We received the Inc 5000 congrats letter today. We moved up to number 1119 nationwide. From 2008 to 2009 (our 12th year in existence) we experienced an 80% increase in sales.
Thanks to all of our customers in Austin and beyond and to all our fantastic employees that make this company the great place it is.
Our own Ryan Dennis is in Guam with his band Drum Jam for a month long tour. They are playing a variety of venues including US Military bases. While he is out circumventing the globe we will miss his creative genius here at home. When Ryan isn’t wowing audiences worldwide he focuses his creativity on Discount Electronics. Ryan makes our print ads, designs the signs for Read the rest of this entry »
Looks like Discount Electronics (nor anyone else) will be giving Austin air travelers free WiFi. The contract airport officials signed with Boingo will likely prevent any long term fee Internet from happening until either 2013 or 2018. Read more: http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/05/17/story2.html?ana=e_ph
After years of captivity the Discount Electronics mouse is free again. At the suggestion of Bobby Michael Rains we moved him from inside the Anderson Lane store to the top of the pole sign some 35 feet in the air.
Last night 13 of the girls from Discount Electronics partook of Austin’s wildest party of the year, Carnival Brasileiro. I think we will make it an annual affair. Thanks to Longhorn Limos for the use of the longest Hummer I have ever seen.
At the suggestion of Michael Rains, Mighty Mouse will be returning to the great outdoors. Five years ago our beloved mascot was severely damaged in a hail storm. Since his restoration he has been held captive inside the Anderson Lane store suspended from the ceiling. But thanks to Michael, Mighty Mouse will be atop our new pole sign within weeks.
After years of working in just about every position imaginable at Discount Electronics Alissa (aka Raggedy Ann) is off to San Fransisco to chase her dreams. I have no doubt she will be successful at whatever she does.
We sent her off from Fado Thursday and closed the place down. Stay tunned for photos of that.
Good luck Alissa.
