That box is so large that I can actually picture someone falling in upside down, feet in the air, trying to reach a specific car near the bottom. Lol 🙃
That would be me, lol. I've unpacked pallet boxes exactly like that at work and being 5'3" I always end up inside the box, unless I break the box up first.
Now right here we have an example of a man who has ZERO fear of hard work. Wish everyone was like Alex. This world would be SUCH a great place and run like a well oiled machine! Bravo Alex. You’re my hero! 💪🏻👍🏼❤️
I don't normally comment...but when you opened the connecting door to the new space, WOW. That floor is simply gorgeous! The new space looks wonderful. Good job!
Your pace is incredible. You look exhausted. Not only do you have so much on your plate - new home being built , auctions to arrange ,store sales before Christmas, and regular daily chores ,you take time to take us along. You are super-human. Thank you so very much. Take care of yourself, we care.
Bill looked like he was super relieved when you toldhim to open store back up...hah. I bought a comic store once in early 1980s...38,000 comic books in one lot , I know how you feel ..
The moment of hesitation re the hot chocolate was adorable. We could practically hear the wheels turning trying to calculate the depth of repercussions. Good on your choice. Store looking so great.
Suggestion to YOU and all people that drive a 2-wheel pick-up in snowy/icy weather......Go to Home Depot or somewhere you can find empty sand bags and buy 10 of them, then go to a cement plant or somewhere you can find SAND or small gravel and fill the sand bags, sew the top closed and put in the pickup bed over the top of the rear wheels...this will provide you added weight for traction and if you do happen to get into some ice and stuck, just break open one of the sand bags and throw either in front of or in back of the rear wheels, which ever way you are wanting to get un-stuck......
Guess if I came home from working all day and I had to clear the drive before eating dinner, I would be a tad annoyed.😬 That collection of hot wheels though, Wow!
Actually they brought it in further then many companies do. Many freight companies just do “curbside delivery” and the recipient is responsible to have a forklift or pallet jack ready to take over, once it’s off the truck.
I am actually having a lot of trouble watching these winter videos because of the snow . I came to this snowy part of the world after marrying my Canadian husband , and after experiencing handling three toddlers in winter ( children born very close together , no car ) I vowed that when I had no need to leave the house in winter I would not do so . I have managed to do that , but find that watching the work of living life in the snow is almost too much . It is such hard work . Imagine Christmas at the beach , barbecuing in swimsuits or light clothes . Children playing , running happily in and out of the water . Nana sitting under the umbrella beside napping baby , everyone chatting and eating . Well , need I say more !
Yikes what a job with all those dinky cars! We might pop in next week. I'm on the hunt for a yellow VW bug if it even exists and husband wants more of those amazing Canadian made T-Shirts. I love how your videos truly document wintertime in Alberta. We could hear the snow squeaking under your footsteps. That's when you know that it's really cold! Haha
Hopefully you're not too stiff & sore in the morning from that fall Alex! I sure would've had something to say to that delivery company for leaving the pallet in the open door. What if they caused serious damage?! Hope you found some nice treasures. 💕
OMG three teenagers in your house and you had to shovel!!! I can't believe the amount of hot wheels you have there. The delivery guys only have to drop parcels off at your door, I know because I have inquired after finding them sitting on the ground outside my door that is about 30 feet from the road. Amazingly no theft yet. I just wish they could at least ring the door bell so I know they were there. Best is Canada Post they sometimes don't leave the parcel but just the card and you then have to go get it even tho I was at home when they left the notification card. I love the choice of tile you picked so pretty.
In my area of the US, we call that a gaylord box and many times it is attached to a pallet. I used to work for a book company and we would get gaylord boxes filled with odd and end books. It was great fun rummaging through the box but it is deep! Good luck on your sorting!
