06/16/2022
Good Morning, This will be a long-over do post so please bare with me...
Let me start by saying we apologize for not posting, having weekend specials or holiday events like we use to...Let's get into a little reasoning behind that as we feel we do owe y'all, our faithful customers and friends an explanation...Let's back up a little bit 1st...Owning any business is hard work,it requires alot of daily mental and physical demands,more so than we could have ever imagined running this small store would be 2 and a half yrs ago but we do not regret it 1 bit.
This was never about money, my sisters and I were raised here, our papaw and daddy would take us to this very building and buy us candy from the Durham's, Rickey has been here 25yrs, this is our home.When the opportunity arose, not knowing anything about owning a store and after praying, we made the choice.
We have tried so hard to make everyone happy but at the end of the day the old saying stands strong..."you can make some of the people happy some of the time but you can't make all of the people happy all of the time"
Now let's get into some of the gossip/rumors at hand...soo much kept building up to 1 day I said "I'm selling the store"! I was upset and figured that's all it was, I prayed that night for God to lead the way for Rickey and I,
I trust in him, I woke up and still had the same feeling, that's when it all started...there is a wonderful couple who we still consider our friends that wanted it, the timing just wasn't right, then some back and forth saying we were going to keep it, then we had more offers from awesome people who I believe would have done great things with the store and our community. Yes we have made some wrong choices, again this is personal for me and a very hard decision whether y'all believe it or not! Not only have I stressed myself, I have also stressed my family, friends, employees and my customers, for that I am sorry.
I have been so worried about Rickey and I, we aren't getting any younger, worried about my employees, some are family,some are friends,my customers and my community but at the end of the day, Rickey and I have to do what is best for he and I, we just have to, who wouldn't? I do hope at the end of this journey y'all will understand. Through it all, April, my right hand and DeeDee, my sister and always right hand, has been right beside me, I truly thank them and thank all of our past and current employees along the way in this endeavor...Now, without telling mine and Rickey's business, as it can change again if the good lord sees fit, we will tell as it gets closer and please do not ask our employees as we have asked them to simply respond with,
"I'm not sure, they will let everyone know when they are ready"....Yes, there is a new potential prospect, No, there is no definite date, No, it will not be in the very near future, Yes, I feel my employees and community will be taken care of so will be business as usual with more updates like we have done along the way, you will still be waited on by most of our awesome staff you see now....Thank you for your time, I hope this clears up alot of "the talk"...
let's get back to a fun/ happy atmosphere,
'in the know' posts like having weekend specials which will be lighter options since it is soo hot and we are working on a Summer Party, originally planned for 4th of July weekend but time and stress has gotten the better of us all lately so not sure if can make that happen in 2 weeks, y'all deserve a big fun community day but stay tuned, ya never know!
As always we sincerely appreciate your support and business, Be safe and God Bless
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