I'm Opening A Bookshop! Big Unboxing for the Miniature Truck Bookmobile!

I've never opened this many boxes at once. I can't believe I'm opening a bookshop. AHH!
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[@ArielBissett]

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[@agresticumbra]

Yay! I'm so excited for you, Ariel, and I would joyfully stamp your bags. Repetitive activities like that are brain-pleasure things.

[@threewaystreet]

i'm so pumped, i love the enamel pins! where do you even order something like that from?!

[@biteofdog]

Paint the truck in the colors of your favorite book cover!

[@bellamin4549]

@@threewaystreetcame here to ask the same thing!

[@kia-er2po]

You could do a shelf with used box too! I think that will be great, as there a bit more cheap for some and protect the environment a bit

[@meh_im_a_sheep6018]

Pls make a video where you load up the mini truck with all the books and you can go through each book or each section

[@jasmijnzielman]

Yes! It’s a need.

[@alinegr]

Pleeeeeaaaase ❤❤❤❤

[@manonvo8615]

Yes pleeease, that would be so fun

[@hikkinikkih]

Great idea

[@teresat52]

I would, no joke, be so devastated if she didn't

[@anjelicaroses_]

i also love the idea of your license plate as a bookmark. it’s so cute and memorable

[@anjelicaroses_]

aha the pin!! i should’ve finished watching before commenting lol

[@RainbowSunny1]

Still! Such a good idea!

[@SyMpHOny893]

still a great idea!!

[@nicolang7577]

It might be fun to have a 'subscriber recs' where you can pick someone who follows you to have their own self every few months! I would love that!!

[@user-iz3ss5rb3z]

thats amazing!

[@remymia]

i don’t remember what it’s called but i love when book stores have books wrapped up and it’s like a lucky dip!

[@MLiesel]

@@remymiaWe’ve had something like that at my library, and they called it “blind date with a book”

[@thechickincharge1073]

FABULOUS idea!!

[@maryefird9910]

You are living your dreams and chasing your joy, and I am so happy for you!

[@ArielBissett]

Thank you Mary 🥲

[@shawnaholloway5969]

I am so jealous of anyone who gets to visit your truck. ❤

[@tiachu]

Ahhhh, the branding is SOOOO cute and intentional, I love that!!!

[@Yonti_]

The colors are PERFECT. I'm curious who designed everything!

[@ArielBissett]

Thank you!! 🙈

[@that_silly_ginger]

Bookseller here! If any of the books that you ordered come damaged, you should be able to get a replacement from the publisher. More often than not, they don't even need you to return the damaged copy (and then you can discount the damaged copy). But if you need to make returns, it should be relatively easy to do so. You can even return books that don't sell!

[@EmzieEvs]

I work on the distribution side of books and just want to add you should be able to request more packaging for the replacement of the fancy copy of LOTR or books like that that came damaged! I work for an indie distributor & we would def do that but I can’t be sure about the bigger ones 🤞🏻

[@that_silly_ginger]

@@EmzieEvs yeahhh, more often than not, it just seems like bigger distributor workers are trying to meet a daily quota and move too fast. I totally understand it, but bigger distributors just tend to have less quality control over their packaging.

[@KristanShuford]

Highly recommend checking out nearby farmers markets to drive your truck to. I used to have a small stationery shop and would do all kind of markets and craft fairs and events. Farmers markets were always my favorite because they tend to have a real sense of community between vendors and they tend to have regular customers who return weekly. They also are usually co-op run and have lower vendor fees.

[@Nasalkeihpos]

I do enjoy the fact that you’ll do a you curated book-car. You can’t do it all and not everyone will like your books but you know you like them all

[@heidiclark10]

Quick note about accessibility: blind people cannot input pins into card readers without buttons - the machine should come with a plastic overlay which will allow a blind person to use it as if it has button so please don’t throw it away! My mum is blind and no longer goes to some of her favourite shops because she cannot use the card readers when it asks for a pin and they did not keep the overlay. I know you will want to make you ✨glorious✨ book truck as accessible as possible 💚 your progress is so exciting!!

