Sock Monkey + Johnny Cupcakes at L.A. 1- Year Anniversary

Sock Monkey wears his Johnny Cupcakes buttons

Shhh.
Sock Monkey went for a ride in the JC birthday ride.


Sock Monkey and JC's younger sister.
Nice runs in the family! :)

Johnny Cupcakes and Sock Monkey

Sock Monkey at the Johnny Cupcakes L.A.
One-Year Anniversary Celebration

Sock Monkey lurves cupcakes

All Photos by Camp Sock Monkey via iPhone

The Johnny Cupcakes L.A. store on Melrose Avenue celebrated its 1-Year Anniversary on August 1, 2009. In this economy, the success of his store is certainly a testament to his hard work, dedication and business savvy. Moreso, few companies can boast of the Johnny Cupcakes brand loyalty. At only 27-years old, Johnny Cupcakes has built an enormous fan base by demonstrating his appreciation and treating them with respect.

The doors opened to a crowd lined up around the block, just like last year's grand opening. There were freebies and games to play. Everyone received the First Issue of The Cupcake Chronicle. There were opportunities to win limited edition prizes. Yummy gourmet cupcakes were in abundance for all. The mood remained festive, even after hours of waiting. The staff was eager and good-natured.

Johnny Cupcakes' family plays an important role in his business. His adorable younger sister was also on hand again. At midnight she was still a smiling bundle of energy even at midnight and still on East Coast time. Johnny and his sister happily posed for photos, chatted with their customers and autographed t-shirts. Sock Monkey was real impressed! They remembered Sock Monkey from last year's Grand Opening too!

Johnny Cupcakes deserves every ounce of his hard-earned success. Nice guys do finish first!

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Happy One Year Anniversary Johnny Cupcakes !

One year ago Johnny Cupcakes opened his Melrose Avenue store to a line of customers that circled two city blocks. There was a 6-hour wait to enter his store. I know so because I was there. But, it was worth every second.

Johnny Cupcakes Sells T-Shirts
Special Grand Opening Cupcake
with JC brand cupcake topper

Johnny Cupcakes was there in person and he greeted all his "guests" until the last one entered the store after 11 PM. He's a real class act. His parents and sister were on hand greeting the crowds, posing for photos and sharing childhood stories about their boy wonder. Today, JC will be back on Melrose in person to celebrate the one year anniversary of his store. Fans began lining up days ago for a chance to be one of the lucky few who will have the opportunity to snatch up JC's limited editon merchandise and birthday cupcakes!

You can view photos from last year's festivities HERE.

Johnny Cupcakes and Sock Monkey
Melrose Avenue Grand Opening 2008

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Sock Monkey and Johnny Cupcakes Holiday T-Shirts

Cool Runnings

Frosting the Snowman

Left: Candy Canes Holiday T-shirt
Right: Sock Monkey up close and personal with the T-shirt model at the L.A. Grand Opening!

Sock Monkey with Johnny Cupcakes

Sock Monkey is a big fan of Johnny Cupcakes and his T-shirts.
Check out the holiday stuff for sale in his JohnnyCupcakes.com shop.
Maybe one day there will be a Sock Monkey sized T-shirt!

Sock Monkey Lurves Johnny Cupcakes, Redux

Congrats to Johnny Cupcakes on his Business Week magazine

accolades as one of the best young entrepreneurs of 2008.

His designs are unique and trendy, but he's not a sell out.
He maintains the integrity of his brand by doing things his way.
At the LA Grand Opening of his Melrose store, he personally
greeted every customer and stayed open until almost the midnight hour
when the last person in line entered his store.
Sock Monkey was there!

Sock Monkey Lurves Johnny Cupcakes!

Johnny Cupcakes on Melrose in Hollywood

Grand Opening August 2, 2008

People actually camped out for days to be first in line.
The Los Angeles Johnny Cupcakes store
opened at 3PM on Saturday, August 2, 2008.
The lines were down the street and around the corner
all day and into the night.

The last in line entered the store nearing the midnight hour.
Johnny Cupcakes was there to greet everyone in line!

Sock Monkey and his human ventured up to Hollywood on Saturday
for the August 2, 2008 Grand Opening of the
Los Angeles Johnny Cupcakes store on Melrose Avenue.
Johnny Cupcakes is definitely a family affair.
From left: Johnny's Mom, Sister and Dad.
What a good looking family!
For those who are not familiar with Johnny Cupcakes,
he sells T-shirts with cupcake graphics.
It is NOT a cupcake shoppe.
However, for his Los Angeles Grand Opening he did
supply the crowd with mini gourmet cupcakes with a mini
Johnny Cupcakes cuppie topper.

It was a long wait to get in the store, but it was worth it.

Sock Monkey and Johnny Cupcakes

Sock Monkey and a Johnny Cupcakes employee.
The T-shirt she is wearing was a sold out Limited Edition.
The inside of the store resembles a kitchen from the 1950's.
It was designed with precision detail down to color and hardware.
The check out stand resembles a working stove.
OUCH!
The wall of ovens.
This is actually a doorway to the backroom.
Yes, we actually entered the store at 11 PM at night.

Autographed Gift Box by Johnny Cupcakes

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