, but the business still hemorrhaged around $10,000 a month during the campus closure.
“As you get older, you realize time is more important than money,” said Deb Varvoutis, who is looking forward to having their “entire home clean at the same time” in retirement. Her husband, meanwhile, plans to work part-time as a handyman.Deb Varvoutis said that she and her husband are looking for a buyer for Magic Carpet, but some customers are concerned about what new ownership would mean for the customer service — and the giant, healthy-esque cookies.
“It’s a lot of work, so we want someone who will love it as much as we do and take care of our customers,” said Varvoutis, who said the co-owners have received a couple of possible offers. “We don’t want to sell it to someone like Coca-Cola, who will trash the food.” Messics is vegan and bemoaned the lack of affordable, meatless options on campus now that Magic Carpet is set to close.