[@helenm1085]

I hope this isn't a rude question, but are blind people going to be buying books? (I mean I love reading to other people, so I can see how there are ways to enjoy books without physically reading them) Edit: oh I suppose buying books for other people is a thing too! I'm going to leave my original question there though cause I feel like it's one that other people might have too.

[@hazelmeldrum5860]

Book shops also sell other "bits" and they buy books as presents . However I think she is pointing out that all shop owners should keep the overlay

[@lyraserpentine894]

@@helenm1085 Do Canadians not have braille?

[@TheYasmineFlower]

@@helenm1085 Also gonna add that bookshops offer other items as well, such as audiobooks on CDs, some decor, bookmarks, DVDs, some have music CDs... so there's a lot blind people can buy in bookshops besides physical books!

[@helenm1085]

@@lyraserpentine894 I guess I was assuming that in a tiny portable bookshop you might not stock books in braille... But perhaps she should? It's hard as a small business to think of and implement all of the accessibility tools out there, but keeping the overlay for your card reader is an easy one! (Another cool accessibility things I just thought of is that a portable bookshop could offer home visits??)

[@giselleescobedo6109]

One thing I love about Miss Bissett is that if a dream gets in her head, no matter how big or crazy, she goes and gets it done!! Congratulations, Ariel!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@erinnorris]

Definitely reach out to companies about damages! I worked for a small greeting card biz and most places will credit you back and send a return label for any damaged goods if they want them back. If external cartons are damaged, it's often helpful to provide photos so they can file a claim with the carrier, and most places like to see a photo of any damaged goods anyway. And I'm sure you know this, but be sure to check in anything you receive against packing slips and make sure your orders are complete - no mis-ships, you weren't invoiced for anything you didn't get, etc. It happens so frequently when ordering at scale!

[@suebraid2480]

I'm so excited for you!!!! My husband and I run a Free Little Library and it is one of the BEST things we have ever done. We especially love the children in our community who come regularly and hopefully we have helped to launch many readers into the world. 🥰🥰🤩🤩

[@garrettshoughton9886]

Hey in terms of kids books, you should get the book called “Moose’s book bus” by Inga Moore!!!! It’s about a moose who drives a book bus 😄

[@kimesch9698]

How perfect!

[@kalikuz]

Because of you my friend and I bought a kei truck and are also doing a mobile book shop. Sanding it today to get it painted up!

[@jesa9876]

You give so much joy, especially when you laugh with glee. Wishing you all good things with your cute mobile bookshop.📚

[@Chareads]

This is so exciting!! Hope everything goes well on Sunday 📚❤️

[@ArielBissett]

Thanks Char!! ♥️

[@lavenderm]

you should sell an artsy version of those license plates as merch!!!

[@toniat.1738]

The license plate pin is so so cuuute! What a dream to have your own bookshop, and such an interesting idea for it to be a book truck. Also, the categories of the shelves are awesome, not the basic genres, so interesting! I'm looking forward to seeing the truck when it's ready, I'm sure it's going to be so sweet.

[@Glub2]

Ariel's little "heheheh" when she talks about things she loves is so reminiscent of how I myself express joy towards my interests lmao, I just had an "aha" moment where I wish we were irl friends

[@littleviolagirl]

Ok but like the idea of a bookworm partnered up with a library technician sounds like a romance novel I'd want to read!

[@AltukhovaMarina]

Oh it would be so cool if the top of your truck could be like your logo covered with an open book - an open book roof top!! ❤❤

[@raphynette]

I’d love a behind the scenes of how to set up accounts with publishers/distributors when you’re a newcomer in the bizz, it looks fascinating!

[@yokonamigaara]

There is a whole world of beautiful puzzles if you ever decide you want to expand that section!

[@sylvanaire]

I bought a LOT of puzzles at the start of the pandemic & I still haven’t put them all together yet, but my favorite brand so far is Ingooood wooden jigsaw puzzles. They are sturdy & they have numbers on the back of each piece so if you get stuck & can’t complete the picture, you can turn them over & get help, lol.

[@jordynoleymom]

Books and puzzles are a perfect combination! Two of my favorite things!!

