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Archive for December, 2007

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

Posted in Business Stuff, tagged , , , on December 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Sadly my lack of tech expertise (texpertise?) means that my carefully crafted email to all my customers and subscribers failed to actually arrive in anyone’s inbox. Hmmph. I just wanted to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has been so unbelievably supportive, from simply wishing me luck to being very involved in Boutiko’s introduction [...]

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Fairs

Posted in Business Stuff, tagged on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Two fairs in two days. Lots of packing and unpacking, hefting suitcases, and explaining about ethically sourced products. Fairs are good because you get to meet your customers face to face, which as an online business doesn’t happen very often, and it’s also instant cash, which is always nice! There is a lot of work [...]

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Boutiko’s First Press!

Posted in Business Stuff, tagged on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Today Boutiko received our first press coverage (well, a link to the website anyway!), in Chic Today!
Hmm, the link hasn’t worked….  Try this one: http://www.chictoday.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-world-in-your-pocket/

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Have Yourself An Eco Friendly Christmas! (Make The Yuletide Greeeeeen…)

Posted in Green Things, tagged , , on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Cheesy, but irresistable.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how to have a bit of a greener Christmas this year. It’s not difficult to find ways to do it given that words like ‘green’ and ‘eco’ are in daily use now, and articles on the subject abound. I’ve read an awful lot of ‘How Tos’ over [...]

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Book Recycling

Posted in Green Things, Link Info, tagged , on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Read It Swap It.
I love this site. Register, list the books you no longer want to keep, have a browse for books you’d like to read, and swap them with other people! So simple, like most of the really good ideas: and it’s free (well, you pay postage, but it’s still cheaper than buying the book).
See [...]

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Boutiko’s Ethical Policy

Posted in Business Stuff, tagged on December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

As an ethical business it is important that we practice what we preach (not that we would ever dream of preaching….). It’s commonly said that you should be as transparent as possible, which makes sense; customers should be able to feel  that they are dealing with an honest and upfront business or they will shop [...]

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