Nov
26
The story of my grandfather’s failed card company was pretty well known in my family. My grandfather always insisted that it ruined his life and was the cause of his “whiskey fits.” Not only did he blame Haruo for the fiasco, but all of Japan for his financial ruin. He even went as far as to contact the Irish Press in 1956 with a completely fictitious tale about being swindled out of his money while trying to stop a Japanese murder plot against the Pope. (via Paper Pusher » Crazy Christmas Cards from 1955!)
Now I know exactly what I’m going to tell people when they ask me why my greeting card business failed.