I got up and headed out to the Outer Banks on Wednesday morning to take a look at our Nags Head Hammock stores while I had an open day. I left about 6:30 am for the drive from Greenville to the coast. Some of the billboards were being fixed and some changed so I also wanted to check out the progress on the billboard project. The first billboard on hwy 64 East is in Plymouth. It needed fixing on my last trip and was glad to see that it had indeed been fixed.
The next two billboard changes were to paint the two yellow billboards to red to tie them to the billboard theme and the store colors. This work had been done as well. It is great to see a project executed.
When driving through Duck you will see people jogging, walking, biking and just looking around. Duck is a beautiful place to do all of these things. I was envious of all of these people knowing that their day at the beach was just starting and I was working at the beach. Oh well—there are worse places to work.
I arrived at our most northern Corolla store at Timbuck II at around 9:30 and started out the products that we have in the common areas. All was well. The Corolla store looked great. Justin (who works at the store) and I made only a few minor tweaks to one of the displays in the store. We loaded four barstools in a happy customer’s pickup truck for the ride back to Virginia during my visit.
My next stop was the Duck store. It is a beautiful property and we purchased it several months ago. The store always is wonderful. The combination of music and the flowing water from the waterfall and fountains in the store give it a very relaxing feel. This property has a huge deck out back and it overlooks the sound. It is a wonderful spot to sit and wonder (or in my case to check emails). For a moment I forgot that I had a job to do and needed to move on to the other stores.
Our Point Harbor store is located on the mainland, so across the 158 bridge I went. The largest hammock and stand in the world is being displayed at this store. This along with the beautiful landscaping makes this a wonderful place to visit. We have a project in the works that will improve the landscaping even further. In the near future, there will be an improved walkway that will take you to the front of the store as well as the side entrance.
Upon leaving the Point Harbor store, my belly was letting me know it was lunch time. Fish tacos at Mamma Kuan’s seemed like the perfect fare for my beach trip. The restaurant was hopping and the food was great. The blackened fish tacos there are just the ticket. The day was shaping up well.
My last visit of the day was the store in Kill Devil Hills. This is a beautifully landscaped store as well and a joy to visit. I visited with Bill Rosso (the president of Nags Head Hammocks). We discussed the business climate in the area and several small things we need to do to improve our stores.
The Outer Banks area is always a pleasure to visit even for a work day. I hope to get there soon again and hope that you can get there to enjoy it as well.
Signing off for now,
Walter Perkins III
Owner
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