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Notice About Temporary Closing

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:47:14 +0100

Due to a lack of funds, Dead Man’s General Store’s retail shop will be hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. At this point, we aren’t sure what this will mean in the long run. For now, we just know that at this moment in time we don’t have the money needed to keep the doors open. We thank everyone who has supported us and want you to know that we are not giving up on our business. We still believe very much in our vision for Dead Man’s General Store, and we simply need to regroup and think of new ways to move forward. In the meantime, many of our items will continue to be available online at our website and our Etsy shop.

If you would like to stay informed about our next steps, you can follow us on Facebook, or by subscribing to our email list.

Thank You!
Matt & Jessi

New Year Updates

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:23:09 +0100

Well, Dead Man's has been re-opened for a couple of weeks, after hitting a couple of weather-related road blocks. So far this year, things are getting off to a pretty slow start, which was expected, which is why we currently have shortened "winter hours" for the store. But it does seem that things may be picking up ever-so-slightly, so maybe that will all start to turn around soon enough.

While we were on break at the beginning of the year, we spent most of our "vacation" time either iced in at home or at the store rearranging. Because we don't get a ton of foot traffic, we're going to start focusing more on promoting the business online, attending vendor shows, etc. To help facilitate this, we have divided off the back section of the store to create an office and workshop. I'm hoping it will help me be more productive while I'm hanging out at the store to have a place to work on making products and other store-related tasks.

In the midst of all of this, we also came up with some new products ideas, some of which we'll be rolling out in the not-too-distant future. I was able to get started on one new idea though...a new line of hand-made rag dolls (of course with an off-beat element) called "Retched Rag Dolls." (And yes...we're aware that wretched is spelled with a "W," but we're going for the alliteration). Here are the first few...

Each one will be unique and will come with its own name. (L to R above: Iris, Lenore, & Emma). Matt designed these super-cute tags for me, so that I have something to write their names on...

And of course, I also did a little knitting. These are so soft and warm!

So all in all, things are moving right along here at Dead Man's! As business picks up, and we have more funds to work with, we're hoping to be able to implement some fun new ideas. We'll keep you posted!

Well, This is New!

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:36:09 +0100

I am currently in the process of making some updates to our website, and after more than a year in business, I thought it was about time that we had a blog! Actually, we had one when we first opened on Blogger, but no one ever really visited it. And while we do a lot of our communication on Facebook and through our email list, I am trying to make our website more interesting and interactive, so I thought this would be a fun new addition. The challenge now will be to remember to post often enough! So keep an eye on the site and see how things progress. I'm trying to update and improve our online shopping features, and to do a better job of keeping the site current. I hope you all like it!