Day eighteen and nineteen, I needed a break

Hello Everyone:
I am sure you must have expected I fell off the side of the earth, or at least into the Atlantic. In truth, I really needed a break to get myself cleaned up. I took in a long weekend in Delray Beach, Florida, but now I’m ready to go again!

Here is what transpired on Week 4, Days 3 and 4.

First stop of the day on Week 4, Day 3, was to Sebring, Florida. Because it was such a long drive to such a small place, I was a little leery of the trip. But what I finally found at the end of the rainbow, was an incredible store, the Happy Owl, run by two equally incredible people. I was greeted by Kay Pigman and her daughter Suzette Rhoades. Both Kay and Suzette have a background in education and were a pleasure to meet with. By the time I was leaving their store, they had the sample CDs out and were listening to them in their store.

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Kay Pigman [left] and Suzette Rhoades [right].

Later that day I drove to Teacher’s Pet and More in Stuart, Florida . Teacher’s Pet and More is a source of valuable curriculum resources for teachers in the Stuart area. (They also have a second store in Fort Pierce.) I was able to meet with Cassie who gave me a tour of the store and valuable insight.

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Cassie [left] and the inside of Teacher's Pet [right].

Ace Educational would be the last stop before my long weekend hiatus. This incredible store of 35,000 square feet is just one of the two owned by Ace Educational. The other store, located in Margate, FL, is 15,000 square feet. One can find almost anything of educational value in these enormous stores. I was pleased to see many of our titles featured at Ace Educational and discussed how we could improve business and sales with Darci, the audio buyer. I would like to encourage anyone living in the Fort Lauderdale area to visit the store which is really incredible.

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Darci [left], the audio buyer. Me [right] checking our stock levels at Ace.