Jason English
Retail Store Grand Opening
by Jason English - November 30, 2009 - 12:54 PM

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Last week, we mentioned the Grand Opening of our new Ohio retail store and invited any Cleveland-area _flossers to stop on by.

Stop on by you did—over 200 people paid Toby, Melanie, Nanette, Dana & Leo a visit this weekend, far exceeding (my) expectations. There were even readers waiting in the parking lot when Toby & Melanie arrived on Saturday morning. People came to Chesterland from as far away as Boston and Winston-Salem, NC (though, to be fair, they had originally come to see their families for Thanksgiving).

This holiday season, the store will be open from 10am-6pm Monday through Friday and noon-4pm Saturday and Sunday. I can’t promise cake or chocolate or appearances by research editors/regular bloggers Sandy and Kara, but office dog Leo will give you an enthusiastic welcome.

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Comments (19)

  1. WHAT?! I want a mental-floss retail store. Ohio?! WTH?

    posted by c.a. Marks on 11-30-2009 at 1:11 pm

  2. I lived in Ohio for 4 years and less than a year after moving to FL you open a retail store up there. I have terrible luck (but then again, I live in S. Florida where its currently 81 degrees).

    posted by Amy on 11-30-2009 at 2:15 pm

  3. PLEASE put one in Fort Worth! Since the Knowledge Store left many years ago, I have no place for my nerdy side to shop. So sad.

    posted by tinkerschnitzel on 11-30-2009 at 2:18 pm

  4. Our Empire is growing ….

    posted by Chris Higgins on 11-30-2009 at 2:25 pm

  5. Can you plant one in Lindenhurst, L.I.?

    posted by Bubba on 11-30-2009 at 3:08 pm

  6. Really, DC is the place to be. At least until I can get back home to Ohio!

    posted by hyacinth on 11-30-2009 at 3:12 pm

  7. “Feel Smart Again”

    I had a dumb moment, wondering why you had a car in your front window….before realising it was a reflection (facepalm).

    posted by Bakedpotatoes on 11-30-2009 at 3:20 pm

  8. Holy cow! I live in Winston-Salem! I can’t believe some of my “neighbors” were there and I wasn’t!

    posted by amaneaux on 11-30-2009 at 4:37 pm

  9. Amaneaux…

    I’m in Greensboro. If only we’d known some of our neighbors (yeah, they’re more YOURS but I’ll claim ‘em since it’s only about 30 min travel time) -

    we could’ve maybe had a carpool! ;-D

    posted by Amy on 11-30-2009 at 5:16 pm

  10. why…why not columbus?

    so close, yet so far!

    posted by Heather on 11-30-2009 at 6:56 pm

  11. you need to put one up in san diego!!!

    posted by nerdbot on 11-30-2009 at 7:45 pm

  12. So excited to visit the family for the holidays and stop by the MENTAL FLOSS STORE!

    posted by Laura on 11-30-2009 at 8:37 pm

  13. Had a great time at the store on Sunday! Thanks for the cake and conversation, can’t wait to give out the gifts I bought!

    posted by Maggie on 11-30-2009 at 9:13 pm

  14. Congratulations @ the store! We need one in Birmngham, AL!

    posted by septerr on 11-30-2009 at 9:41 pm

  15. I second that san diego mental floss shop motion!

    posted by Justine on 11-30-2009 at 11:30 pm

  16. Hmm… Cleveland is only 4 hours from Rochester. I think I may have to make a trip.

    Is the store a permanent thing, or just open during the holidays? I need to know so I can plan accordingly.

    posted by AmyD on 12-1-2009 at 8:51 am

  17. We visited on Saturday, buying a shirt for my son-in-law. Enjoyed the cake, coke, chocolate and the free tote (Thanks Jason!). Good luck.

    posted by Ohio on 12-1-2009 at 9:56 am

  18. Awesome!!! Let’s here it for Ohio!!!
    (Although the Toledo area would have been better)

    posted by Val on 12-17-2009 at 8:26 am

  19. I live in Rochester, NY and going home for the holidays to visit my parents…I can’t wait to visit the Chesterland store…thank you for the excellent escape, hehe.

    posted by Becky on 11-9-2010 at 8:04 pm

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