Dear Friends,

Did you have enough turkey? Every day this fall, I drive by our neighbor’s farm on the way to work and a few dozen wild turkeys are grazing in the harvested corn field. Wild turkeys have had a tremendous resurgence in Vermont over the past few years. In fact, a local newspaper, while reporting on the recent election, pointed out that nearly all of the candidates that went door-to-door seeking votes had been bitten by Wild Tom Turkeys.

Turkeys and being thankful give way to shopping as the Black Friday shopping frenzy begins.

This year, we have extended hours and some great specials for Small Dog Electronics customers. Our store in the Mall of New Hampshire will actually be open at midnight because the Mall is requiring all stores to be open. I wrote a letter in protest and questioned the wisdom of stealing my employees’ Thanksgiving evening to no avail. It was, before the days of the internet, the day that retailers moved from operating in the “red” (aka losing money) to operating in the “black” (aka turning a profit). It has become something totally different now, with price cutting and a race to see who can open earliest. I don’t much like it, but we have chosen to be in the retail game.

Monday is called Cyber Monday because supposedly that is the day after the 4-day weekend that customers rush back to work where they have high-speed internet and do all their online shopping. I think that is changing, too, as more and more customers have broadband at home.

Nevertheless, I want to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Small Dog Electronics! We have a lot to be thankful for and look forward to seeing you online or at our stores this holiday season!