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Preparing for Melbourne

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Posted on July 31, 2014
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As previously mentioned we are off to Melbourne for the gift fairs.  There are essentially 3 that are on concurrently so well worth the trip to source amazing new stock in the lead up to Christmas. To go to Melbourne is a big decision for us.  Firstly we have to[…]

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What do customers really want?

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Posted on July 29, 2014
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The question of what customers really want, is something I ask myself daily.  When your entire livelihood is dependent firstly on people walking through your door and secondly on them making a purchase, it is imperative to our survival that we meet those needs. These are merely my thoughts on[…]

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Toby – the next Boo?

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Posted on July 25, 2014
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Most of our friends know we have two small dogs. Toby is a maltese x pomeranian and Poppy is a maltese x silky.  Who is Boo?  Well he lives in the USA and he is known as the world’s cutest dog – he has 6 books and a soft toy[…]

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What to choose??

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Posted on July 22, 2014
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Customers regularly ask us how we choose our stock.  We use a variety of methods and I can honestly say that I look at stock 7 days a week, either on line, from catalogs, showrooms, samples and also from visits from reps.  Then of course we also attend Trade Fairs[…]

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Shop happenings.

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Posted on July 17, 2014
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Since my last post Winter has well and truly arrived.  It’s not the cold I mind as much as the hateful wind.  Wind really is putrid and poxy, it makes everyone cranky and restless and quite frankly less tolerant of everything! However, on the up side we have also had[…]

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Where have I been?

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Posted on July 3, 2014
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It has been quite a while since I wrote on the blog. I haven’t given up and sadly I can’t say I was on a marvelous overseas adventure and couldn’t find the time. The truth is far simpler, I’ve just been busy and the longer you take to do something,[…]

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The “Show”

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Posted on May 1, 2014
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The Show – (Royal Easter) has been an annual pilgrimage for us for as long as I can remember.  My Dad has worked in the dairy industry for 50 years and every year we would get complimentary passes to go the show – so we went! We would get up[…]

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Australian Made – Lesley

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Posted on April 27, 2014
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We were very fortunate to meet Lesley a few years ago when we first owned our cafe. Throughout this time Lesley has supported and encouraged every crazy idea I have had – there have been a few!  (It’s good to have friends.) Lesley has been working as a ceramicist for over[…]

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