If they are using a pallet jack.....you may want to invest in a mini ramp. They probably couldn't get the pallet jack over the lip by the door. And yes, as someone suggested, a piece of plywood to plunk a pallet down on those beautiful tiles, as well. You have such perseverance to go thru ALL THOSE HOT WHEELS in one day.....that was a bit overwhelming to even consider doing....lol
When my family lived in Berlin 20 years ago, I would visit a used book store that sold 'books by the kilo.' Literally. It was a single owner, private store. You got a basket to hang on your arm and could wander through the tables and shelves, throwing as many books in the basket as you wanted. At the register, they checked you out with a grocery scale and charged you by the kilo. I think it was 5 marks a kilo or so. One day I chatted with the owner about the merchandising plan. He said it actually worked great. No inventory records to speak of. No sorting beyond topic. No writing down tiles to see what sold or not. Everything was so cheap that people would actually leave with twice as many books as they would normally buy. I said there were actually some fairly valuable items on the tables. He said he knew there were. He would salt the stacks with them as bait. Kept people coming back and buying the minimum 5 mark per kilo rate. I'm thinking you could do something like that with the Hot Wheels. Like 10 for $20 or whatever. And salt the box with the odd valuable one to keep them digging. I bet you would empty that box in two weeks.
With 2 teenage boys living at home, that walk and drive should have been cleared before you got home. That would NOT have flown at my house growing up lol.
I've always loved antiques and collecting, even tho at this stage of my life all I want to do is downsize and get rid of more "stuff" to clean, house and worry about. 😊 Never thought I'd be so interested in watching someone go through their very ordinary day, but for those of us who desire to "collect" but don't want anymore "stuff", we get to live vicariously thru you Alex! Love looking at your beautiful store and seeing u go thru all these life-changing accomplishments as u set new goals and do whatever is necessary to achieve them! You deserve EVERYTHING coming your way and more! It's admirable the way u speak about your family and wanting to take care of them. 💞 Hard work, setting a goal and achieving it, knowing that nothing was handed to u bcuz u were willing to do the work...must bring so much satisfaction to your life. It is admirable to watch! 💪🏼🙌 Those baseball cards/hot wheels ought to put another "wing" on the house! 😂👍🏼 Best Wishes to u and yours for a blessed, safe, joyous holiday season. 🙏🏽 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎅💖✌🏼🙋🏼♀️
Many years ago, early 90s, I went to an auction at a hobby shop closing in Buffalo NY . I bought a few kit and tools etc then we went to the basement and there was a skid of Testors paint. I bid on it and won the skid for $20 then found out the lot included another 9 skids! Getting all that moved in the 2 days the auction company gave me was it’s own adventure lol
Hey, I live 5 min away from the Gourmet du Village headquarters in Morin-Heights, QC. They are one of the friendliest people I have had to deal with. I hope their products do well in your shop
You may already have these, but a set of Teflon gliders is amazingly useful for moving heavy objects across smooth floors. Just put one under each corner or edge and push. Great for furniture and other massive objects (like boxes of hot wheels)!
8 pm…my husband is retired UPS package truck driver from Detroit. It was a good day if he was home by 8 pm. The trucks had lousy heaters and were not well insulated. My children never had dinner with their father on a week night. He missed quite a few school functions as well. The neighbors would shovel the snow for us, thankful for their kindness. My father-in-law is from Canada but always on the prowl for a Gordy card. My children were not destructive with their toys. Oh how I regret selling my son’s Hot Wheels for a song. $5 for a boxful! All had their wheels, stickers, etc.
What a hard working chap you are, but at the end of this busy day you looked so very tired. I wish you well with your future sales and up coming auction. Love ❤ to you all from Hertford GB.
Alex, I sat on my rear all day and now I feel guilty seeing how very hard you worked. God bless Bill and Dave for helping you. Here's wishing you a "black" Christmas and lucrative auction.
WOW!! I hope you are ok after your fall. That pallet seemed overwhelming but you persevered, I'm glad you had some help also. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎄
Thankyou, Alex that was a very strange day off, when you run a business it is extremely hard to get a day off, sometimes you have to bite the bullet so to speak and have time with your family, you only have one family so do try to spend time with them.
Receiving a pallet of stock has put those tiles at risk to be broken. A concrete floor is probably out of the question. I would suggest a relatively thin piece of clean plywood, one that you could push a pallet on and would help to protect the tiles. Suggest cutting the plywood to a slightly smaller size than the pallet so shoppers won't trip or stub their toes on the plywood. It's just a thought.
