Well, what can we say? Through the hilarious mispronunciation of our name, people are starting to recognize us as the Green Chicks. In the end, people figure out that Green Chic and Green Chicks have two completely different meanings, but still somehow it has stuck to us like glue. No, we are not complaining! Well, maybe at first... but really what better thing can happen than to get a nickname from your customers? Exactly. We are pleased and a little proud that our customers heart us so much!
Green Chicks
Christy, Theresa, April
GreenChicBagCo.com
Monday, December 15, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Lookout!
Here we come!
This last month has been so full of fun and exciting times. However, over the next 30 days we have some even more exciting things coming out. Green Chic Bag Co. will be launching a new design and a totally new product! Seriously, you are all going to love it. I can't wait to share it with you.
Now I know there are a few of you that are dissapointed in the sell out of two (almost three) very popular patterns, i.e. Valerie and Carly (almost Paige). Unfortunately we can no longer get these fabrics. Keep checking back though, we are putting out some new styles and we are attempting to find similar designs.
This next month is going to bring a lot of media/press and events. We have quite a line up coming and we can't wait to see the reviews. If you happen to be in the Portland area, we would like you to stop by and see us at America's Largest Holiday Bazaar at the Portland Expo Center November 28-30 and Dec. 5-7. It is going to be tons of fun and you won't want to miss out.
Green Chic Bag Company
This last month has been so full of fun and exciting times. However, over the next 30 days we have some even more exciting things coming out. Green Chic Bag Co. will be launching a new design and a totally new product! Seriously, you are all going to love it. I can't wait to share it with you.
Now I know there are a few of you that are dissapointed in the sell out of two (almost three) very popular patterns, i.e. Valerie and Carly (almost Paige). Unfortunately we can no longer get these fabrics. Keep checking back though, we are putting out some new styles and we are attempting to find similar designs.
This next month is going to bring a lot of media/press and events. We have quite a line up coming and we can't wait to see the reviews. If you happen to be in the Portland area, we would like you to stop by and see us at America's Largest Holiday Bazaar at the Portland Expo Center November 28-30 and Dec. 5-7. It is going to be tons of fun and you won't want to miss out.
Green Chic Bag Company
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Albertsons stores pulling BYOB incentives
I am constantly amazed by the ability of big business to play down the important of eco-friendliness. On a recent grocery trip to my local Albertsons grocery store I was stunned when made aware that they were no longer giving $0.05 off per BYOB. Of course, I asked the clerk if she knew why this was, and she did not. Well, that answer simply would not work for me because I have people (you) to answer to. When I asked the manager on duty, I was simply told to call corporate as she wrote down the number for me.
You better bet I called! Unfortunately, I am not important enough to speak to anyone and only received a voicemail in which to leave a message. My message was done and now I had to wait for a response. No response after day one, or day two, or day three. Finally! Day four brought news, but not from corporate, the store manager of my local store. It was explained to me that my inquiry was not important enough to receive a response from the person I left a message with. So, here I was on the phone with the manager once again.
Very kindly, the store manager described that Albertsons had removed it's discount for the reason that many cities are starting to charge for the use of store plastic and paper bags. Instead of charging it's customers $0.05 to $0.20 per paper or plastic bag, Albertsons had generously (sarcasm) decided offer these bags free of charge and thereby revoked their BYOB discount.
To sum it up, Albertsons grocery stores (according to the store manager) has made the decision to continue its offerring of paper and plastic bags free of charge whilst disouraging the use of a more eco-friendly option of reusable bags.
Is Albertsons promoting a wasteful environment?
If you are concerned about their "corporate decision" please feel free to write them a letter at the address below:
Albertsons
Attn: Customer Service
250 Parkcenter Blvd.
Boise, ID83706
Visit our site to find stores that do offer a BYOB incentive.
http://www.GreenChicBagCo.com
You better bet I called! Unfortunately, I am not important enough to speak to anyone and only received a voicemail in which to leave a message. My message was done and now I had to wait for a response. No response after day one, or day two, or day three. Finally! Day four brought news, but not from corporate, the store manager of my local store. It was explained to me that my inquiry was not important enough to receive a response from the person I left a message with. So, here I was on the phone with the manager once again.
