“You had me at ‘hello’”
-- Renee Zellweger in “Jerry Maguire”
On November 15, 1983, Flick & Pics opened its
doors for business for the first time. On that day, it was just
me and my cousin Rhonda-- who was celebrating her 24th
birthday-- who stood behind the counter to greet our first
customers. On the other half of the store was a gift shop
(Etc., Etc.) filled with chocolates, small novelty toys and
non-alcoholic beverages that my Aunt Eloise ran in order
to help defray our lease costs at the time.
If I remember correctly, the first person to walk
through the door that day was a sweet woman named
Betty Doerr. She didn’t end up renting anything. She was
just investigating the new business that had opened. She
spent a good 10 minutes chatting with us that afternoon. It
was then that I realized we had come to the right place at
the right time. Eugene was the kind of community that my
wife, Claudia, and I had been searching for to raise our
three young children– Cody, Alissa and newly-born Sarah.
Flicks & Pics was open from 10 am to 10 pm that
day and we made all of $95.81 in those 12 hours. But
despite the small revenues, I knew in my heart that our
business was going to be okay and that my family would
not have to worry about putting food on the table.
For the next 23 years-plus, it has been our family’s
distinct pleasure and honor to serve this community. If we
could, we would thank each and every person that has
passed through our store’s doors personally. Since that is
impossible, we would like to say here and now...
Thank you for your loyalty. Thank you for your sup-
port. Thank you for your kindness. And thank you for your
friendship. We will miss you all.
With Sincere Fondness and Gratitude,
The Mendonca’s
Dave, Claudia, Cody, Alissa & Sarah
“Here’s looking at you, kid”
--Humphrey Bogart in ”Casablanca”
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