Living in a Material Blog . . .

So. . .It seems every article written about our business contains at least one reference to Madonna. I thought I'd get it out of the way immediately as I enter Material Girl (Omaha's Premier Handbag Boutique) into the blog world. This will be the only reference, sorry ;-).

With that behind us, I'd like to use my first blog entry to introduce who you'll be hearing from and to thank some people.

The Blog
In our blog, you'll hear from a few cast of characters:

Scott (that's me) - I'm the owner and fondly known as the Material Guy. If you call, I'm the only guy around here. I'm available at all times to our customers and am asked for my opinion more often than you might think. I'll be writing about everything from the retail world to the real world. All my blog entries will start with "So. . ."

Erica - Some would say she is the real owner, but she is also my wife, the original idea behind the company, and the brilliance behind selecting our products. She too asks for my opinion. When you hear from Erica, she'll be giving you straight fashion advice and what you need to have NOW. You may even get a little tip or some humor on being a mom and how our son Braden is doing. Erica's blog entries will start with "Material Girl checking in".

Kate - She is one of our full time employees and brings the wonderful perspective of the youth today. When I say youth, she is in her 20's, but a wonderful talent who has fresh ideas, a good heart, and a positive attitude. Kate will be dishing on all the fun stuff, products, fashion, etc. Her blog entries will begin with "All Things Kate".

Thank you

Let me thank all our customers in the most sincere way possible. This fall will mark our 7th year in business. Looking back, the beginning makes me think of the bad hair of the 80's and how did we possibly make it through. That feeling comes from learning and experience, and in our case, a large amount of dedicated customers. We appreciate you regardless of the amount you spend or how often you come in to visit.

Next, I would like to thank our employees. A job is a job is a job, right? Well, we've always tried to take care of our employees the best that we can and our employees have always reciprocated in ways they will never know how much we appreciate. We've done our best to ensure the work here doesn't feel like a job. Without their efforts, we wouldn't be celebrating our 7th year as happily or at all.

Lastly, let me thank my wife. After all, who else do I have to thank for becoming one of the only guys in the Midwest with a passion for handbags? Seriously, she is a wonderful mother to our 17 month old son and still manages to find time to do paid work as well here at Material Girl. Without her efforts on both sides of our life, well, fortunately, I don't have to wonder where I'd be.

Finally, after finishing a large sale this month to clean out some inventory, I heard a few rumblings of "I wonder if they are closing their doors?". Let me be the first to tell you, all is alive and well in the Material World. We have no plans to close our doors as business is doing well. We simply wanted to take some of our old inventory and turn it into new inventory. And, who doesn't like a good sale now and then.

P.S. Do you have a topic you wanted touch upon or have a question you want answered? Send us an email at info@materialgirlinc.com .