October is always a busy month at Carpet Express. Our annual golf tournamet, locally know as the Mike Jones Invitational, was a great success. About 50 Carpet Express employees and suppliers enjoyed a beautiful Thursday afternoon at Knob North Golf Course, testing our golfing skills. Don Martin of Beaulieu was low individual with a 69, while the team of Bin Lin (CFS), Brian Sloan (Mannington), Ken Julian (R.A. Siegel) and myself took top team honors. What a great American tradition to conduct business on the golf course on a Thursday afternoon.
Business remains a little soft, but we feel very fortunate at Carpet Express. Personal service, great prices, and a lot of hard work continue to be our game plan to get through these tough times. It seems we’re in a very over-built housing cycle that will take some time to correct. There is not a quick fix, and neither presidential candidate offers much hope. I hate to think it’s up to our federal government to get us back on track, but hopefully oil will continue to fall, credit will loosen, employment will stabilize, the stock market will go up, and home prices will rise. I know this is wishful thinking, but it is very important to keep a positive attitude.
At Carpet Express, we plan to finish this year strong. Our residential and commercial customer base continues to expand, and our Floor-Tek Installation is doing well. We strive to earn — and keep — the confidence of our customers. We are bullish on America and look forward to many more great years.
In closing, I can’t help but express my disappointment in not making the Halloween costume finals. My dramatization of the guy getting hit by Anthony Kim’s errant golf shot at the Tour Championship should have brought home the money.
