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Notes from the truck
Cookie experiments, stop reports, fun finds from the book boxes, and the occasional memo from Colt. We post whenever we're not busy baking, so it's a little random!
- shade beats foot traffic Stop reportsWhy we keep going back to the bandshell
Shade, a flat place to park, and people who came to hang out. The three things that make a stop worth coming back to.
Read → - 39 westerns + 1 mystery BooksA box of westerns, and one that wasn't
We picked up a box of forty paperbacks. Thirty-nine were westerns. The fortieth turned out to be our favorite find of the summer.
Read → - pepper. in a cookie. yes! Kitchen notesIn defense of the cracked pepper cookie
Everybody makes the same face when they see it on the menu. Then they try it and come back for more. Here's why pepper belongs in a cookie.
Read → - the boxes were provoking me From ColtMemo: on the subject of the book boxes
Filed by our Chief Cookie Critic. Concerns cardboard, the hallway, and why nobody asked him first.
Read → - slow up hills, fast to charm Stop reportsWhat a 1979 box truck teaches you about patience
She's slow up hills, she's never quite level, and the back door has a mind of its own. We love her anyway.
Read → - pre-order next time!! Stop reportsThe Saturday we sold out way too early
Our best morning ever was also the morning we had to turn a bunch of people away. Here's what we changed so it doesn't happen to you.
Read → - books from $2! BooksHow buying books at the truck works
Books start at $2, you pay at the window, and the shelves change all the time. Here's everything you need to know before you browse.
Read → - exceeds expectations From ColtPerformance review, Q2
Self-assessed. Rated exceptional in napping, email review, and sitting on the laptop during inventory.
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