I guess that we all have heard that Mervyn's is closing ALL it's stores...something like 170? I heard a while back they were just going to close around 40 of them with just a few in the bay area. However, things changed, I guess. They are bankrupt.
I drove near there today and the parking lot was packed full right outside the Mervyn's in Southland Mall (Hayward). Went down Winton Avenue and their were a couple guys waving huge signs 'MERVYN'S GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE."
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I find that very hard to comprehend. They've been around for years and now they are biting the dust. They still have a JC Penney's and Macy's at Southland, but Mervyn's was one of their 'anchor stores.'. You've got Ross over there and you know the type of crowd that brings into the mall as it has been going downhill for several years now. There are a good number of stores closed over there and it's not going to get any better.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Mervyn's is closing
Friday, October 31, 2008
De Anza College Flea Market
RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN
Going to rain like hell on Saturday, so that shoots my plans for DeAnza College. Will probably try again on December 6. Looks like bad weather for the Orinda Holiday Bazaar also, which we did last year and hardly anybody bought from any of the vendors.
We will be at the Antioch Holiday Arts & Crafts Show at the fairgrounds over there. Indoors, space A28. Looks like more rain and I think that we are going to have a very wet winter. Snowing up in the Sierras tonight.
Show info - reviews and much more
Hi. Check out Starving Vendors to see many reviews of shows we have done this year....Paso Robles EOS Winery, Monterey Columbus Day Festival, Richmond Homefront on the Bay, Hayward Zucchini, Oregon County Fairs (Coos, Deschutes and Douglas County), Manteca Crossroads Street Fair, Marysville Bok Kai Parade and Festival, Arroyo Grande Strawberry Festival, San Mateo Fiesta Italiana and loads of other shows and locations.
Many resources available. Read about Tales of Woe and Flying canopies; repairs to canopies; where to get fixtures such as grids, hooks, stands, etc. Get the lowdown on devious unconcerned promoters.
Get info on Arts and Crafts Guides. Links to motels, gas prices, etc.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
COSTCO GAS PRICES
Even though my tank was half-full, I decided to drive over to COSTCO in San Leandro (off Davis St) and get some gas. I was surprised to see it at $2.43 per gallon. Wow. The Chevron Station over at Southland was $3.07 and some of the other stations had gas in the $2.90's. But I haven't even seen anything close to COSTCO prices. Maybe they are trying to draw people to shop there.
So, if you deduct the 2 percent rebate you get, then the gas was $2.38 per gallon. Maybe it'll start going up after election, you never know.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
GAS PRICES GOING LOWER
October 28, 2008. Oil has dropped to $63 per barrel as opposed to $140 just a short while ago. With the economy getting worse and the stock market collapsing, this will probably continue to drop.
Hopefully, all the gas stations will be selling their gas under $3.00 per gallon and hopefully we can get it down to $2.25. There are numerous websites out there that list the lowest prices and I have found an excellent one. Today (Sep 29) it shows COSTCO as being the lowest at $2.74 per gallon, a far cry from the $4.59/gal that we were paying just a short while ago.
UPDATE: COSTCO gas now at $2.55 gallon (Oct 29)
To see gas prices in the San Leandro area try this website:
http://www.oaklandgasprices.com/San_Leandro/index.aspx
For the Los Angeles area:
http://www.losangelesgasprices.com/
Those are samples of what they show. To find prices in your area, visit http://www.gasbuddy.com/ and enter the city or zip code and it will show you the cheapest in the area. There are other websites out there that provide similar information, but I like this one the best.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Betty Boop T-shirts
Terrific Burritos
We did a craft show in this mall about 10 years ago and our booth was located directly in front of this Mexican Restaurant. It was raining and we didn't to go far for food. So, we tried a couple of their Super Burritos and they were indeed SUPER. Best burritos I have ever had.
Read the reviews on Yelp about this place: http://www.yelp.com/biz/mar-y-tierra-taqueria-redwood-city
We have been stopping by there many times over the years. Around lunchtime and dinnertime, this place is totally packed. Matter of fact, I went in there two weeks ago and every chair and table was taken. I passed by the Chinese Food Restaurant next door to it and there was absolutely nobody in side there. They had opened quite recently.
Showers coming!!!!
Just checked the weather reports for this weekend.... San Jose (DeAnza where we will be in S-23) SHOWERS; Cambria (where we will not be) SHOWERS, SHOWERS, SHOWERS, TEMP 61; Orinda (Holiday Bazaar-where we definitely will not be) SHOWERS, SHOWERS, SHOWERS. TEMP 65. Last year we had great weather there and nobody buying, people definitely not coming. This is what happened last year. Orinda Holiday Bazaar 2007
A number of years ago we did a Rock and Mineral Show in Vallejo during the month of March. The first time we did it the weather was very poor with showers, showers, showers and unbelievingly, we did good because the ugliness outside drove people indoors. When we did it the following year, we had high hopes and brought even more things to sell. However, the weather was absolutely beautiful with temps in the 70's and we did very poor...we had an $8 day on Saturday and everybody else did quite bad too. People just went elsewhere because the weather was great. With ugly rainy, windy weather, the people were more or less, grounded and did not venture out very far and went to events indoors.
I've made some entries in the website. Check out NEWS
Wall Streeters Can Still Expect Big Bonuses
When the government agreed to bail out Wall Street, the goal was to provide funds to shore up banks' capital bases so they would start lending again. It wasn't to help them fund the bonus pool. But estimates run that as much as $70 billion will get paid out in bonuses to Wall Streeters this year. That amount equals 10% of the $700 billion bailout.
ISN'T THAT DISGUSTING!!!!
Monday, October 27, 2008
E-mail scam
Just received this one today:
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I get quite a bit of spam and I never ever respond to any offer. Take a look at the email address. this comes from a gmail account and not from a website. STRIKE ONE!!
He says: he can "increase the traffic to your site at a fifth of what you are paying right now." One fifth? I'm not paying thousands to promote my website, so this one/fifth figure is absurd. STRIKE TWO.
I did a search on his mailing address...uh uh uh. The address is a UPS Store. He oviously rents a mail box there. Matter of fact, this guy is running quite a bit of scams out of this location. STEEEERIKE THREE.
DeAnza College Flea Market in Cupertino
On Saturday, November 1, we shall be at the DeAnza College Flea Market in Space S-23 in Cupertino on Steven's Creek Blvd.. Come on down and visit us. We are selling our shoulder-sling bags, fannypacks, backpacks, shell and semi-precious necklaces and a whole lot more.
Great time to do your Christmas Shopping. We will probably be there in December, but don't count on it. You can also find us at the Antioch Holiday Craft Faire on the following weekend.
Check out our website www.dandlcreations,com or you may also visit www.StarvingVendors.com to get the 'low down' on our shows, etc.
