5/25/24 - I'm in the Business of Going Out of Business - Closing Shop and Selling All the Pots

It’s business as usual here at A House of Pots:


@ahouseofpots


1620 w 74th way Denver CO 80221


Open:


Tuesday through Sunday from 12-6


Just a few months ago it felt certain that I was going out of business; but by passing 25% to 50% discounts on all planters to plant loving patrons, it’s been proven that A House of Pots stands on business. 


Now don’t get me wrong, the business is very much under fire. The usage of my commercial property has come into question, casting a shadow on operations and my livelihood moving forward.


I can’t afford to stand idly by minding my own business so I’ve made it my business to be in the business of going out of business. Doing so has helped me build my business like it’s nobody's business; and that’s some serious business. 


They say that there’s no business like show business, so let me show you how I do business on weekdays and weekends alike in North Denver. You’re sure to like my high quality pottery, discounts, and banter. 


Saunter into the home of low, low prices, also known as A House of Pots, and you find all kinds of delightful trinkets and surprises that won’t and simply can’t anywhere else. 


See, at A House of Pots, the home of low, low prices, we’re beating up the competition as if it owes us money and there’s no competition; but this isn’t a competition. 


A House of Pots has turned a corner, turned over a new leaf, and you’ll be left in disbelief once you turn the corner at 74th way and Pecos right off Highway 36.


There’s just so many pots. How can one business, nay, one man, have so many pots? 


There’s only one way to find out, and that’s by experiencing what it is that I do so well that it put me back in business despite being on the brink of despair. 


Do you care? I know you do, when it comes to saving a buck or two, and the combination of my discounts plus everyday low, low prices mean you’re gonna like what I do. 


So let’s cut the funny business and get down to business. 


You want pots. 


I’ve got the pots. 


I’m actually going to be getting some more. The amount of more I have in store will leave my store with more than all the other stores even if you and yours leave with more than you have originally bargained for. 


This is somewhat counter intuitive to someone who intends to shutter their store, which is the most likely direction I’m heading for. But with your support, and your unrelenting zest for the best pottery, it seems probable that my pottery operation will endure the test of time to rhyme another day. 


As far as where we stand today, the following information may determine whether we’re suitable for a business meeting. 


As of the end of May 2024, my plant and large pottery collection have taken considerable hits. 


Selling 18” planters for under $100 has proven a boon, and then boom, they were all gone. So I’m ordering more. Offering wholesale pricing on big pots seems to drive lots of interest. 


I do love plants, and I made that an important part of my business, but despite all this business jargon, my true business objective is to sell everything in the back of my business so I can oblige government compliance while bringing the property up to administrative standards. Having a strong plant offering on site discourages my ability to do so, and so for the time being I’ve forsaken my photosynthetic friends. I hope they and my customer base can forgive me. 


Plants are low. They’re currently outside the business plan. I’m not sure if I plan to revisit. 


But revisiting the business idioms I’ve been littering about my small business, my new aim is to provide wholesale priced pottery to retail customers. That means you, standard retail patron. I mean business when I tell you that you’ve got a friend in the business of pots; which leaves you just a few degrees of separation from Don Potts, the Don of the Pots. 


We’re taking care of business like we’re the Bachman Turner Overdrive, pushing pots, over time. 


If you’re familiar with my business acumen, you may be aware that it’s rare that my content is strictly business. It just so happens that I just totally set up a segue to drop some sweet lyrics from the song “Taking Care of Business, by the aforementioned Bachman Turner Overdrive, which, in due time, I will do. I most certainly will, because we love to work at nothing all day. We be taking care of business. 


But, alas, I will momentarily put business before pleasure, despite the fact that my distinct writing style has kept me self-employed, in spite of everyone I’ve annoyed along the way.


If you’ve made it this far and are wondering what the heck the is going on with all this monkey business, I’ll provide you a business summary:


All the items photographed herein are for sale at A House of Pots, located at


1620 w 74th way Denver CO 80221


They are available for viewing and business transactions all days except Monday, which entails Tuesday through Sunday days of operation, from 12 to 6. Do Google the address and business hours to determine whether the business is open earlier, later, or at all on the day you intend to conduct any risky business. 


What’s at risk? A brisk jaunt through a maze of planters you’re sure to want. 


They are for sale for as low as $0.50 on terracotta planters to as much as $190 on a handmade cylinder and tray set, with the mass majority falling well below $100. All items are priced differently and discounted 25% or more relative to their retail value. Over 50% of customers will not receive 50% or more price reductions on all items they intend to purchase, but 100% of patrons will receive price discounts that will save them money on their transaction. 


