Originally Posted By jmuboy This is the name of the store taking over part of the old Dept 56 space in DTD. What is the story on this store? What type of merchandise do they sell? Just curious since I can't seem to find much info on it.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Here is their website... <a href="http://www.littlemissmatched.com/?gclid=COXFwqGNxpoCFRFMagod5le6qw" target="_blank">http://www.littlemissmatched.c...od5le6qw</a> They started by selling mismatched socks (3 to a set...)
Originally Posted By di-tard4life are u serious? mismatched socks? ur joking right??? lol that would be funny if it's true
Originally Posted By Darkbeer >>are u serious? mismatched socks? ur joking right??? lol that would be funny if it's true<< It is TRUE! Here is a story from National Public Radio.... <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4227660" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/templates/s...=4227660</a> >>While the eventual fate of his new venture is in question, Jonah Staw does have a short-term projection: If it survives its initial challenges, the operation may be worth $100 million dollars in three years. The company, Little MissMatched, was conceived by Jonah Staw and three business-savvy friends, who saw a marketing opportunity in the age-old problem of the lost sock. The well-connected foursome tapped a few investors, parents included, and set out to challenge the very notion of a "pair." The target market is girls ages 8 to 12. With names like Zany and Fabulous, the colorful odd-sock combinations are meant to allow wearers to say something about themselves. So far, the gimmick is working: MissMatched socks are sold in 650 stores nationwide, and plans are being made to move into scarves, mittens, flip-flops -- even a Little MissMatched book. That's good news to Staw, who tells NPR's Ketzel Levine that he left a lucrative job as a corporate director for his current venture.<<
Originally Posted By di-tard4life wow..lol.. that is funny.. i can't wait to see the store when it gets done..lol..
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Actually, the store is open at DtD in a temporary location. The main store is scheduled to open in August.
Originally Posted By di-tard4life dark beer i know its off the subject..but dca sells the saison ale at the karl strauss stand..have u tried it
Originally Posted By di-tard4life dark beer i know its off the subject..but dca sells the saison ale at the karl strauss stand..have u tried it
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Interesting. Some of the bedding is cute and they have some women's and men's stuff. Do they really think this will do better then Dept 56? I guess we'll see...
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Do they really think this will do better then Dept 56?<< It's not clear whether business was actually bad at the Dept. 56 store in DTD. It might have been, or it might not. The store went away because the whole chain of Dept. 56 stores closed up. (Same with Club Libby Lu and Illuminations.)
Originally Posted By di-tard4life dept 56 was doing great.. mostly at xmas time though. my mom has the dickens village whole set of that village.. very expensive to have!! lol but either way with the economy not surprised other stores in DTD are closing also.. i read that illuminations just couldn't make it and they had to close all 25 some of there stores, and libby lu was taken out to make room for some new disney store that has to do with d23. at least that is what i read.i dont think i should beleive everything i read
Originally Posted By Mr F The socks are sold at 3 for $8.00. NOT 4! What a rip-off, I wonder when this store is gong to close too.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Yeah I honestly don't see it doing very well. I understand why Dept 56 closed. The stuff was way expensive and teeny villages and figurines aren't something people are usually in the market for. Don't get me wrong, it was an awesome little store but I usually saw more people looking then buying. I myself didn't buy anything from there until they were closing and everything was on sale. Same with Illuminations. The candles and accessories were just too expensive. They had some awesome stuff but you can get the same kinda thing at Cost Plus and Pier One or even Target for half the price. I did buy a couple Christmas gifts there but only a couple times.
Originally Posted By di-tard4life ooh no its the old woman who have money that bough those villages..my mom has the whole dickens village set!! the whole freaking thing.. skating pond and all!! its cool when she puts it up at xmas..
Originally Posted By alexbook Looks like Dept. 56's stuff is still available on-line. (Dept. 56 was bought a few years ago by Lenox, which later went bankrupt, hence the store closures. Parts of Lenox were then bought by Clarion, which recently sold the Dept. 56 brand to Enesco. Or something like that.)
Originally Posted By Mr F DEPT. 56 was for retired senor citizens with a disposable income, NOT the client which usually vacationed at DLR. If you every visit a STATS store, they are FULL of DEPT 56 miniatures. Although cute, it's not something I would blow my money on.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I understand why Dept 56 closed. The stuff was way expensive and teeny villages and figurines aren't something people are usually in the market for.<< Dept. 56 actually has a pretty huge amount of collectors. Their village pieces are sold in a number of other retailers as well as online. They're very popular products. Now, is it the sort of thing people would buy on a Disneyland vacation? I dunno. But it's a popular product line.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 ^That's what I meant (I should have clarified). People don't come on a Disney vacation to buy teeny villages. Especially if you're flying out here, it's a lot of crap to bring back on a plane. Also, with the economy being what it is right now, they probably aren't selling as much.
