well, anyone that's lurking and not playing along might be disappointed. If the post doesn't pick up soon I might have to adjust the winning criteria

Those partcipating will probably have a slight advantage when that happens.
1000 and 2000 posts 'might' have been a little lofty of a goal as one person was kind enough to tell me
Also... 2000 monkey names might be difficult to come up with! lol. There have been some great suggestions, keep on posting. I'm going to give it another day to see if more people pick up after the weekend (and I shoul have a better idea of my opening date and how long this contest can actually run after this evenings chat with my suppliers!)
Thanks for playin along so far ladies and gentlemen, I'm seeing a pretty deffinite trend on the items people are most interested in. This contest serves more purpose than just advertising for me and giving me the chance to give something back to early fans. It tells me what I should be focusing on stock wise so I can keep the store stocked up with the items people want.