every once in a while you need to be reminded that your way of doing things isn’t the only way things can be done. take archie mcphee, for example. if that were my store i would reorganize the bins and put things in thematic order: bottle stoppers, three-fingered chemical gloves, nuclear pants would all go together; wind-up cows, hopping lederhosen, dashboard jesus would all go together. that kind of organizational scheme would work well in a library but is a horrible, boring solution in a toy store. the delight of archie mcphee is finding a giant rubber bat in the same bin as rubber brushes and a couple of bouncy balls. the disorganization is intentional and the result is really a lot of fun. i may reconsider the way i’ve got my office set up. maybe i need more monkeys.
big ups to nikki for taking me there, twice!