WOW That is more Hot Wheels than I have ever seen in one place before. All brand new still in the box too. How wild. That is called Happy Hunting for real. Don't hurt yourself digging or moving the crate but have fun too. Take care and Merry Christmas lol
Alexander, I thought you had 2 Sons and a Daughter living at home. I could wield a snow shovel when I was Abbie’s age, and my brothers kept the occasional snows at bay as well.
Wow! I would never have expected a box that huge and unsealed to show up full of die-cast cars. Where did this even come from? Did someone sell off their entire collection? This is wild.
Hey for the snow in front of the shop and house, you might want to invest in a snowblower to save your back from pain and get it cleared off faster...jmo
Alex, I had to take a nap after watching this! All your hard work and the stress that I imagine went along with it, tired Me out! You are such a trooper and so inspirational. Thank you for this. Now the fun part begins.....have one of those hot chocolates...you deserve it!
Glad it's not that cold here in Colorado Springs. It's about +30 degrees F here...but...we have no electricity since about noon Wednesday from the giant wind storm. 😩
You should definitely invest in a pallet jack if you ever decide to do something like that again lol. Can't believe they left that pallet there like that 😳.
I can't imagine how you can manage the weather. It never snows where I live, only on one mountain that is 100 km away, and then they pray for enough to ski.
That box is so large that I can actually picture someone falling in upside down, feet in the air, trying to reach a specific car near the bottom. Lol 🙃
That would be me, lol. I've unpacked pallet boxes exactly like that at work and being 5'3" I always end up inside the box, unless I break the box up first.
Santa Claus and a chimney came to my mind.
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Who left the cars for you. Make a few toy donation for christmas.
Loved your text made me 😂 laugh 😂
If I had three kids and I came home after a long work day and the sidewalk wasn't shoveled I'd still have three kids but they'd live outside. ;)
Now right here we have an example of a man who has ZERO fear of hard work. Wish everyone was like Alex. This world would be SUCH a great place and run like a well oiled machine! Bravo Alex. You’re my hero! 💪🏻👍🏼❤️
Alexander, you are the busiest most productive man I've ever seen. Obviously your family's wellbeing is apparent.
I don't normally comment...but when you opened the connecting door to the new space, WOW. That floor is simply gorgeous! The new space looks wonderful. Good job!
Your pace is incredible. You look exhausted. Not only do you have so much on your plate - new home being built , auctions to arrange ,store sales before Christmas, and regular daily chores ,you take time to take us along. You are super-human. Thank you so very much. Take care of yourself, we care.
Wow, you work hard Alexander. I wish you great prosperity. You certainly earn it! May God bless you and your family. 🙂
Never get tired of Hans in your opening ! God bless y’all abundantly and stay safe and healthy!
I come here for the Canadian kindness - you don't disappoint.
What were they thinking with? Just leaving it there with the doors wide open in - 30! That’s nuts!
Bill looked like he was super relieved when you toldhim to open store back up...hah. I bought a comic store once in early 1980s...38,000 comic books in one lot , I know how you feel ..
The moment of hesitation re the hot chocolate was adorable. We could practically hear the wheels turning trying to calculate the depth of repercussions. Good on your choice. Store looking so great.
Suggestion to YOU and all people that drive a 2-wheel pick-up in snowy/icy weather......Go to Home Depot or somewhere you can find empty sand bags and buy 10 of them, then go to a cement plant or somewhere you can find SAND or small gravel and fill the sand bags, sew the top closed and put in the pickup bed over the top of the rear wheels...this will provide you added weight for traction and if you do happen to get into some ice and stuck, just break open one of the sand bags and throw either in front of or in back of the rear wheels, which ever way you are wanting to get un-stuck......
Then Alex will need to put a full sheet of plywood on top of the sandbags so it's easier to load and unload his treasures as he buys and sell.
Guess if I came home from working all day and I had to clear the drive before eating dinner, I would be a tad annoyed.😬
That collection of hot wheels though, Wow!
Alex finds 8000 hot wheels for the holiday season and yet our local wal-mart can’t get any.
Your example of a person needs to be copied by many in this world. Your giving spirit makes you shine!!
Your shop always looks so beautiful. Any antique store I have been into in the United States was dusty and crowded.
I'd have things to say to the shipping company about leaving that box where they did! I really hope your back is ok today after that fall!
