good and Laura Linney wears no makeup so that was interesting. If you have seen the trailer then you have seen the only funny line. It does give you a lot of insight into FDR as this is based on ONE of his mistresses’ diaries. Ok, there, I gave it away. It was a little boring but I actually liked it.
Les Miserables: ok, kill me. I liked it, I did not love it. About six hours into it I remembered that when I saw the play on Broadway, it was long. At some point you just want Javert to get over this obsession since we are talking bread here people. I did cry at the end because the little boy is always adorable.
Silver Linings Playbook: liked it, did not love it either. Loved everyone in it. Everyone did a great job acting. Very cute. Glad I saw it.
Ok, Argo was my favorite of the year. Let me know what you thought.
HERE IS MY BIG BIG BIG NEWS!!
You know the little space by Barnes and Noble? I am opening a PLANET STORE in it!
Yes, you read that right. I am opening a Planet store so that I can carry the entire line (it is really big) and also make room in the main store for other lines that I have wanted to carry but did not have room for. It is the only way for me to expand without opening in another location which I could never ever do.
Planet at U7 is going to open the week of February 1st so I need to hire someone and this is where you come in. Think of your favorite salesperson, beside me of course, who you think would be good at managing a store. They would be me, just in the smaller space and someone who would become an expert in this line. It is a good salary, with some good benefits, and of course they get to wait on all of you so that is very fun. If you know anyone, PLEASE email me as I need to get on this immediately.
Since the new store will not be open in time for the Planet trunk show, it will be in the main store as usual. It is Wednesday, Jan 9th and Thursday, Jan 10th. I will have the line on the Monday afternoon before so if you cannot come on those two days, you can come before. But of course you will not have Leslie to wait on you!
Believe it or not I have received a lot of spring clothes today and some fabulous new necklaces from Annemieke, some with pearls. She made lots of colors especially in the blue shades.
I have some other surprises that I am working on so I am very excited for the year ahead. Can’t wait to see you so I can wish you a Happy New Year in person.
Ricki