Five examples why “discount culture” is killing our economy
Everyone loves a good deal, right? What’s wrong with that? Alas, if you care about fostering real product innovation, if you care about building vibrant American…
Even a big business can act small: How Zappos knocked my socks off
My mom had some recent, harsh medical treatments which have left her feet numb, and sensitive to pressure. Over the last several months her choice of…
Great things are happening to the Grommets
A central reason for doing Daily Grommet is to help the “good guys” win. Our vision has always included helping the Grommets to really get lift-off–because…
Twist as gifts – Yippee! Yippee! Yippee!
The above title of this post is lifted straight from an email subject line. Patti sent it around to the whole team last week. She was…
The (unseen) high cost of low prices…or, you get the type of culture and products you pay for
Last summer, I bought two Adirondack chairs. My husband had been talking about wanting this kind of chair for at least ten years. He’d routinely stop…
How a humble hand-written receipt signals “real deal”
My oldest son likes to expose me to new music. To bands with names like “El Ten Eleven” and “Architecture in Helsinki.” Atonal, modern-sounding stuff that…
Everywhere I go…
I just came back from my son’s lacrosse team barbeque. One of the player’s dads collared me with a conspiratorial look and said, “I have a…
Another brick in the wall
I’ve written before about the milestones that move Daily Grommet forward. We had one today, in that we launched a new book from a very famous…
That’s what I’m talking about!
Over the weekend, an entrepreneur in Michigan wrote a blog post about her pleasant experience with Daily Grommet. That might be unremarkable, except that… Daily Grommet…
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