Christian bookstore for sale
Offline So I was getting some work done on my car that was difficult enough I didn't care to attempt it myself. I was stuck in small town Ohio with nothing to do for a few hours and ended up in a Christian bookstore because it was the only place I could find where I could sit and get some work done while I was waiting. There was a big "For Sale" sign. Now this store is located in a rather convenient downtown location of a small but growing town in Ohio and the real estate alone would be a good investment. So I thought to myself, Hmmmm....could I own a Christian bookstore?
The thought of owning a Christian bookstore rather amused me. I had a little fantasy about buying the bookstore and donating a portion of the profits to atheist causes or maybe mixing in a few subversive books into the mix. "Any new books?" "Oh yes, here check out The Grand Design" Of course, in the end I would probably lose all of the business because I can't keep my mouth shut and don't have any experience running bookstores. But I found myself giving my contact information to the nice girl behind the desk so the owners will be calling me to tell me how much they are asking for it.
So here is the problem. By owning a Christian bookstore are you helping to spread Christianity? Or are you simply making money from people who already are Christian and probably aren't going to be changed anyway? And actually hindering the spread of Christianity since most Christian bookstore owners donate heavily to churches.
If, if a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood. But if you - if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly toward me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.- Malcolm X
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I'd stress too much over the money going to the current owners. Fun idea though. I'd rather rent to own, ruin the business with ridiculous antics, and leave in 6 months after I bled it dry. Call me unethical if you want but I would be helping humanity for sure.
Example of an antic: put leaflets about critical thinking websites in every single book and act stunned every single time someone mentioned it.
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That is actually kind of a tough one. Most of the people who will be your customers are already hooked on that drug, so you are kind of a dope dealer there.
On the other hand, I don't think that you are really contributing to the spread of the deal all that much. Remember that real drug dealers will give out free samples to noobs to develop future paying customers. As long as you don't deal in tracts and possibly cheap bibles, I think you may be good on that one. If you sell the expensive bibles with fancy gold foil stamps and what not, then you are again selling to the already hooked.
Now here is the deal as far as I can tell, I doubt that expensive bibles are really all that expensive wholesale by the case. So you would be able to siphon off valuable cash from the system that might otherwise go to church coffers.
If you want to really put on a good show, you could find some secular charities that help the poor and donate part of the profits to them. Then you can put a sign in the window that says something like “10% of our profits go to help the needy in America's communities”. With that on prominent display, you can probably up your prices a bit over the competition.
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I'm sure it looses a lot of money, that's why it's for sale.
These type of businesses usually get started by someone amped on religion that's sure god told them to spread the gospel by opening a bookstore. Later reality sets in.
I don't think bookstores do well unless they are inside a church. Christians want convenience same as anyone, they're not likely to go out of their way to a bookstore. They'll buy what the pastor or someone else tells them. Religion is convenience after all.
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If I had the means, i would buy it, fill it with atheist books and erotica...not to mention whatever the hell else i could legally get away with... and Pay bikini clad, surgically enhanced, morally casual young women, and Flamboyant, flaming homosexual men to work there... And I wouldnt care if it made money...
and this is why:
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That would be really funny. What might be even better would be to pretend that you are being persecuted by a group of local atheists. Every time someone points out an atheist book or flier pretend to be really mad, and look around the shop like you searching for the culprit. You can say something like "Those damn heathens think they can interfere with the lords work."
On a practical note it might be a good idea to find out why they present owner is selling. It probably wouldn't be funny enough to loose to much money over. On another note maybe you can buy the store and convert the business into something else.
Combining your idea and Richs' ideas, how about a strip club called: "The Christian Bookstore."
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Yeah, there is a good chance it isn't making money now. And I am kind of hoping it is losing a lot because then I can buy the building dirt cheap. It seems a really odd time to be trying to sell a small business. Making it into a porn shop or erotica shop like Rich suggested and leaving up the current sign would be a lot of fun but probably impossible because of zoning laws.
