Boyd Pridmore is a man of many ideas and endless energy! He is an entrepreneur, from “Jesus is the Reason for the Season” yard signs to “Flabalsawood” Hiking Sticks, castor oil remedies to the Nail -Saver Key Keeper. Boyd sees a need for something and figures out a way to make it happen! Retired from the phone company, and never one to sit around much, Boyd has made a new career of keeping himself busy. He embodies the age old adage:  If you don’t use it, from body to mind, you lose it!

A regular visitor to The General Store, always with new ideas just waiting for the avenue to make them become reality, Boyd’s inventions are also a part of our local offerings. Beginning around November, we carry his “Jesus is the Reason for the Season” signs that he designed in 2005. In his design for getting as many signs as possible out, the double-sided coroplast signs (with stand) sell for his cost of only $3.00. Once only a locally offered item, hand delivered by Boyd, they are now available nation-wide (although, he has succombed to mail delivery!)

Available year-round, his self-trademarked Flabalsawood hiking sticks are handcrafted, surprisingly lightweight and make a great gift for those outdoorsy types, better yet, they are made from a renewable source readily available in Florida – castor bean trees/weeds! These works sell for $20-$25.

One of his best sellers at The General Store is the Nail-Saver Key Keeper. This is an item that does exactly as it’s name implies – saves fingernails from the perils of keyrings! Simple in design and use, yet highly effective. Recently I was demonstrating the Nail-Saver to a customer who told me, in her deepest Southern charm, “Dahlin’ I don’t need one of those, my husband takes care of that stuff” to which he quickly responded “I’ll take two!” Well, she was right, he did take care of it!

Boyd, in his true entrepeneurial spirit and hopes of getting his invention out to the public, is offering a GENERAL STORE SPECIAL for the month of June:

BUY ONE NAIL-SAVER KEY KEEPER for $2.25, GET ONE FREE!

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