December 2007

My Close Encounter With the After-Life

You know the song “I’ve been everywhere man”? Well, that’s me. My business takes me all over Australia, listing and selling businesses, and I’ve got some very funny stories to tell.

One comes to mind I was up the North Coast when I had a call from a funeral parlour to list their business. The owner was looking to retire, so I made the appointment and in I went to look over the business. I must say it was very professionally run and a lovely calming parlour.

I was taken into the waiting room to look at all the coffins and what a display there was. That day I had driven for around 5 hours to get to the listing and was a little tired from the trip so as I was commenting on the large range of coffins and the different costs I leaned back and fell straight into a coffin standing upright on the wall. The coffin fell down on top of me and there I was struggling to get out. In those days I always wore the highest of stiletto heals and short skirts so I fumbled around in embarrassment trying to regain my composure. The poor vendor was grabbing at me trying to support my fall and we both ended up in the coffin.

Oh, I said rubbing my head, I am so sorry. Yes said the vendor, that’s my most expensive coffin, be careful not to scratch it.

BTW, a lot of people think “I’ve been everywhere man” was written by Johnny Cash. It was in fact written by Australian Geoff Mack in 1959 using Australian place names and later adapted for North America and recorded by several artists including Hank Snow, Lynn Anderson and Johnny Cash.

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North Shore Sydney Businesses for Sale

Last week I was in Sydney on the beautiful North Shore and one of my most favourite Shopping Malls, so easy to park and the best day out. Anyway I listed two great retail shops. One is a favourite of my daughter’s. It’s a maternity and baby shop filled with everything to do with with babies and mum. Gosh the owner has done a great job. It’s set out with a huge variety of baby clothes you won’t see anywhere else and lots of great stock.

The mums are in there all day its so appealing, especially for a grandma like me. It’s a fun shop with lovely girls enjoying the job. This is a great money spinner so check out the listing.

The other retail store I listed was a top fashion store. My heavens, what beautiful fit, beautiful design label clothes, shoes, bags and jewellery, and what I really noticed was money wasn’t a object with the shoppers! They were walking out with very luxurious design clothes, bags and the shoes to die for! BTW a top model owns this shop and boy is she easy to look at even if I say so myself! If I lived in Sydney and wanted a great exciting place to meet the locals and shop I wouldn’t go past business like these two.

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