Tax-Free Weekend | Weekly Report for August 2, 2024
I’m going to buy a bunch of stuff this weekend…and probably a chainsaw. You may or may not know that today marks the start of Virginia’s Annual Tax-Free Weekend aka 3-Day Sales Tax…
Price vs. Value | Weekly Report for May 17, 2024
Back in school we were taught the 4 P’s of marketing. Product, Price, Place and Promotion. It was an easy way to remember that marketing basically consisted of four focus…
How The Grinch Saved Christmas | Weekly Report for December 22, 2023
I’ve always been a Dr. Seuss fan. My mom read Dr. Theodore Geisel’s books to me as a kid and I read them myself and I read them to my kids. One day I…
Pumpkin Spice People | Weekly Report for September 29, 2023
As I have said before, most people can be basically segmented into two distinct groups; Dog People and Cat People. Usually, these kinds of folks are at odds with each…
It’s ON A BOAT! | Weekly Report for October 15, 2021
The price of disposable rubber gloves that cooks use at the Texas Inn were $60 per case in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the price tripled to $180 per case. I get…