Very kindly, the store manager described that Albertsons had removed it's discount for the reason that many cities are starting to charge for the use of store plastic and paper bags. Instead of charging it's customers $0.05 to $0.20 per paper or plastic bag, Albertsons had generously (sarcasm) decided offer these bags free of charge and thereby revoked their BYOB discount.
To sum it up, Albertsons grocery stores (according to the store manager) has made the decision to continue its offerring of paper and plastic bags free of charge whilst disouraging the use of a more eco-friendly option of reusable bags.
Is Albertsons promoting a wasteful environment?
If you are concerned about their "corporate decision" please feel free to write them a letter at the address below:
Albertsons
Attn: Customer Service
250 Parkcenter Blvd.
Boise, ID83706
Visit our site to find stores that do offer a BYOB incentive.
http://www.GreenChicBagCo.com
Friday, November 7, 2008
Suprise!
The ladies at Green Chic are blushing.....
Why? A few days ago, while purusing the wonderful yet painful (I'll explain later) www, we observed that Green Chic Bag Co. had been Discovered! No contact had been made with us, as were previous media blurbs, it was just done -with a lot of magical fairy dust! Marjorie Skinner at the Portland Mercury MOD did more than a blurb, she really truly loved us.... and we felt the love! BTW, we know... not the greatest picture. We are trying to figure out this whole product picture thing :)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Accessories Green Chic Bag Co.
Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Tue, Oct 28 at 12:12 PM
I'm as environmentally conscious as the next southeast Portland New Seasons shopper, but I can't fully resolve the whole reusable grocery bag thing, simply because I get so much darn use out of paper grocery bags, most notably as a vessel into which I empty out my cats' litter boxes. Still, if I had no cats (or maybe cats with a less prolific output) I would be all over it--as it stands I just don't take a bag unless I need one (I'm on a bike half the time anyway, and I have a huge purse I can wear messenger style), and I shovel cat poop into every single one that I do take. It was of course Anya Hindmarch who made the biggest splash with her "I Am Not A Plastic Bag" bag, and since then all sorts of options have popped up. If you want to take it to the next level of conscientious shopping, you should no doubt be buying your reusable grocery shopping bags from a local company, right? Enter Green Chic Bag Co., whose large, machine washable bags are sturdy enough to last a long time, and roomy enough to haul your haul (plus they also have produce bags). They come in a wide range of patterns, so you can pick something you like without having to tote around a dorky NPR or Whole Foods logo bag or whatever.
Thanks Marjorie!
Why? A few days ago, while purusing the wonderful yet painful (I'll explain later) www, we observed that Green Chic Bag Co. had been Discovered! No contact had been made with us, as were previous media blurbs, it was just done -with a lot of magical fairy dust! Marjorie Skinner at the Portland Mercury MOD did more than a blurb, she really truly loved us.... and we felt the love! BTW, we know... not the greatest picture. We are trying to figure out this whole product picture thing :)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Accessories Green Chic Bag Co.
Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Tue, Oct 28 at 12:12 PM
I'm as environmentally conscious as the next southeast Portland New Seasons shopper, but I can't fully resolve the whole reusable grocery bag thing, simply because I get so much darn use out of paper grocery bags, most notably as a vessel into which I empty out my cats' litter boxes. Still, if I had no cats (or maybe cats with a less prolific output) I would be all over it--as it stands I just don't take a bag unless I need one (I'm on a bike half the time anyway, and I have a huge purse I can wear messenger style), and I shovel cat poop into every single one that I do take. It was of course Anya Hindmarch who made the biggest splash with her "I Am Not A Plastic Bag" bag, and since then all sorts of options have popped up. If you want to take it to the next level of conscientious shopping, you should no doubt be buying your reusable grocery shopping bags from a local company, right? Enter Green Chic Bag Co., whose large, machine washable bags are sturdy enough to last a long time, and roomy enough to haul your haul (plus they also have produce bags). They come in a wide range of patterns, so you can pick something you like without having to tote around a dorky NPR or Whole Foods logo bag or whatever.
