Yay Summer, Damn Summer

So summer has arrived in Vancouver, and from what I understand, all across Canada.  Beautiful weather - great sunshine, the warmth and fresh air and the lush growth... you have to love it after a particularly nasty winter of snow, snow and more snow.

So yay Summer!

Unfortunately, the first month of summer is always a particularly bad month for us an online store.  Everyone's out, enjoying the sunshine and thus not purchasing games or being online much.  There's a marked slow down around this time, which is expected but still sad.

So damn Summer.

Sometimes, running an online store is rather schizophrenic.   I wonder if it's any different for a retail store. Anyone have any inside knowledge?