Opening a Game Store UPDATE!

[Lothars]

awesome, congratulations Joe

I now definitly have to make a trip to NJ

It would be a long drive but definitly gonna count on me stopping by

Thanks for the continous updates Joe

Im so excited for you

[Nesmaster]

finally up and running hey?

congratulations

if i could stop by and visit i would. Who knows, maybe one day

[FantasiaWHT]

Congrats on the location!

Piaget... so you gonna be studying the effect video games have on child development?

[calthaer]

Make a sticky announcement and let us know when we can divert all our gaming purchasing dollars to your store (new games being sold there, too?) - if you'd take orders over the internet? I'd rather buy from digitpress.com than amazon.com, gamestop.com, or anyplace else - even if it costs an extra few bucks per game.

P.S. - will you carry imported Nintendo DSes, or should I just buckle down and get a black one from Lik-sang?

[Lady Jaye]

Congrats, Joe! I'm glad to hear that the store is a-go! And wow, quitting a steady job after 20 years... I can imagine that in a way it was a tough decision to make (but I'm sure you will be very happy with your business and that it will thrive).

[digitalpress]

P.S. - will you carry imported Nintendo DSes, or should I just buckle down and get a black one from Lik-sang?

I do plan on carrying imports but I need to establish a supplier in that area first. I'll keep you posted.

[DeputyMoniker]

if i could stop by and visit i would. Who knows, maybe one day

I say that'll be a good time to try my first cross-country motorcycle trip. Load up with goods from Joes shop while I'm there and ship the retro goodness home.

[buttasuperb]

Cool.

87% off for DP regulars right?

[DreamTR]

Joe, let everyone know when your grand opening is!!!!!!

I will make plans to come down and open my wallet your way, and take a drive around New Jersey!

[NintendoMan]

Cool.

87% off for DP regulars right?

Hey yeah, that's a great idea!

But congrats Joe, are you nervous, anxious, or anything like that about quiting your current job?

[FantasiaWHT]

Are you doing any internet ordering? I doubt I can drive to NJ heh

[digitalpress]

Cool.

87% off for DP regulars right?

Hey yeah, that's a great idea!

But congrats Joe, are you nervous, anxious, or anything like that about quiting your current job?

Thanks and no, not nervous at all. This is something I've wanted to do for a long time. I will miss a lot of the people I currently work with but after 20 years I'm used to seeing 'em go and I'm close enough where they can always stop in to say HI. I've got a good financial cushion as well. It's really now or never so I exit the old and enter the new with exuberance and energy and no chance of looking back.

[NintendoMan]

Cool.

87% off for DP regulars right?

Hey yeah, that's a great idea!

But congrats Joe, are you nervous, anxious, or anything like that about quiting your current job?

Thanks and no, not nervous at all. This is something I've wanted to do for a long time. I will miss a lot of the people I currently work with but after 20 years I'm used to seeing 'em go and I'm close enough where they can always stop in to say HI. I've got a good financial cushion as well. It's really now or never so I exit the old and enter the new with exuberance and energy and no chance of looking back.

Well that's good to hear then, good luck and congrats!!!!!!!!

[NoahsMyBro]

Here's a possibly stupid question - is there now an opening at your old company? Perhaps an opportunity there could be posted to job listings being shown to displaced Katrina refugees?

[Trade-N-Games]

Hi Joe it Jason from Trade-N-Games. We have only talked to each other a few times.
My advice is simple for a long term successful business.
Build a business that works for you. Dont build a business that you have to work for.
Dont create a new job for yourself.
You have a paycheck right now for xxx amount of work. If you have to work 10 times harder for the same amount of money or the scary part even less money then all you have done is get a new job working for your store so now you still have to work plus you have to run a business.
Starting out it will take time and lots of hours but spend the money on 1 or 2 employees just a few hours a week for them so you have the chance to step out and your business will still be able to make some money. If customers get used to only dealing with you then if your gone what happens "Nothing".
Good luck and call if you ever need help

[digitalpress]

Here's a possibly stupid question - is there now an opening at your old company? Perhaps an opportunity there could be posted to job listings being shown to displaced Katrina refugees?

I know they're going to promote from within but that still means somewhere on the ladder there's an open "rung". I'll bring this up with HR when I meet with them tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion!

[roxybaby]

Awesome news! I'm glad it's a go. If you need help painting, setting up, etc., you know where to find me.

[punkoffgirl]

Happy last day of work, Mister Santulli! I'm so happy for you, not only that you were/are able to do this, but also that you made up your mind to take the plunge. Best of luck!

[s1lence]

Happy last day of working for the man and once again congrats on the store and the chance to be the man.

[ice1605]

And just to give you a little more confidence in your decision. There is a small chain around here that pisses on their competition (they even put a GameStop locale out of business). They seem to do it by making the prices very low (obvious) but when you trade in something the cash they offer is low, but the trade in value is decent. Which insures people trade in their games as opposed to you buying them from them. Which means your stock is always turning over, which means people like me stop in and buy somehting on almost a daily basis since there is always something new.

I can't wait till I am 16 so I can apply for a job at Trading Zone (an awesome video-game store, and is that the one that you were talking about? I live in Ohio, too.)
Best of luck, Joe.