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| Behind The Counter with Tom McCoy, Performance Hobbies, Webster, NY What we do: The business of fun |
Well, as I write this, it's
September, its' getting
cooler in Upstate New
York, and the flying season
is almost over. And yes,
the kids are back in school.
If your shop is anything
like mine, you have had
kids running about your
store all summer. We have
four of them, ages 9 - 14,
who are here every day.
They fly planes, race cards,
build models and do just
about anything else they
can get into around here,
all in the confines of my
hobby shop.
Unlike some of you (you
know who you are), we at
Performance Hobbies
encourage this. Why, you
ask? Because I love what I
do!
When I was young, kids
were not treated this way
at most hobby shops. The
typical hobby store owner
was that miserable old man
"who hated kids". Why?
Because they loved to come
in your shop and dream
about the cool stuff you
sold?
Yes, they ask way too many
questions, take up all your
valuable time and are there
just to annoy you. You
were a misterable old man
and unfortunately, some of
you are still that way
today.
September, its' getting
cooler in Upstate New
York, and the flying season
is almost over. And yes,
the kids are back in school.
If your shop is anything
like mine, you have had
kids running about your
store all summer. We have
four of them, ages 9 - 14,
who are here every day.
They fly planes, race cards,
build models and do just
about anything else they
can get into around here,
all in the confines of my
hobby shop.
Unlike some of you (you
know who you are), we at
Performance Hobbies
encourage this. Why, you
ask? Because I love what I
do!
When I was young, kids
were not treated this way
at most hobby shops. The
typical hobby store owner
was that miserable old man
"who hated kids". Why?
Because they loved to come
in your shop and dream
about the cool stuff you
sold?
Yes, they ask way too many
questions, take up all your
valuable time and are there
just to annoy you. You
were a misterable old man
and unfortunately, some of
you are still that way
today.
This leads to the title of
this month's column: What
we do: The business of
fun". How many perople
do you know who have a
job (if you can call it that)
as cool as ours? I can't
wait to get to work in the
morning. When I open the
door aof my store and see
all the cool stuff, I thank
God that I can do what I do
every day.
No boss, no daily grind, no
corporate BS, just toys,
toys, toys! In fact, when
UPS shows up at the door
(talk about someone who
whines about their job),
it's like Christmas: yes,
Christmas! Five day's a
week, 52 weeks a year!
Where else can you get
that and make money
doing it?
When lunchtime rolls
around, so do the regulars
at the hobby shop. They
come to my shop to hang
out and escape their
monotonous jobs. How
cool is that? When they
talk about how much they
hate work and how boring
their jobs is, I just smile
and think to myself, "I
love what I do".
No, I don't make lots of
money, take long
vacations, or get paid
holidays. I have to go to
this month's column: What
we do: The business of
fun". How many perople
do you know who have a
job (if you can call it that)
as cool as ours? I can't
wait to get to work in the
morning. When I open the
door aof my store and see
all the cool stuff, I thank
God that I can do what I do
every day.
No boss, no daily grind, no
corporate BS, just toys,
toys, toys! In fact, when
UPS shows up at the door
(talk about someone who
whines about their job),
it's like Christmas: yes,
Christmas! Five day's a
week, 52 weeks a year!
Where else can you get
that and make money
doing it?
When lunchtime rolls
around, so do the regulars
at the hobby shop. They
come to my shop to hang
out and escape their
monotonous jobs. How
cool is that? When they
talk about how much they
hate work and how boring
their jobs is, I just smile
and think to myself, "I
love what I do".
No, I don't make lots of
money, take long
vacations, or get paid
holidays. I have to go to
work when I am sick, or
when I'm tired, and I
can't call in for a
personal day. But whey
would you want to take a
personal day on
Christmas?
So, next time little
Johnny spends way too
much time in your store
and aks way too many
questions, and you are
ready to tell him he can't
hang out at your shop any
more unless he spends
money, stop! Sit back,
smile, give him a free
balsa glider (as we do),
and remember ... what
we do.
when I'm tired, and I
can't call in for a
personal day. But whey
would you want to take a
personal day on
Christmas?
So, next time little
Johnny spends way too
much time in your store
and aks way too many
questions, and you are
ready to tell him he can't
hang out at your shop any
more unless he spends
money, stop! Sit back,
smile, give him a free
balsa glider (as we do),
and remember ... what
we do.
You may not make a ton of money,
but running a hobby store is ulti-
mately one of the coolest jobs
there is, according to Tom McCoy.
but running a hobby store is ulti-
mately one of the coolest jobs
there is, according to Tom McCoy.
