I bet that many of you never knew that, back at the turn of the century I only did two websites and they were both for friends.
The first was for two engineers where I worked, they had a side business (I guess that the younger generation calls it now a Side hustles ) in railroad videos, the other was a lingerie shop, Irene’s. Chrissy owned the shop that her mother started so she knew the business inside and out, she was also a very good friend of the community.
She used to open her stop after hours for the Connecticut Outreach Society to have a support group meeting there, we were like kids in a candy shop! She also used to attend the support group meeting to talk about clothing sizes and what to look for in a product.
When she wanted to create a website she asked me for help in making it. I made a site for her where you could order lingerie from her. It was quite a challenge, when I first talked to her about the site I said (I still remember it today) Open you web browser and her comment was “What is a web browser?” I knew that this was more than a website it was a training session on computers. In the end, I “print screen” every step to add and delete merchandise on the site and I created a notebook of the “print screens” with circles and arrows to step her way though it.
Since this was a hobby for me and I really didn’t want to get paid so we worked out a deal where I got lingerie instead of being paid.
Well she passed away last fall with her family by her side. She is dearly missed by her friends at COS.
The first was for two engineers where I worked, they had a side business (I guess that the younger generation calls it now a Side hustles ) in railroad videos, the other was a lingerie shop, Irene’s. Chrissy owned the shop that her mother started so she knew the business inside and out, she was also a very good friend of the community.
She used to open her stop after hours for the Connecticut Outreach Society to have a support group meeting there, we were like kids in a candy shop! She also used to attend the support group meeting to talk about clothing sizes and what to look for in a product.
When she wanted to create a website she asked me for help in making it. I made a site for her where you could order lingerie from her. It was quite a challenge, when I first talked to her about the site I said (I still remember it today) Open you web browser and her comment was “What is a web browser?” I knew that this was more than a website it was a training session on computers. In the end, I “print screen” every step to add and delete merchandise on the site and I created a notebook of the “print screens” with circles and arrows to step her way though it.
Since this was a hobby for me and I really didn’t want to get paid so we worked out a deal where I got lingerie instead of being paid.
Well she passed away last fall with her family by her side. She is dearly missed by her friends at COS.
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In fairness Chrissy wasn’t the only store owner who used to show their wares at COS, John from Glamour Boutique in Auburn MA used to come down to talk about cloths.
I remember one story he told he was at a shoe conference and he was talking to sales person at the conference.
He passed away around 10 years ago but I don’t know if the store is still there the latest I heard he left the store to an employee. I drove pass it this past fall and the sign was still up, but Google says "permanently closed."
I remember one story he told he was at a shoe conference and he was talking to sales person at the conference.
Salesperson for a shoe manufacturer: What can I help you with today?
John: I looking for shoe sized 11, 12, 13, and 14.
Salesperson: What do you want those sizes for?
John: I sell to crossdressers.
Salesperson: Oh… Um… we don’t sell to “Those kind of people!”
John: Well I was going to 200 or 300 pairs of assorted sizes.
Salesperson: Oh… Um… I think we can work something out.
John: I looking for shoe sized 11, 12, 13, and 14.
Salesperson: What do you want those sizes for?
John: I sell to crossdressers.
Salesperson: Oh… Um… we don’t sell to “Those kind of people!”
John: Well I was going to 200 or 300 pairs of assorted sizes.
Salesperson: Oh… Um… I think we can work something out.
He passed away around 10 years ago but I don’t know if the store is still there the latest I heard he left the store to an employee. I drove pass it this past fall and the sign was still up, but Google says "permanently closed."
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