Miffy is something of a trademark of the chain of bookstores which the one I'm working for is part of. Dick Bruna (http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2006/04/25/250406_miffy_feature.shtml) is the creator and he and the owners of the chain (which is also called Bruna) are family.
It's fun, because Dick lives in the same neighborhood our store is in, and he passes our store while going to his nearby studio on his bike every day. He's over 80 but still works. He's a regular customer, and recently we gave away these little Miffies with every 5 Euro spend. My boss asked him if he was interested in them, and he said 'oh sure, I collect them for my grandchildren'.
He's the sweetest man you could ever meet, who leaves people smiling in his wake and I hope he'll stick around for a lot longer still.
Ok, that was a pretty random story, but it amused me :D
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Date: 2009-01-06 08:38 am (UTC)It's fun, because Dick lives in the same neighborhood our store is in, and he passes our store while going to his nearby studio on his bike every day. He's over 80 but still works. He's a regular customer, and recently we gave away these little Miffies with every 5 Euro spend. My boss asked him if he was interested in them, and he said 'oh sure, I collect them for my grandchildren'.
He's the sweetest man you could ever meet, who leaves people smiling in his wake and I hope he'll stick around for a lot longer still.
Ok, that was a pretty random story, but it amused me :D