Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

Giant Robot Stores Black Friday + Small Business Saturday and Sunday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Black Friday – Small Business Saturday and Sunday sales at Giant Robot stores Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2011, 11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2011, 12:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Also Extends Online* (see restrictions below) at WWW.GIANTROBOTSTORE.COM USE Code: GRWEEKEND at the checkout. Giant Robot 2015 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 479-1819 GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Everyone has a different take and tradition when it comes to the holidays but who doesn’t love deals on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Sunday? Giant Robot is pleased to offer some excellent deals and unique opportunities for shoppers who want to avoid the malls during the weekend after Thanksgiving. * From Friday, November 25 through Sunday, November 27, Giant Robot and GR2 in West L.A. will mark down all non-sale and non-art items by 25 percent. These are not overstock, leftovers, or damaged goods, but the hand-picked, high-quality inventory from around the world that discerning students of culture have come to associate with the Giant Robot brand. This includes the entire array of imported, designer, limited edition, and just plain cool or cute stock that the shops are known for. * We already have kaiju items are on sale for 40-60 percent off. These limited-edition and often one-of-a-kind pieces are made by key creators from Asia and America, including Tim Biskup, David Horvath (Uglydolls), Dehara, and Gargamel. * The Giant Robot stores will also offer a gift bag service, adding tissue paper and ribbons to decorate a classic Giant Robot shopping bag for a mere dollar or doing the same with a reusable cloth Giant Robot- or David Choe-themed shopping bag for only $2 * For those who don’t live on the West Coast, Giant Robot’s online shop will be offering 25 percent off non-sale and non-art merchandise, the same steep discounts on kaiju goods, and other specials that will be posted at secure.giantrobot.com. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. For more information about the storewide specials please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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Seeing the photos of what the article mentions is endearing as it is enduring. The floods in Thailand are an everyday news story, but the small business people keep it going. Small business has different meanings everywhere, but the small and quick adaptation to a very screwed up environment amazes. Moving a car? Sure they created a floatation device and plastic bags to move it out. Have a cab or a tuk-tuk taxi? Modify it to ride in the water! In times like these, where the economy continues to be difficult, Thailand is a great example of being creative and moving forward. (Seattle PI – Thailand Business)  
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