A House of Pots remains open for business until its Google listing reads “temporarily closed”, at which point we’ll be taking care of business to remain in business elsewhere. Even still, regardless of where I take the 8:15 into the city, it’s my intent to conduct myself like I’m going out of business by beating my own best in market pricing from here on out. 


If it were easy as fishin', I could be a musician, but alas, this simple potsman is trapped in the pot game for the long term and foreseeable future. Expect to be able to find these great pots and prices UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF SEPTEMBER. That means no matter how much liquidation my business conducts, it will be business as usual through the Summer. 


Feel free to stop by unannounced during business hours before then (I’m closed on Mondays), but be aware that I’m often addressing business at hand elsewhere when I’m supposed to be opening, which is business lingo for I often run late. Feel free to call me if you want to know if I’m there yet or to see if I’m delayed at:


<< 909 >> << 744 >> << 7708 >>


- or -


@ahouseofpots


We’re 1,226 words and 6,692 characters in and you might be asking yourself, “when is this character going to get down to business, exhibit some business class, and tell me about all the things his business can do or give to me for free.”


Well, I’m glad you asked. 


I’ve made it my business to give you all of the following for free:


Narrative

Friendship

Plans for my business

Business to business relationships

B2C comradery

Monkey business and tomfoolery

Liquidation discounts

Cash discounts 

Broken items 

Terracotta shards

Clay pots for tots 

Nursery planters on occasion 

A clipping from my favorite plant

Business advice that you probably shouldn’t take

Pallets

Pallet wood

Cardboard

Enough styrofoam that you could take it to your business

Pottery jargon


Pottery jargon you say? If it’s p. Jargon you seek, I better get around to taking care of business:


<< Sick second-hand guitar intro >>


(I suggest you YouTube: Taking Care of Business)


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You get up every morning from your red clay alarm clock's warning

Take the 8:15 into Broomfield city

There's a gardener whistle up above and people pushin' pots near me, people shovin'

And the Lakewood girls who try to look pretty for the boys in Commerce City

And if your train's on time, you can get to work in Aurora by nine

And start your slaving job to get your garage sale pay

If you ever get annoyed Centennial, look at me I'm an estate sale and self-employed

I love my pottery shop and to work at nothing all day

And I'll be taking care of stoneware business (every day)

Taking care of terracotta business (every way)

I've been taking care of ceramic business (it's all mine)

Taking care of gardening business and working overtime, work out Denver

If it were easy as hiking & fishin' you could be a Greeley musician

If you could make yard sale sounds loud or mellow

Get a second-hand garden guitar, chances are you'll go far for jargon, pottery barn

If you get in with the right bunch of philodendron fellows

Plant people see you having fun just a-lying at the pottery store near me in the sun

Tell them that you like it this way (by Westminster)

It's the Wheat Ridge work that we avoid, and we're all gardeners, self-employed

We love to work at pottery shop near me for nothing all day

And we be taking care of plant shop business (every day)

Taking care of plant stand business (every way)

We be been taking care of cacti business (it's all mine)

Taking care of succulent business and working as a planter, overtime

Mercy Boulder

Whoo Thornton

All right Federal Heights

Take good care of my business Northglenn

When I'm away at the green greenhouse very day

Whoo plants near me

Louisville gets up every morning from their porcelain alarm clock's warning

Take the 8:15 into a Golden city

There's a mcm whistle up above and Loveland people pushin', Superior people shovin'

And the girls who try to look pretty

And if your train's on time, you can get to work by nine

And start your slaving job to get your Erie pay

If you ever get annoyed, look at me, the plant store near me, I'm self-employed

I love to work with ceramics all day

And I be taking care of pot business (every day)

Taking care of gardens and business (every way)

I've been taking care of pottery near me business (it's all mine)

Taking care of planters, business, and working overtime, take care

Takin' care of business Fort Collins, whoo

Takin' care of business Littleton

Takin' care of business Parker

Takin' care of business Brighton

Takin' care of Castle Rock business (every day)

Takin' care of cactus business (every way)

Takin' care of running this business (it's all mine)

Takin' care of my monstera, business, and working overtime, whoo

Takin' care of succulents and business

Takin' care of a vegetable box and a business

We be takin' care of business Arvada

We be takin' care of business Longmont

Takin' care of business

Takin' care of business

Takin' care of business


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