Thanks Marjorie!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Busy, Busy Little Bees!
Oh, Jeesh! It has been way too long since my last entry. But, you'll be glad to know that we have been working like busy little bees trying to get ready for a few events. Before I go into that though, I would like to announce that Green Chic Bag Co. bags are now available for purchase at Union Rose in Portland. This simply "chic" boutique is fabulous and perfect for that girls' day out shopping trip! So stop by and say hi, but don't forget to check out our bags too!
Since the last posting we finished off Portland Fashion Week, we were showcased in a few more publishings, and we began stocking up for our big shows. We (heart) Tarah at Urban Fashion Network for showcasing us to her all over crowd and to her Seattle crowd. Not only that, but she made me famous! ha We also came out in Portland Picks and Green Posting. I must say, I think we are on our way!
We have quite a few major events coming up soon:
-Crystal Plum Bazaar
-Marshal Center Bazaar
-Firstenberg Center Bazaar
-America's Largest Holiday Bazaar
And, I know there is another one or two, but I can't recall at this hour what they are.
We also have our annual event coming up in November (I can't tell, really, it's a suprise - but it is a good one!). So, all three of us have had no food, no sleep, and lots of coffee (what do you expect? we are true to our Portland roots!)
If you haven't done it yet, sign up for our newsletter. You will get a chance to win our bag of the month... AND... you will get a head's up on our sales.
Thank you everyone for your support! Green Chic Bag Company. i.e. Christy, April, Theresa
Green Chic Bag Company
Since the last posting we finished off Portland Fashion Week, we were showcased in a few more publishings, and we began stocking up for our big shows. We (heart) Tarah at Urban Fashion Network for showcasing us to her all over crowd and to her Seattle crowd. Not only that, but she made me famous! ha We also came out in Portland Picks and Green Posting. I must say, I think we are on our way!
We have quite a few major events coming up soon:
-Crystal Plum Bazaar
-Marshal Center Bazaar
-Firstenberg Center Bazaar
-America's Largest Holiday Bazaar
And, I know there is another one or two, but I can't recall at this hour what they are.
We also have our annual event coming up in November (I can't tell, really, it's a suprise - but it is a good one!). So, all three of us have had no food, no sleep, and lots of coffee (what do you expect? we are true to our Portland roots!)
If you haven't done it yet, sign up for our newsletter. You will get a chance to win our bag of the month... AND... you will get a head's up on our sales.
Thank you everyone for your support! Green Chic Bag Company. i.e. Christy, April, Theresa
Green Chic Bag Company
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
2008 Portland Fashion Week
To say it simply, we LOVE Portland Fashion Week! To say it truly, we Love Love Love Portland Fashion Week!!! And, it is upon us once again. Beginning Wednesday October 8, 2008 you will be amazed by the talent, beauty, and eco-friendliness of it all. If you aren't one of the lucky ones that will be going to this fabulous event, we will keep you posted - be sure of that! Did we mention that Green Chic Bag Co. bags were selected for the VIP Swag Bags... oh yesss, they were! Simply delivering the bags made our hearts skip a beat. Due to the overexcitement on our part, I won't describe how we felt when they told us how "fabulous" our bags were after opening the box! Cheers to Portland and to going Green in Style!
On Monday we were featured in Minneapolis Picks as their #1 Chick Pick! We still had our head in the clouds from the previous week's Seattle Picks feature and I figure we won't be touching ground for a few more days. Our greatest thanks to Alisa!
Keep your eyes peeled - we have an awesome sale headed to all our friends that have signed up for the monthly newsletter!
Green Chic Bag Co.
