What a meeting so far!!!
Lots of people, lots of shopping and lots of questions about a range of topics.
Here are a few photos from the morning, and you can always get several more on our Flickr page.
By 7:30am, the Qwest center was already full of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders enjoy a free breakfast at the Qwest Center
Warren Buffett walks through the Qwest Center exhibition hall during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders' meeting
We’ve got you covered! Hear from Kim Zuzenak, Borsheims’ e-commerce manager, about how you can still partake in the festivities.
For the first time, Borsheims will be selling jewelry from its booth at the Qwest Center during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting. Borsheims has always joined other Berkshire Hathaway subsidiaries in the exhibition hall during the meeting, but has sold Berkshire Hathaway memorabilia. This year, in addition to the memorabilia, Borsheims is offering amazing deals on several jewelry box staples.
Here’s a list of what you can find at the Qwest Center Saturday. Bring your wallets and plan accordingly!It happens every year. Berkshire Hathaway shareholders come to Omaha to attend the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting, visit the exhibition hall at the Qwest Center and end up buying more than they can carry home with them.
Well fret no more, people. Borsheims has the solution right inside its booth at the Qwest Center. It’s called the RuMe bag:
The bag rolls up into a tiny size to fit in your pocket, purse or briefcase. Then, when you need it (like after you’ve purchased armloads of Berkshire Hathaway-related products), just unroll it and go. You can fit a lot of goodies into the 15.5″ bag. But don’t try to take the Dilly bars home in the bag. They melt and MUST be eaten immediately!
Have you spent the past year guessing how Warren Buffett or Charlie Munger would answer your questions? All the while, your friends have had the answer in the palms of their hands?
You must have been one of the unlucky hundreds who didn’t get their hands on a Magic Answer Ball during last year’s Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting. Borsheims sold out of them quickly, but this year ordered more. So now you can stop waiting to make all your big life decisions until the answer ball tells you to “Buy Now,” “Diversify,” or the always popular “I have nothing to add.” Buy now online if you’re worried about them selling out again, or try your luck at Borsheims or the Qwest Center.
We also reordered the train banks after a huge demand for them last year. Find details here.
Today is April 1st!… the first day you can make reservations at Gorat’s Steakhouse for Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders’ weekend.
As Warren Buffett regularly mentions, he loves to eat at both Gorat’s Steakhouse and Piccolo’s. The Sunday of Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ weekend has now been designated by Mr. Buffett as “Shareholder Steak Night”!
So, here’s the info you need to stake your spot for steak!Gorat’s Steakhouse
1:00-10:00pm Sunday
Reservations required
402-551-3733
ÂOpen at 4:00pm Sunday
Friday 5-10pm
Saturday 4:30-10pm
402-342-9038
Did you get your credentials in the mail yet? I haven’t seen any, but talked with a couple this weekend who said they received theirs just a few days ago. And just having the credentials in hand made them so excited that they spent the weekend “pre-shopping” at Borsheims and Nebraska Furniture Mart, picking out what all they’ll buy during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders weekend.
How fun!
If you don’t have your credentials yet, don’t worry! Here’s the scoop from Berkshire Hathaway headquarters:Happy pre-shopping!
Or at least the electronic version is ready to go! If you’re coming to this year’s Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting, you’ll enjoy checking out this year’s visitor’s guide now.
Assembled by Warren Buffett’s wonderful staff at Berkshire Hathaway headquarters here in Omaha, the guide is a great overview of everything that’s going on during Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ weekend. 
We have the download-friendly pdf right here.
In it, you will find information on hotels, restaurants and activities taking place during the shareholder weekend. The guide also contains the official schedule of events for the weekend, shuttle information and details on shareholder shopping periods.
You can see from the cover of the guide that this year’s theme is Planes, Trains and Automobiles. (Did you know there’s a theme for each year’s Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting?) At Borsheims, we try to ensure our decor and memorabilia reflect the theme. The shareholder passes do, too.
We’ll be unveiling our 2011 Berkshire Hathaway memorabilia here soon, but until then, enjoy a little light reading to get you excited for your trip to Omaha!
In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett announced he would be selling jewelry at Borsheims during this year’s Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders weekend. We know he used to sell shoes, but does he know what it takes to sell jewelry? One of our newest sales associates talks about the intense training it takes to become a jewelry pro at Borsheims:
We know Warren Buffett will be a great salesperson, even without the jewelry training. If you want to buy something from Mr. Buffett, he’ll be selling at Borsheims on Sunday, May 1, 2011, during the shareholders only shopping event. You can always buy now, too, at www.borsheims.com.
Good morning!
Care for any light reading? Warren Buffett released his annual letter to shareholders just minutes ago. Check it out here.
It always contains great business advice, a good overview of Berkshire Hathaway and fun details of this year’s annual meeting!
If you don’t have time to read it, check back here for additional updates throughout the morning.
Piccolo’s