[@jamila0019]

Just a recommendation, for anyone who might not want the stamp on their books maybe a cardstock with the stamp (like a photocard sized cardstock paper) might be a good alternative to give out!

[@joyindrelie6715]

Like....a bookmark?

[@hpkitch7356]

And it could be a bookmark as well

[@ashleys8197]

@@joyindrelie6715probably more like a business card size. My Dad does that with his business

[@thisispaulab]

I love the idea of making a post card with the licence plate and the stamp on the back

[@localbestie]

I'm not even joking when I say that every time I've opened KZbin for the past few days I was sad that there was no new Ariel Bissett video. I just love "sitting with you" and watching your lovely cozy videos!

[@carolchambers7527]

The birdhouse logo would be really cute with wheels.

[@nicoleroles2018]

I love your excitement! You could add a suggestion box to your truck where people can suggest their favorite reads for you to stock!

[@letitiajohnson6987]

B BOOKS would have also been a good plate. For Bissett Books 😁

[@SkySpiral8]

I was thinking the same thing

[@brelouise4086]

Um this is amazing! We need a whole video of setting up the book-mobile!!!!

[@zoeh9089]

Ariel at some point you HAVE to take the bookmobile on a great Newfoundland adventure! Hop on the ferry North Sydney to Argentia and drive to St. John's (and the tiny outports along the way!). It totally fits the vibe of NL, and we're bustling with tourists in the summer who definitely would be so excited to buy a book for their holiday. We actually have no independent bookshop here selling new books, just chapters, so we need you to visit!!

[@baay81]

"I'm the staff" :))) Love this. What fun!

[@KerliaRockwood]

LIVING THE DREAM! One step closer to the beast’s library we as saw as wee girls. lol living vicariously through you! What a fun journey!!!

[@madzabinga8382]

Happy to see children's books included. Picture books still catch my eye!

[@hollyjollycalli]

as a bookseller, it’s really fun to watch you discover the art of book selling and alllllll the weird things publishers do (like send a book in a box by itself). i hope to visit the mini truck some day!

[@jangriffiths8013]

So happy for you on this adventure! You are PERFECT for this "job"! Congratulations!

[@mrspickle8285]

Good luck with this endeavor it sounds so fun. One thing to think about you might want to get a portable gazebo to cover over the top of the truck just in case bad weather or hot weather hits. That way you can stay under it, your precious books will be safe and your customers will be protected and encouraged to spend more time invested in your book shop....

[@rissjohnson3308]

She definitely needs to do this! Great idea

[@nannybells]

This video was so much fun, i love the idea of a very curated bookshop ❤

[@KarenPuzzles]

I was watching this video and enjoying it, and then my ears perked up when you said puzzles. If you can get some from Eeboo, I think they would also fit the vibe of your truck!

[@karenstairs8273]

I am so excited for your new adventure! Sell those books!!

[@KirimaraShakugan]

I have the feeling that the mini truck would look amazing if you would paint different parts in different colours and use the colours of your logo (orange, blue and red). Maybe you could paint the roof to look like a giant book was put on top of there. A book roof would be an special feature.

[@EchoLanding]

There is a bright blue mini truck that looks just like yours that visits my library on a regular basis and I always think of you when I see it.

[@pcoristi]

Great use of that stamp on those bags!

[@ebrukson]

I LOVE that your passion comes through in every video you do. House related, book related, whatever! Your joy around the work you do is so evident. Thank you for your positive energy :)

[@msguthrie]

As a NS girlie, I'm so excited for Bissett Books!!

[@KelseyL22]

I'm a bookseller in Scotland! I love watching you set up for this adventure! So inspiring!

[@micaela_c]

I was surprised but not surprised at how much I enjoyed this video, your joy and passion towards what you love is always contagious and what makes your videos so great!

[@kiaraharris1150]

I loved seeing you so excited and happy about this new adventure of yours.

[@amysoukup6970]

The Blue Castle is one of my favorite books ever! I am happy you are getting it out there to more people.

[@Sngkabbalah]

I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! ❤🎉 Wishing you the best !

