We're off on a Buying Mission.

Just more of the same to report today. As construction goes...Painting continues - all colored walls are now complete. The picture below shows the blue wall, but is not a great picture so you can't get the real feel for the blue. The electrical contractor has started installing the light fixture junction boxes on the ceiling. It took us so long to decide on light fixtures that the whole project will now be delayed a couple weeks. Go figure. Lights should be delivered the first week of February. The store fixtures and gondolas don't come until February 16, so we should be OK on our overall schedule.

During today's mentor training we learned how to be cashiers. That took 4 1/2 minutes. Then we spent the rest of the time talking about how our employees and customers will try to steal from us and all the systems, procedures and paperwork that has to be put into place to battle that. We also learned how to make window screens today. Of course, we won't be making screens in our store - no space - we'll probably work out a sub deal with the Pt Loma store where they have all the equipment and James to make them.

Tomorrow we head to Los Angeles to spend money. On Thursday we will be at a product fair organized by Benjamin Moore Paint where we intend to spend around $20,000 on automated paint tinters. Then on Friday we go to the LA Gift Mart and Gift Show to shop for fun stuff for our Housewares department.