Dear Northwest Customers,
The City of Portland says city code dictates we can not offer a free local pick-up since we work from our home and have an employee. So – we’re pleased to announce free local shipping in Oregon and Washington through the end of the year instead! … Read More Free local pick-up service
This is that time of year when we (Geoff and Val) put our heads together, and spend all day on New Year’s Day crunching numbers and debating our product list over endless cups of coffee and satsuma peels. It’s really hard to discontinue a product. Each one of them is a baby you see so much potential… Read More 2015 Pricing and Discontinuing Products
It’s taken some serious behind-the-scenes logistics research, but we’ve figured out some new ways to improve our shipping options on both our Etsy site and our website. On our website: Our new “real-time” shipping calculator will give you the most accurate shipping estimates on all the services offered by USPS, FedEx, and UPS – for both… Read More New and improved shipping options
Once in a while, I get an email from a customer who really, really likes our stuff, but wishes we didn’t make it out of leather. I’m sympathetic to the need to live ethically and to make purchases that reflect our own ethics. I am interested in exploring new, non-petroleum-based materials, but there are a few reasons… Read More Why I use USA-made, vegetable-tanned leather
You asked for it – you got it: better international shipping! Until now, our shipping options have been either first-class post or DHL Express. First-class post always the cheapest, but it takes 2-7 weeks and requires customers to go to their post office and pay customs duties before they can pick up their package. DHL… Read More Now live on our site: better international shipping options
Valerie just got back from Vietnam, where she was on a two-week foodie trip. Over there, in Saigon, Hoi An, Hue, and Hanoi, she caught sight of a lot of very cool, workaday bicycles in Vietnam, especially for commerce. Here are some of her favorite bike pics from Vietnam. One of the hazards of modernization,… Read More Field trip: The bicycles of Vietnam
Why buy from a small and local retailer or maker? Here are my thoughts: Because we want choices. A community filled with lots of small businesses is the best way to ensure diversity and innovation in our product choices. Rather than one centrally-located buyer deciding what the whole nation wants, a multitude of small businesses,… Read More 5 reasons to buy local
This is that time of year for us when we put our heads together, and look at what we’ve sold in the past year and what we’ve spent. We then try to make a viable plan for our family and family business for the new year. We spend all day on New Year’s Day crunching… Read More 2014 Pricing and Discontinuing Products