ABSOLUTELY!! and in that weather!! unsecured from theft!! he better let them know.
Actually they brought it in further then many companies do. Many freight companies just do “curbside delivery” and the recipient is responsible to have a forklift or pallet jack ready to take over, once it’s off the truck.
@@brianhenry2385 I wondered if they didn't want to damage the floor.
I am actually having a lot of trouble watching these winter videos because of the snow . I came to this snowy part of the world after marrying my Canadian husband , and after experiencing handling three toddlers in winter ( children born very close together , no car ) I vowed that when I had no need to leave the house in winter I would not do so . I have managed to do that , but find that watching the work of living life in the snow is almost too much . It is such hard work . Imagine Christmas at the beach , barbecuing in swimsuits or light clothes . Children playing , running happily in and out of the water . Nana sitting under the umbrella beside napping baby , everyone chatting and eating . Well , need I say more !
I guess the kids should get shovels for Christmas, (hint, hint) ;)
Alex, I do hope you got some good rest after that day off.
Alex the store looks wonderful, I love the way you decorated it 👍
The extension looks great. Love how you pull individual pieces together and create great design.
When you get your drive way and side walk built at your new house have it with inbeded heat elements so you don't have to worry about shoveling snow.
Yikes what a job with all those dinky cars! We might pop in next week. I'm on the hunt for a yellow VW bug if it even exists and husband wants more of those amazing Canadian made T-Shirts. I love how your videos truly document wintertime in Alberta. We could hear the snow squeaking under your footsteps. That's when you know that it's really cold! Haha
Love to see the customers going through the box.
Hopefully you're not too stiff & sore in the morning from that fall Alex! I sure would've had something to say to that delivery company for leaving the pallet in the open door. What if they caused serious damage?! Hope you found some nice treasures. 💕
Your day off makes my head spin! I hope you didn’t hurt your back from the fall. Tomorrow is a new day😊🎄🎄🎄
Having 2-3 four wheel furniture carts… the ones with carpet on top.
They sure come in handy when someone drops a pallet off.
What a busy day you had Alex, but of course you handled it like a pro. 👍🏻
OMG three teenagers in your house and you had to shovel!!! I can't believe the amount of hot wheels you have there. The delivery guys only have to drop parcels off at your door, I know because I have inquired after finding them sitting on the ground outside my door that is about 30 feet from the road. Amazingly no theft yet. I just wish they could at least ring the door bell so I know they were there. Best is Canada Post they sometimes don't leave the parcel but just the card and you then have to go get it even tho I was at home when they left the notification card. I love the choice of tile you picked so pretty.
In my area of the US, we call that a gaylord box and many times it is attached to a pallet. I used to work for a book company and we would get gaylord boxes filled with odd and end books. It was great fun rummaging through the box but it is deep! Good luck on your sorting!
If they are using a pallet jack.....you may want to invest in a mini ramp. They probably couldn't get the pallet jack over the lip by the door. And yes, as someone suggested, a piece of plywood to plunk a pallet down on those beautiful tiles, as well. You have such perseverance to go thru ALL THOSE HOT WHEELS in one day.....that was a bit overwhelming to even consider doing....lol
I love your store! And I love old vintage things! I love watching your videos!!
When my family lived in Berlin 20 years ago, I would visit a used book store that sold 'books by the kilo.' Literally. It was a single owner, private store. You got a basket to hang on your arm and could wander through the tables and shelves, throwing as many books in the basket as you wanted. At the register, they checked you out with a grocery scale and charged you by the kilo. I think it was 5 marks a kilo or so.
One day I chatted with the owner about the merchandising plan. He said it actually worked great. No inventory records to speak of. No sorting beyond topic. No writing down tiles to see what sold or not. Everything was so cheap that people would actually leave with twice as many books as they would normally buy.
I said there were actually some fairly valuable items on the tables. He said he knew there were. He would salt the stacks with them as bait. Kept people coming back and buying the minimum 5 mark per kilo rate.
I'm thinking you could do something like that with the Hot Wheels. Like 10 for $20 or whatever. And salt the box with the odd valuable one to keep them digging. I bet you would empty that box in two weeks.
I subconsciously changed my plans, thinking the roads were too slippery. I then remembered roads are safe (??) in Albuquerque.