[@taylersherstone8582]

Whenever I do pop ups one of my favourite things is to thrift cool vintage gift bags to put the items in!

[@suriel333]

YAY! Oh how I wish I lived in Nova Scotia to visit your truck and support Bissett Books. BUT, I can/will visit!! I'm so happy and excited for you, Ariel!

[@sweetsar04]

This is so fun! I look forward to seeing the updated mobile shop!

[@melaniehellum1281]

Good fun. Getting books is one of my favorite things to do. My library is bulging. This video reminded me of getting books from the catalogue that came to my school. Your books come to your class and they are handed out. Hope this works out to be a great adventure.

[@twinnish]

Living the dream, Ariel! Congratulations on this new adventure. 🌻

[@EllieMcHale1]

I am so excited for you! this has always been a dream of mine and I celebrate people doing this.

[@Inigma127]

Yeeeeah! Heart stopper is amazing! Congrats on getting your first event, best of luck

[@quinnshipton]

I am SO excited for you. I'm a bookseller but something like this is my dream!

[@savannahd1457]

I love a good paper journal. I use one to keep track of books I've read and my thoughts about them. It would be really cool to have one with your logo or stamp on the front.💕

[@Kate-mp3du]

So excited for you! Visiting this truck is now a bucket list item for me

[@marie513]

So excitiiiiing! Thank you for sharing the process/journey with us!

[@adventuresofindigo3790]

So awesome to see you so excited and that you know your vision so clearly! Loving it that you're riding the waves of "bumps in the road" and just keeping on keeping on! Super inspiring! Can't wait to see it all come together! x

[@SJ-zw4cw]

Your branding is impeccable!!!

[@immensamaria8665]

I’m so excited! I wish I could help with the tedious parts like stamping and logging. Thanks for sharing your dream with us!

[@papercraneyarns]

Congratulations, Ariel! I laughed when you said you wish you'd opened a yarn store because it would be lighter- I opened my very own yarn store a few years ago, and I am just as giddy today whenever I open a new package for the shop. It's so fun to curate the things we love but for others to enjoy! I dabble in a little bookselling in my shop, too, and I always laugh that a small order of books weighs as much as a huge order of yarn. There are some fabulous yarn festivals in Canada that you should look into vending at. You would bring such a unique and welcomed service to our yarny community. Take care, and have so much fun! 💜

[@melaniemurphyofficial]

BOOOKS hahaha, omg obsessed 😭😂❤️‍🔥

[@ArielBissett]

I wish you could come visit the truck Melanie 😭

[@bookbabble]

Omg! The details on the pins are incredible! Hopefully they will be available to get online too!

[@serenity8910]

You are living the dream Ariel! Super excited for your bookshop and I'm for sure getting one of your mug!

[@lizzyfrykman4527]

Oh my goodness, I LOVE the Blue Castle!! I'm so happy you're selling it, makes my heart happy:)

[@hg7363]

So exciting, I can't wait to see your journey! Would love some videos of things you learn along the way. It would also be cool if you had a used book section where people could donate lightly used books for you to sell. Not sure if it would work logistically or if people would buy, but it would be cool to give books a second chance.

[@dianepereira1860]

I love your entrepreneurial spirit and the excitement you exude pursuing what you love! ❤

[@deathbybuttons]

Ariel, I wish you the very best of luck! I wish I was in NS so I could come visit your truck.

[@Aprilmp]

I’m so excited to see you put it all together!!!! Please post of a video of everything!!!❤🎉🛻📚

[@kv2661]

The license plate pins!!!!! So cute!!

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

More bookmobile content yay! So many lovely books 📚🚌

[@kendall7041]

I'm so excited for you and impressed by how much you've organized! I'd love to suggest a guest book folks who visit the truck can sign

[@miapopova2315]

I'm so happy for you - it's seems like it will be challenging but rewarding. A pro tip from a bookshop employee - buy some banana boxes. They are cheap, surprisingly durable and stack well - basically ideal for moving a large quantity of books. Also very good for moving out.

