I'm nerd of nerds :p not really but I like all the classic kid stuff and always will.
-comics
-superheros
-music
-hanging out
Most stores require you to but, that's where money comes in. What if a store just required you to be there?
Obviously purchases here and there would need to be made, but the idea of meeting collectively, meeting everyone like you, and everything different than you in one local hub. A private little slice of your own nerdyness.
What do you think then? A place where you can meet people, read of your favourite Heros, chill out and have a coffee as well as return later that night to see local band trying to make it big; take part in cosplay parties; even check out local artists trying to get signed to comic names.
A coffee and comic shop. I watched cbgb (story of hilly kristol) and ya I get motivated like this about a lot of different thing but I have two supports that are really pushing to have this done. Open shop in toronto, my aunt is a real estate agent, my mom is a financial genuis, and there is a world of lost puppies looking for a place to call home. Why not? Well start up costs.
Okay, so work, make money, invest it into this place and see what happens? Maybe take a loan?
Won't need a big staff, we can find sponsorship maybe? Take the shop on the road to youth impact centres to endorse reading and drawling or even musical ability in youth? Would that not be the dream?
Bank loan and property cost approximation 300,000? Maybe, maybe not high enough if we are talking about toronto.
The fun and easy stuff would be the interior decorating, use your imagination...cause whatever you are thinking, I'm thinking bigger.
Have barred and minimal windows to avoid broken window circumstances, but have a display front, basement style place with ramp access would be so clutch, but the again we are just starting up, so I'm on the fence, cosmetics versus free ads.
Everyone showing up would be on a membership system, if any...small membership fee of 1 dollar or so a month, as an approximation of it costs the store to have the membership thing; yes like a library, upon entering people will come sign in, they get either a personalized or hero specific mug or band specific mug, cause I mean, it's a conversation started, come on! They can buy comics or read comics while they are there, we can have a music library at any booths there (bring your own headphones policy), free wifi (unless we charge the membership fee then members get free wifi). We can sell homemade baked goods off the books so that way we can also give them out for free if we like. Concerts will cost at most 10$ if the band is well known. Setup and year down would be done in a time frame between shop front close and this would include moving tables out of the dance floor. Books would be behind bar area and on shelves which would be locked up each night.
Another cost would be royalties. Frik that might do us in, I don't knownhownjpnest it would cost to have comics avilable as a library setup. But I guess a way around it would be that if we personally purchase then and have them readily avilable as our own belongings being lent, avoidable law suit?
Maybe even just as simple as not advertising as a comic library and more as a comic and coffee house. Maybe even just have "demos" of the comics avilable for people who are not signed members?
The possibilities are endless, we could employ people who need the job and who actually want to make a difference, as well as endorse new and upcoming musicians and artists.
Someone stop me, I'm getting goosebumps. Could you imagine having the entire goosebumps library! Lol
Even have little TVs at booths with netflix or something so people could enjoy there. Lunch break coffee and an old television show or something. You know how many coffees it would take to complete a season! How many dates guys would bring girls on here!?
I think money is the only thing coming between this dream, and us. I'm going to start looking at costs and copyrights tonight :)
Cheers!
Possible future owner/co-owner of coffee and comics?
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