Thursday, December 10, 2009

Happy Holidays

It's crazy around here! So much to do, so much to say. But it will have to wait. I think we're going to have a great month!

Drop by to see all of our great holiday product. Stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, and ornaments, with a lot of fun and funky stuff mixed in -- new and old!

Hope to see you in the shop soon!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Things are picking up!

After a pretty slow late October and first week of November, things are finally starting to get busy. I don't know if it's the good weather, or that people are starting to feel the pressure of the holidays upon us, but people were definitely out this past weekend... and shopping!

We sold a lot of furniture (not exactly gift items) on Saturday, but Friday and Sunday were gift-y days. Maybe I should stop looking for patterns and just go with the flow, enjoy the business!

A new shop opened up across the street from us this week. We're excited to see empty spaces filling up and Downtown Plymouth feeling vibrant. Welcome to the neighborhood, European Gardens!

Friday, November 6, 2009

Holiday decorations

Our current dilemma: How early is too early to put out holiday merchandise? We've been getting in new merch for the holidays since early summer, but that's obviously too soon. Last year we waited until mid-November and that felt way too late. Our solution: put it out gradually. Reindeer bottle toppers here, snowman dip/sauce set there. This ornament on Monday, that ornament on Wednesday. Over the course of October, we slowly put out all of our ornaments, displaying them in bowls instead of on the tree where they belong. We didn't want to startle anyone by having the tree up before Halloween! Some people feel really strongly about one holiday not infringing on the other, and those people should definitely not step into CVS because they would not be happy. But, now that Halloween is over, we can wait no more! Sorry, Thanksgiving, but the tree goes up today!

We've got a lot of unique and beautiful stuff this year, from driftwood snowmen to tin angels to German glass sanddollars. Come in and take a look!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Frogs are popular. Who knew?


Anyone who's been in the store knows that Dan looooooooooves to stock various frog products: planters, lamps, bowls, and, of course, our dear friend, frog on ball. And he must know his stuff because the frogs never fail to fly right out the door. Case in point, these frog salt & pepper shakers (sitting atop the cute & funky "nest" console table). What do you think?

Mrs. Dan's favorite new item


Last week we got in these awesome mini brass table clocks from Timeworks. They are the perfect size to have on your bedside table or desk. The red one is my favorite, I think. Or the black... Or the white... We only have two sets, so come and get 'em!

Welcome to our new blog!

Well, we finally had to admit to ourselves that we are never going to write a true newsletter. And, even harder to grasp is that not everyone is on Facebook (I know, really, it's true!). So, we decided instead to write this blog. We'll update it regularly with new product, best sellers, sales, special events, and general musings on the state of affairs at 16 Court Street, Plymouth.

If you happen to find yourself reading, post a message so we know you've been here!