Dear Friends,
Thank you for all of the feedback that you have sent regarding Kibbles. It is really helpful to know what you are thinking about the newsletter. While we are always looking at each part of our operations, I have no intention of stopping Kibbles & Bytes. I want to make sure it is meeting the needs of the readers and also serves to add to the company in both tangible and intangible ways. I think that the most compelling comment I heard is that while you may not buy frequently yourself, many of you tell your friends and neighbors about Small Dog Electronics, and that is our most valuable form of advertising, so thank you so much!
We’re back into the deep freeze this week, but I’ll be heading down to our Key West store just in time to miss it. Next week is Town Meeting Day in Vermont, and this tradition in democracy is when towns, big and small, have a public meeting and vote for town officials and budgets and address other business and resolutions. In my town of Warren, Vermont, there is also a pot-luck lunch in the middle of the meeting. I have not been able to attend the meetings because of work lately, but have always been amazed and proud of this grassroots democracy. While some towns have “Australian” ballots where people can come in and vote, many towns prefer the in-person voting by a raise of hands, voice or sometimes, little slips of paper passed forward. We do give our employees the time off to attend town meeting.
Have you checked out our blog, Barkings? I have been posting all month in honor of Black History Month, but we always have some articles, tidbits, news and fun stuff that you might find interesting, so check it out!
Need to upgrade your network? We have a great bargain on the Apple AirPort Extreme Base Stations. These are Apple factory refurbished units with a 1-year Apple warranty and support 802.11n and Gigabit Ethernet. I am going to bundle this Base Station this week with a Seagate 1 TB Backup Plus Slim drive. This will give you the option of connecting the drive right to the AirPort Extreme Base Station and having wireless automatic backups via Time Machine. Kibbles & Bytes readers can buy this special bundle for only $169.99!
As one of my colleagues in this business says as his signature, “May you have 1000 back-ups and never need one.”