Tour of the BookFool.com Warehouse
Would you like a quick tour of our warehouse? The Taj Mahal it ain’t, but at least no one can accuse us of living the high life at the expense of our customers!
This video was shot a few nights ago when we were all working late.
A warehouse this cheap is one way we pass great savings on to you.
BookFool.com Expanding: New Warehouse, New Possibilities
Help! We can’t stop growing! This summer we realized we bought so many books that we can’t fit them all in our warehouse. So we’ve added the warehouse immediately behind ours, nearly doubling our space while also decreasing our energy usage.
As any Fool can tell you, it gets toasty in our current warehouse in the summer. Like really toasty. Like hot. One advantage of this new space is its low concrete ceiling and brand-new air conditioner. Our new space with the A/C OFF is between 5-10 degrees cooler than our old space with the A/C on. So we’re moving all Fools into the new space where they can work in climate controlled comfort. Most of the books have to stay in the old place and tough it out.
View from the platform.
Where should we put the coffee maker?
We also have a special secret surprise planned for those intrepid enough to seek us out. Give us a month to get it all set up, but…oops…I’ve said too much already.
Wow, thanks for visiting! How Did You Find Us?
Today we were visited by a couple wanting to explore East Nashville. They found us online, called us, and were totally pumped to explore our shelves. This may have been only the fifth time for someone to visit us like they would a regular bookstore. Talk about an adventure. Thanks for coming by!
Not your typical bookstore!
When the Power Goes Out…
Yesterday at 2:15PM the BookFool.com lost its electricity due to a heavy storm. So, what does a group of BookFools do when the lights go out and the tornado sirens are singing?
- Watch the storm.
- Keep working (yes, there was one of us doing this and it wasn’t me or Lou).
- Sit atop a large rack of books and relax.
- Tell ghost stories.
- Look for flashlights.
- Lament.
- Train your eyes to see in dim light.
- Look for leaks in the warehouse roof.
- Use your cellular wireless to check The Tennessean and NewsChannel5.com for up-to-the-minute weather news and check on the power outage in Nashville at http://www.nespower.com/OutageMap. As of 10:30PM last night, our area was still in red b/c there are more than 100 customers without power.
- Lou constructed a nifty Boomerang type throwing device out of two sticks. It didn’t return to you, but we wanted more of a frisbee anyhow. Here’s a a How To of the basic design Lou made.
- Throw awesome boomerang into the weeds behind Clifford where it could not be retrieved (you know who you are).
- At 3PM, after the electricity does not return, leave for the Red Door Saloon with the BookFool.com crew and/or to Ugly Mugs with your preacher. I did both.
What did you do the last time the power went out?
Buyback Manager Training Spring 2009
Thanks to our managers–both new and experienced–for attending the first ever full-day manager training at the warehouse this weekend. It was great talking with you, and I hope the info we conveyed will make your job easier this month and next.
A few shots from the day:
Having some Laughs
Telling war stories
Learning the program
Truck talk