You sure do work hard.. No rest for the entrepreneurs! Hope you didn't mess up your back taking that spill at the shop. Thanks for sharing
Wow! That is a ton of toy cars! I don't think I have ever seen that many in a large box.
With 2 teenage boys living at home, that walk and drive should have been cleared before you got home. That would NOT have flown at my house growing up lol.
Yeah, don't understand that.
Very nice layout...easy to navigate.
Wow that was quite a delivery but still must be fun to dig through it all
Great video, thanks for sharing your day. Good luck and have fun!
I've always loved antiques and collecting, even tho at this stage of my life all I want to do is downsize and get rid of more "stuff" to clean, house and worry about. 😊 Never thought I'd be so interested in watching someone go through their very ordinary day, but for those of us who desire to "collect" but don't want anymore "stuff", we get to live vicariously thru you Alex! Love looking at your beautiful store and seeing u go thru all these life-changing accomplishments as u set new goals and do whatever is necessary to achieve them! You deserve EVERYTHING coming your way and more! It's admirable the way u speak about your family and wanting to take care of them. 💞 Hard work, setting a goal and achieving it, knowing that nothing was handed to u bcuz u were willing to do the work...must bring so much satisfaction to your life. It is admirable to watch! 💪🏼🙌 Those baseball cards/hot wheels ought to put another "wing" on the house! 😂👍🏼 Best Wishes to u and yours for a blessed, safe, joyous holiday season. 🙏🏽 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎅💖✌🏼🙋🏼♀️
Many years ago, early 90s, I went to an auction at a hobby shop closing in Buffalo NY . I bought a few kit and tools etc then we went to the basement and there was a skid of Testors paint. I bid on it and won the skid for $20 then found out the lot included another 9 skids! Getting all that moved in the 2 days the auction company gave me was it’s own adventure lol
Yep, we put our windshield wipers up when we’re expecting snow, too. ❄️⛄️❄️
Hey, I live 5 min away from the Gourmet du Village headquarters in Morin-Heights, QC. They are one of the friendliest people I have had to deal with. I hope their products do well in your shop
Oh my goodness! I am so upset about that shipping company!! Hope you didn’t mess up your back again!
I would gladly join you via video DAILY on your adventures! It never gets old! 👍
That was fun following you - and interesting to see all that you do. Thank you.
Your energy level is inspiring . . . I say as I sit here sipping hot tea. ♥️ Seriously ya’ll are AmAzInG! ♥️
You may already have these, but a set of Teflon gliders is amazingly useful for moving heavy objects across smooth floors. Just put one under each corner or edge and push. Great for furniture and other massive objects (like boxes of hot wheels)!
💘LOVE that table and chair set❣️
8 pm…my husband is retired UPS package truck driver from Detroit. It was a good day if he was home by 8 pm. The trucks had lousy heaters and were not well insulated. My children never had dinner with their father on a week night. He missed quite a few school functions as well. The neighbors would shovel the snow for us, thankful for their kindness. My father-in-law is from Canada but always on the prowl for a Gordy card. My children were not destructive with their toys. Oh how I regret selling my son’s Hot Wheels for a song. $5 for a boxful! All had their wheels, stickers, etc.
Good luck Alex. The hunt is the best part of the fun, as you know.
Wow Alex! Your days working are easier than your days off!!!
Thank you for this video and for your work ethic!!! Wow can't believe there were so many hot wheels
My lord what a day for you I hope you make ALOT of money on those hot wheels and your auction items God Bless you and yours!!!
What a hard working chap you are, but at the end of this busy day you looked so very tired. I wish you well with your future sales and up coming auction. Love ❤ to you all from Hertford GB.
Very intense day off indeed. Sorting through thousands of HW BP, that's the thrill. I really enjoyed the video.
Hi Alex 🙋🏽. I've never seen that many Hot Wheels cars in my life ‼️ WOW 😃
Great video Brother Alexander. Never a dull moment in the life of Alexander. Thanks for sharing Your Adventures 😀 👍 ♥️ 🇨🇦🇺🇸🌎🎉🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉💯💯
Wow, what a haul. As someone who has 10k hotwheels that’s a good 12k box if not more.
