Dear Friends,

I was honored to speak at a press conference with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin this week. The Governor signed an executive order that gives preference in state contracting to those companies that have implemented steps to protect the environment and combat climate change. Basically, the order states that all other factors being equal, the company that has the strong environmental record will be awarded the contract. The press conference was held outside of our South Burlington store and we got some great press for the event.

We have launched our Back to School promotions and have some great values for you when you buy a Mac or an iPad. Additionally, if you come in to visit our stores, you can sign up for a weekly prize drawing with prizes being given away at each of our stores.

I’ll be on the road next week riding out to Chicago to see the Cubs but Apple will release their quarterly financials on Tuesday so I will try to do our quarterly Kibbles & Bytes update from a hotel room somewhere in the midwest. Hadley and Amy will be at the reins of Kibbles next week as both Emily and I will be on vacation. We seem to accidentally schedule our vacations for the same time year after year but it does give Rob Amon, our VP of sales, some time to be boss.

This week’s Kibbles & Bytes exclusive is Don’s “Road Trip” bundle. Let’s see, what do you need when you hit the road? Tunes, video and power, of course. I am bundling the Urbanears Plattan ADV Bluetooth headphones in bright red “tomato” color with an Outdoor Tech Kodiak Mini Rugged Powerbank that has 2600 mAh of capacity to charge your devices and because I know you are going on an amazing adventure we will also include the GoPro Session 4 durable and waterproof camera to record your experiences on land or in the water. The Road Trip bundle would sell for $324.97 if bought separately. This week for Kibbles & Bytes readers you can save $45 and buy this bundle for $278.99!