Friday, September 21, 2007

small business idea

I have an idea for anyone who wants to start a small business in the Montgomery area. We need a collegiate sporting goods store. Just because we live in Alabama doesn't mean we are Auburn or Alabama fans. Granted, the majority of Alabama residents do root for one or the other, but there are other college teams represented in this state. The reason I bring this up is because I am a Georgia fan, and it is so difficult to find Georgia paraphernalia in this town! I know, I know - I can shop online. Here is my problem: I have purchased a total of 3 Georgia shirts online. One is a plain t-shirt that runs a little big, so I don't wear it very often because I look like I'm in my PJs or something. One is a really super cute brown & pink shirt, which shrunk "up", meaning it was too short for my waistline. I gave that one away. The third is a 3/4 sleeve shirt that says "I [heart] the bulldogs." Super cute. I put on this shirt this morning so I could support the dawgs at work today, and who wants to guess how short this shirt was when I put it on? It stopped ABOVE my belly button! What in the world? It was like the '80s midriff shirt fully revived. This is why I now hesitate to buy UGA shirts online - because I do not have a single success story from my past online t-shirt purchases.

So, in conclusion, if you are thinking of a small business to start up, please consider a store that sells not only AU/UA gear, but stuff pertaining to all college teams! Please!! I don't even mind if the majority of the stuff is AU/UA, considering that we are, in fact, in Alabama. But we "outsiders" need a place to shop!

P.S. I tried to find a funny pic to represent my '80s midriff look from this morning, but all of the "midriff" pics are scandalous. Oh well.

8 comments:

  1. Yes, finding Christmas presents for Scott is difficult because there is so little UGA here! I was able to get my Mom to shop for me in GA until they moved here.

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  2. Do you think UGA cares how his shirt fits?

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  3. I see your Dad made it to the "cut" list finally! :)
    It was "team tshirt" day at the hospital, and I wore my Faulkner soccer shirt, so what do I know?

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  4. I didn't know you are a UGA fan. Mark is a HUGE UGA fan so we also do lots of online shopping.

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  5. This week, isn't EVERYBODY a UGA fan?

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  6. perhaps they can work on Maternity for the same store, while they are at it. im screwed.

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  7. This comment is in regard to your last post. As I watched the video clip, Avery walked up and said, "ew; dat's gross."

    Too funny!

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  8. Yeah, well I am a Vanderbilt fan and I live in Nashville where Vandy is located and you STILL can't get anything in the stores here except for UT stuff!! You have to get it online or go to Vandy's campus to find Vandy stuff. How sorry is that!!

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