Homeowners Dave and Sandy Lindenberg have put Jiffy Meals & Video in Brandon up on the market after 36 years in enterprise.
Jiffy Meals & Video opened in Brandon (1987) on Friday, July 13. It was a busy time within the Lindenberg home, because the couple had only in the near past bought married a couple of months earlier in February.
In dialog with bdnmb.ca earlier at present, Dave stated he is able to retire and desires to move the enterprise on to a different entrepreneur. Since posting the enterprise on the market earlier within the month he has already acquired a number of affords for the lengthy standing enterprise.
Whereas the comfort retailer is greatest recognized for it’s massive number of magazines, popcorn, and because the dwelling of the “LA Squishy”, it very nicely can also have been one of many final locations in Brandon the place you could possibly hire a film. Over time, the enterprise went by a number of renovations and product choices together with flowers, CD’s & cassettes, a sports activities card counter, sizzling meals, and arcade video games.
Dave and Sandy don’t have any fast plans in retirement. He stated what he’ll most concerning the enterprise is the shoppers and his day by day interactions with them.
One factor he stated he gained’t miss as a lot is the day by day grind of coming into the shop to open after which returning later that night to shut the store down. “Having to be on the retailer so early each morning, I missed quite a lot of household breakfasts and lunches over time however was capable of make up for it within the evenings and supper instances” he advised bdnmb.ca. “It’s been an excellent run.”