Ho, ho, ho, -- ask and he shall receive !- but not always what you had in mind, or where you wanted it. The joy of stock checking.
Whew! What a day, Alex!
Wow, what a day you had! Glad it all worked out for you. Now get some rest! 🤗👍
Looking forward to see the video on the crowds! Have fuN!
Alex, I sat on my rear all day and now I feel guilty seeing how very hard you worked. God bless Bill and Dave for helping you. Here's wishing you a "black" Christmas and lucrative auction.
What an incredible bunch of cars. You do work very hard dealing with the treasures that comes into your incredible store. Now, get some rest!
WOW!! I hope you are ok after your fall. That pallet seemed overwhelming but you persevered, I'm glad you had some help also. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎄
Being in the Edmonton area I know how bad the weather was when you were dealing with all this. You are a super hard working man.
Thankyou, Alex that was a very strange day off, when you run a business it is extremely hard to get a day off, sometimes you have to bite the bullet so to speak and have time with your family, you only have one family so do try to spend time with them.
Congratulations on getting through the day 🤗😂🤗😂
Love ❤Sue 🎄🎄🎄🇬🇧🎄🎄🎄
Receiving a pallet of stock has put those tiles at risk to be broken. A concrete floor is probably out of the question. I would suggest a relatively thin piece of clean plywood, one that you could push a pallet on and would help to protect the tiles. Suggest cutting the plywood to a slightly smaller size than the pallet so shoppers won't trip or stub their toes on the plywood. It's just a thought.
Thanks for taking us along!
WOW That is more Hot Wheels than I have ever seen in one place before. All brand new still in the box too. How wild. That is called Happy Hunting for real. Don't hurt yourself digging or moving the crate but have fun too. Take care and Merry Christmas lol
Alexander, I thought you had 2 Sons and a Daughter living at home. I could wield a snow shovel when I was Abbie’s age, and my brothers kept the occasional snows at bay as well.
So many cool hot wheels! Hope your okay after your fall!
Wow! I would never have expected a box that huge and unsealed to show up full of die-cast cars. Where did this even come from? Did someone sell off their entire collection? This is wild.
WTG 8000 Hot Wheels are 10 year old me dreams come true, not for resale just a collection.
Really wish we lived there to check out the cars. My son would love to dig through it!
Hey for the snow in front of the shop and house, you might want to invest in a snowblower to save your back from pain and get it cleared off faster...jmo
He has two teenage sons that are bigger than him.
Man I would love to go through all that ! What a dream lol
Wow, I’m exhausted just watching. What a day you had, thanks for sharing with us
Alex, I had to take a nap after watching this! All your hard work and the stress that I imagine went along with it, tired Me out! You are such a trooper and so inspirational.
Thank you for this. Now the fun part begins.....have one of those hot chocolates...you deserve it!
Glad it's not that cold here in Colorado Springs. It's about +30 degrees F here...but...we have no electricity since about noon Wednesday from the giant wind storm. 😩
sticking your wipers up is a fantastic trick that I didn't learn until adult hood
Alex you are such a hard worker, I appreciate everything you do for your family, and you you tuber followers. Bless
It was awesome looking through the box! Lots of neat items!
Hopefully, the Mod Bod '67 Camaro at 15:57 got put in an extra special pile. That tinted window variation is fairly sought after.
Yes, that was put in the “good stuff” pile! I have that camaro too, i will have to see if its got tinted windows… 🤔
Wow! Matchbox cars forever. Great score..😎😎😎😎😎
Enjoyed. Wow at all the cars! Exciting.
Merry Christmas to you and yours. I hope all goes well in the year to come. You are an inspiration.
You should definitely invest in a pallet jack if you ever decide to do something like that again lol. Can't believe they left that pallet there like that 😳.
You definitely got my attention with the hot wheels.
I can't imagine how you can manage the weather. It never snows where I live, only on one mountain that is 100 km away, and then they pray for enough to ski.
You should put a heated driveway in at your new house so you don’t have to shovel as much snow! My boss has one and he said it’s a back saver.
Oh my gosh! What an exhausting day to even just watch. 🥺
Great day off, Alex. ☮️💜
Take care of you and yours.
You are such a hard worker!!