Fun times at the store
We have a display freezer out on the floor that has our frozen foods -- pizzas, meats, juice, etc...
We also have a slightly smaller freezer in our backstock area for storage. As we sell things from the display freezer, we restock from the backstock freezer.
That units compressor died last evening. Over $1K of food was thawing this morning when we opened up...
A lot of very happy Maple Falls residents went home with their groceries plus a bunch of free pizzas, deserts, cans of juice concentrate, tater tots, cool whip, frozen vegetables, etc. etc. etc.
A replacement compressor for this unit is $3K. The freezer itself is 45 years old and replacement parts are no longer made. A new freezer is about $10K
Tomorrow, I am heading into the local Sears store and seeing what kinds of upright freezers are available. They may not be as well constructed as a unit that managed to last 45 years but they will see us through to next summer when we are making money again (the business is very seasonal).
Fun times being a small business owner -- maybe I can get some stimulus money...
Posted by DaveH at December 15, 2009 6:33 PM