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Billiards,e darts supply store aims for
Denny Scott
signal -star staff
Bill Don is no stranger to busi-
ness in the Goderich area, and he is
putting what he learned as owner
of Sunset Blinds to practice in his
new business, Bluewater Billiards
and Darts.
Don, who has been retired for
several years, has decided to come
back to the business world to fol-
low a passion that he started to pur-
sue while running Sunset Blinds,
and hopes to now sell billiards and
gaming supplies as a full-time gig.
"This was always a passion of
mine," he explained. "To open
something like this. It's needed in
this part of the country.
Don explained that, like many
of the new businesses that have
opened up in the Business Im-
provement Area, the closest place
you can find similar products to his
is London, or Walkerton, and he
feels Goderich needs access to the
products he off .
Whether a shopper is looking for
a new dart board, a new pool table,
or any of the necessary accessories
for the games associated, Don be-
lieves he has the market cornered,
and he believes that the market is
going to become a more lucrative
one due to current financial situa-
tions.
"With the economy the way it
is, people are looking for more
in-home entertainment. We're see-
ing a tremendous amount of dart
leagues getting going. Not only at
places like the Legion, but in a lot
of the parks, like Pine Lake as an
example. They are certainly into
setting up dart leagues," he said.
He also said that many people
want accessories for the leagues
they are in, and because of that,
personalized darts and personal-
ized pool equipment are a big part
of his business.
"Its amazing the number of pool
tables that are in the area as well,
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for example, the Candlelight has
a .pool league... What is big is our
pool cues. They vary from the least
expensive around the $50 mark,
and climb up to the $300 range."
The store offers mostly residen-
tial gaming solutions, but can order
in any billiards or darts equipment
needed.
"We have the availability of do-
ing commercial, but 95 per cent
is really tesidential, and that is, of
course for the pool tables. The ac-
cessory market is the big part of
the business, and that is everything
from pool cues to sets of balls, all
the accessories that you would
need for your pool table."
Don said that, like any business,
a lot of his current success is due
to watching what sells and what
doesn't, and adjusting his sales ac-
cordingly.
He explained that they are in the
business of new tables, but they
also help customers with older ta-
bles through refurbishing, like re -
felting. They can also arrange for
the moving of tables as well.
As far as their new product goes,
Don explained that he deals exclu-
sively with Oihausen Billiards pool
tables, provided by Billiard Whole-
salers in Kitchener. The warehouse
has many models in stock. There
is a catalogue available on the
companies Web site, http://www.
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For the future, Don will be ex-
panding into card and board games
for older generations.
"We are looking at a line of
board games and card games
geared more to the teen to adult
age group. We will offer games
such as Pokeno, backgammon,
ma jong, and euchre. We'll also be
selling poker products, including
poker sets, .poker chips, and poker
tables," he said.
This expansion is due to the
good business that the store has
experienced thus far, which started
with a great Christmas season.
Anyone interested in setting up
their rec roan with a new dart-
board ora pool set can call the
store at (519) 440-5038, or visit at
81 Hamilton Street, just beside the
Goderich Tourism building.
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