you were tagging barcodes. 40,000 lingerie pieces in the warehouse.sonal experience. christopher: here is the deal with my father. as strictnk of him but i think he did the right thing. he told me -- to get straight a's, you get to spend the summer in whatever way you like. if you do not, you have to find a job. later, i am very happy that i never got straight a's because i ended working with him every summer and i learned from the ground up what it is to learn the business. haslinda: having had this experience as a young boy, what is the most important lesson? christopher: to have strong roots. as ank of the business survivor. it is easy to grow tall and once an economic storm comes in, the tree will be instantly removed. that is why we have grown our business without partners or bank loans. we have strong roots. comes,e economic storm we still stand in our place. we grow slowly but surely. every step we take is very well study. it is not about following people, it is about making the right decision. one of the major lessons i have learned is to lear