Dan Hintz
02-27-2009, 1:04 PM
That's "Going Out of Business", for those looking like :confused:
Aaron Brothers, a national chain of art framing and supplies, has an odd setup... over 300 stores, all of which are on the west coast except for 3 on the east. Needless to say, their supply chain has been stretched thin for those 3 stores, particularly in these hard times, so they have decided to close them down.
50% off everything! I picked up a 48-pack of the Prismacolor Premier colored pencils for about $30, lots of $1/sheet 2'x3' craft paper for my SO (she loves her scrapbooking), some technical pens and paints, a number of wooden and metal easels for holding granite/marble tiles, etc. I probably spent several hundred $s, and while the prices were only a little better than what I could get on the net (Amazone and the like), it was convenient, I could pick it up to inspect it, and it was available immediately with no shipping charges.
Oh, and they were also selling fixtures, which was my purpose for writing this post in the first place. I was able to pick up the plate glass they use for shelving... they had 2', 3', and 4' long sheets, perfect for etching large images to be framed.
Does anyone know (and would like to share) how to find out about local shops going out of business? I know listings exist when manufacturing shops shut down and the equipment is sold at auction, but local businesses shutting down can lead to some great deals on fixtures and the like.
Aaron Brothers, a national chain of art framing and supplies, has an odd setup... over 300 stores, all of which are on the west coast except for 3 on the east. Needless to say, their supply chain has been stretched thin for those 3 stores, particularly in these hard times, so they have decided to close them down.
50% off everything! I picked up a 48-pack of the Prismacolor Premier colored pencils for about $30, lots of $1/sheet 2'x3' craft paper for my SO (she loves her scrapbooking), some technical pens and paints, a number of wooden and metal easels for holding granite/marble tiles, etc. I probably spent several hundred $s, and while the prices were only a little better than what I could get on the net (Amazone and the like), it was convenient, I could pick it up to inspect it, and it was available immediately with no shipping charges.
Oh, and they were also selling fixtures, which was my purpose for writing this post in the first place. I was able to pick up the plate glass they use for shelving... they had 2', 3', and 4' long sheets, perfect for etching large images to be framed.
Does anyone know (and would like to share) how to find out about local shops going out of business? I know listings exist when manufacturing shops shut down and the equipment is sold at auction, but local businesses shutting down can lead to some great deals on fixtures and the like.