[@brooklyn3938]

I live in South Korea, so I can't be physically there to enjoy your book truck, but I will check out your online shop! So excited to see how your book truck comes along! I love browsing staff picks and reading why they recommend it and why they personally enjoyed them. Best of luck!📚🚚

[@susandevinenapoli7649]

Love this. I have a tiny shop at a boutique mall in Texas that I sell the books of one author...me. And the stuff that got photographed in them I sewed. Mostly wedding dresses and jackets. It's mostly nonfiction. Creative nonfiction. It's great to see another book lover go nuts with it. Love your branding ideas.

[@HarrietRosie13]

Love this! I used to work at a bookstore and we would just phone up the distributor to tell them about any damaged books and we would send them back and they'd send a replacement

[@soniafariarodrigues9357]

Did I just see Ballad for Sophie in one of those boxes?? 😁So cool!! Portugal represented on Bisset Books!! 😎

[@WhaleTank]

The logo is SO CUTE

[@anabelmanrique7845]

las personas que crecimos con la caja registradora como nuestro juguete favorito, ahora soñamos con tener un negocio que sea librería que tenga cafetería también. no tengo pruebas, pero tampoco dudas.

[@btvb7155]

So exciting, please bring us along in every step. I would also like to know more about your experience in book buying and obstacles you ran into 📚

[@Letiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

Just had a chance to look at your online store and im stoked!!! Green is my favorite color, im obsessed with all the products!! 😊💚💚💚 I need the hat and mug immediately ahhh!!

[@lionfearts]

Congratulations on the new chapter, Ariel! I'm so excited for you :) Good luck with your first event!!

[@cherylswindells3845]

So so so thrilled for you! This is incredibly exciting 🎉🎉🎉. Heres one idea - you could paint your truck using the colors of your adorable logo! Like the main front and roof one color and then each door one of the other two. (Red, blue, soft orange)

[@ReadandRoam]

I love the branding and the stamp so much! Fantastic job! :D

[@Amerieash]

This is so exciting!!! I love to see your passion about books and this new endeavor, you're awesome. Look forward to seeing the truck in action 🫶🏾

[@marieke8263]

I work in publishing in Europe, my job specifically entails maintaining contact with bookstores and advising them what to stock so seeing this video is so much fun to me. It would be such a dream for me to work with someone who owns a mobile bookstore! Such a different way of approaching a catalogue! Wishing you all the best with this project, I think it’s gonna be a great success!

[@flamingoliz]

Your branding, stamp, bookmarks, etc are so adorable, I love the license plate too. I just love the idea of a bookmobile, I want to be you when I grow up. Good luck with everything, excited to hear more ❤

[@jeweledmirrorqueen]

I just watched your video and I’m so happy for you. This has been a dream for me to either open a small bookstore or a small antique/gift store but I always get overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done etc… I remember when I was little, I lived in France and we had a bookmobile come to our school because we didn’t have a school library and I couldn’t wait for it to arrive. This must be so exciting for you. Please update us as the date of 6/23 for your grand opening has passed us. I’m just as excited for you and best of luck in your dream come true!!!

[@a.n.lashley1073]

I wish I could come to one of these pop ups but considering I don't live in Canada that isn't realistic, but I love this! Once you get all the books set up if you still have extra room it could be cool to see you do an indie section (either books you've read or ones that are just super popular) and/or the blind date with a book, where you wrap the book in paper and just write a few key words (like genre, age range and a theme or two) or just a quote from the book because the blind book buying is always so fun. I cannot wait to see all of the success you have with this truck 💜

[@JR-kz2xn]

So excited for you Ariel. I wish you all the best success!!

[@lindaroyal8161]

Congratulations! It's so refreshing to see someone super excited about their new adventure, especially since it's something you're so passionate about. Love the enamel pins, great idea as an extra sale. Stamping your own bags also, good idea!

[@erinpalmer8551]

Your branding and merch is beyond adorable!

[@kayley]

literally so obsessed with all of this i cannot wait to sell books with you

[@morganunraveled]

I’m sooo excited to follow along this journey, you killed it with the branding, everything is so cute!! 📚

[@lrogers707]

your joy is so contagious...thank you for sharing