It was pretty slow yesterday, business wise, at Froyo. But, Corey and I expected as much. Even with it being slow, Froyo did better than a typical Monday at the old location. We figure business will grow steadily over the next few weeks as word gets out that the location is finally open.
Some of our friends, the Vigues and Meyers, decided to come by and show their love and support. It meant a lot to us to have them there on our first day!
There were lots of other people we knew that came in too. Like I said in the previous post, my co-workers, Erin and Lauren, and I went to Froyo during our lunch. (I’d post a picture of them, but they complained about the one I took.) Erin’s mom and sister also came by to show support for Meghan, one of our employees and Erin’s other sister. My old boss and his family dropped in, too. His daughter was so excited to see that her bookmark was the same as the bookmarks being given away at the store.
We know a lot of you are planning to come see us in the future and we also appreciate your love and support! Because we’re not always in the store, especially me, give us a call or send us an e-mail before you come in so we can be there if possible.
To those of you who live out-of-state and can’t support us with your patronage, thank you for your encouragement and love! We appreciate you just as much as the locals!
Also, for my lactose-intolerant family and friends, the sorbets haven’t arrived yet. Because of the economy, all the sorbet distributors have been going out of business. Every time we get squared away with someone, we have to do it all over again because the company goes bankrupt or closes down permanently. There are still a few distributors available and Corey’s trying to get everything squared away with them. We’re just keeping our fingers crossed that they don’t go out of business too. If they do, Corey said we’ll find a way to get sorbet in our store even if we have to make it ourselves!
Anyway, Corey said business was really steady today, which is awesome since it’s only our second day open in this location! :D Corey said he’s been hearing a lot of encouragement and praise from the customers. They think the product is really good and better than the other frozen yogurt places around. Everyone also likes that there are so many flavors and topping choices all at once! I know it means a lot to Corey when he hears things like this.
One of the things he’s told me since we’ve owned Froyo is he really likes that our customers come in and leave with a smile. I honestly haven’t ever seen him as happy as he has been in business since buying Froyo, and that makes me happy! ;)
Once we (mostly Corey) get more of a handle on the new location (i.e. actual signage, Grand Opening celebration), Corey’s going to start getting all the particulars ready for our second location back in the Provo/Orem area.