But I do have a friend that owns several wine/beer shops in the state and she might be interested in expanding. It is really in a premium location for that type of thing and even has a coffee bar in it so the conversion wouldn't require too much construction. I would be fairly confident that she could help me set up a profitable business that wouldn't require my day to day attendance. And no one could complain, after all, Jesus was a fan of wine wasn't he? I could call it "Holy Water"
If, if a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood. But if you - if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly toward me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.- Malcolm X
... the stage names for all the girls could be biblical names. Now coming to the stage for some girl on girl action is Sarrraaahhhh and Rebekkkkaaaah.
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And then you can get a lap dance while tied to a cross
If, if a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood. But if you - if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly toward me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.- Malcolm X
so few people want to buy these books the business is floundering, tho as a small business person you don't want to see anyone go under and lose their livelihood.
It's probably competition from Amazon.
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I like your way of thinking. How 'bout a free cross dance with each rusty nail you order.
On a practical matter. Buy [or lease] the store has is, then tell the local media it is now run by an atheist. That kind of PR should fill the store for the first week with the very curious, be sure to give them what they came for. James Randi books next to Sylvia Brown & John Edward books. Hitchens & Dawkins next to Graham & Swaggart. Sell them coffee and soft drinks while they browse and be sure to ask these potential customers what kind of books they would buy, then invite them back for week two when you will have those books.
Has a buisness investment you can phase out the christian stuff and bring in what the customers really want, you might even keep a section for christian books, right next to the adult magazines.
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I have thought being a preacher would be easy money, but like this bookstore concept I wouldn't be able to live up to the lie.
edit: and as a side note there is a small strip mall called "Faith village" not far from my home. The christian bookstore is the only business left there and they have a sign up that says they are changing locations. I guess they are running out on faith.
Faith is the word but next to that snugged up closely "lie's" the want.
"By simple common sense I don't believe in god, in none."-Charlie Chaplin
You could re name it. "Myth Mansion"
Or
"Dungeons and Dragons"
Or
"Pink Unicorn Palace"
Or,
"Myth Hut"
"Myth Depot"
"Crap people still believe"
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Hey! Not a bad idea though. You know you would still get those christians men coming in there.
If all the Christians who have called other Christians " not really a Christian " were to vanish, there'd be no Christians left.
You could have the strippers use communion wafers as pasties,
She gave him a lap dance and said, "Take these pasties for they are my nipples. Go in peace. AND DONT MASTURBATE"
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Sounds like that might be a foregone conclusion, whether the instructions are followed or not.
As to the Christian book store: if it's a good property, I'd buy it and set up a business that would work there. As others have said, obviously the book store thing wasn't working there and then anyway. Although, that might be an assumption- sometimes owners sell a working business to get some immediate cash for other pressing issues (though a loan would usually make more sense in those situations, so it isn't likely).
Alas, no Christian Bookstore for me, I spoke to the owner and was surprised at how low the price was but it turns out that he does not own the building. He rents it from another party. So all they are really selling is a bunch of religious books and a lease agreement. Oh well, I'm too lazy to run a store anyway.
If, if a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood. But if you - if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly toward me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.- Malcolm X
No, tell them what really happened. You told the guy you were an atheist and he ran screaming "COOTIES COOTIES I DON'T WANT COOTIES, GET OUT OF HERE".
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I know some people won't like my idea but I don't care. It's just books! You could always open a medical marijuana store and use the pages for rolling papers.
If all the Christians who have called other Christians " not really a Christian " were to vanish, there'd be no Christians left.
Change the name of the store to "Gods Grass."
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Tuesday Night in our chatroom, in response to the New begginings Church picketing the Foxhole strip Club....one of the lunatics suggested that we call the Christian Book store 'The Glory Hole"....
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I like but then I would probably start smoking again and I really shouldn't. The slogan could be "Don't stone, get stoned"
If, if a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood. But if you - if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly toward me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.- Malcolm X