The final chapter of Riley's Trick Shop is being written as we begin to move forty years of accumulated stuff to its new location. Whether it's going to our new store in Palos Hills, the garbage dump, or the recycling bin, everything must go. As we've take down shelving that hasn't been moved in almost four decades we're finding a few interesting things such as items we haven't seen since Carter was President, but mostly we're finding dust. Huge dust bunnies are everywhere. As I was sweeping up another one today I realized that it probably contains the remnants of my parents, my kids, everyone who's ever worked for us, and all the customers who have supported us over the years. Dust is merely skin that's been shed, after all. We profusely thank everyone who's made a contribution to the pile.
When the dust has settled, the story will be a comedy of errors befitting a business like ours. Right now, with all the dust in the air, it's hard to see the final outcome. You, the gentle reader, will hear about it later.
What I can say for sure is that we're moving to 8086 W. 111th St. in Palos Hills, across from Stagg High School. We should be open on or about June 1st. How we're going to do that is anybody's guess and should be fodder for another blog post.
We're changing our name to Riley's Tricks and Gifts. A good portion of our business comes from the purchase of presents for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and Christmas. We wanted to reflect that part of the business in our new name.
So please stop by our new home. We'll be glad to see you. Maybe by then I'll be able to tell you the whole story.
Life at the interface between merchant and consumer.
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