On Monday we were featured in Minneapolis Picks as their #1 Chick Pick! We still had our head in the clouds from the previous week's Seattle Picks feature and I figure we won't be touching ground for a few more days. Our greatest thanks to Alisa!
Keep your eyes peeled - we have an awesome sale headed to all our friends that have signed up for the monthly newsletter!
Green Chic Bag Co.
Monday, September 22, 2008
New in Stores!
I am happy to announce that Green Chic Bags are now available in the following stores:
Patti's Hallmark Stores
Hazel Dell Square
7604 NE 5TH AVE #104
Vancouver , WA 98665
Orchards Market Center
11505 NE 4TH PLN RD
Vancouver , WA 98662
Fishers Landing Market Place
2100 SE 164TH #C-101
Vancouver , WA 98683
Contessa Shoes & Accessories
812 Columbia St.
Vancouver, WA 98660
Ecce Domus
1422 NW 23rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97210
We at Green Chic Bag Company would like to extend our many thanks to these stores for helping to support local business!
Green Chic Bag Co.
Patti's Hallmark Stores
Hazel Dell Square
7604 NE 5TH AVE #104
Vancouver , WA 98665
Orchards Market Center
11505 NE 4TH PLN RD
Vancouver , WA 98662
Fishers Landing Market Place
2100 SE 164TH #C-101
Vancouver , WA 98683
Contessa Shoes & Accessories
812 Columbia St.
Vancouver, WA 98660
Ecce Domus
1422 NW 23rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97210
We at Green Chic Bag Company would like to extend our many thanks to these stores for helping to support local business!
Green Chic Bag Co.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
New Products
We will be publishing our newest product soon. Keep your eyes peeled for the Green Chic Bag Company reusable produce bag!!! Thats right, no more thin plastic bags for your apples, oranges, etc... or your meats because we are taking care of it. The produce bags will be available in small, medium, and large sizes; they are water resistant and they come in multiple colors.
Go Green in style with Green Chic Bag Company at www.GreenChicBagCo.com!
Go Green in style with Green Chic Bag Company at www.GreenChicBagCo.com!
Launch Party Success!
We just completed our launch party and I am happy to say it was a great success! After many tedious hours perfecting the layout, the food, the displays, and the signage it looked perfect. Thanks to all our friends and family and their friends for attending.
Green Chic Bag Company
Green Chic Bag Company
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Going Green
In our area, there have been many stores that have started charging for plastic and paper bags and others that are considering the tactic. Many cities have outlawed the use of such bags. Just over a year ago, the three of us came up with an idea; an idea that we felt would change reusable grocery bags for everyone. We saw what was available in our local grocery stores and felt that there was still much more to be desired from the thin and plain black bags. Not only that, but we heard many complaints that people felt uncomfortable taking bags from one store into another competitor store.
The three of us gave it a "go". We went to our local fabric store and bought what we thought we needed. One person would sew, one person would market, and one person would pick the materials..... well, we all had full time jobs and growing families and the business slumped out of production for roughly a year. It all began again, however, after we were gifted a very nice sewing machine and one of us had a little time on our hands.
Dedication, commitment, integrity, and drive kept us in this game. We are excited, elated even, to get this dream on the road. We spent the first two weeks doing demos, fixing patterns, testing bags, getting opinions, and looking at our competition. With a few tweaks we finally are positively confident that our end product is stylish and fashionable, durable, and comfortable. Taking a few bags for ourselves, we decided to experiment. Go to the stores! We couldn't believe how many compliments we were getting. People were actually stopping us to ask us where we got the bags. Time to get business cards! We would get stopped by customers, employees, even the stores we bought the materials from would stop us.
Our plan was to build a good stock and then do an online store. Well, online stores take time.... lots of time. So does trying to get search engines to find you, people to click on you, and all that fun stuff. I am really not even sure if we have done everything possible to make our site searchable to all who search. But, we are there and we are waiting.
Who knew that selling online would be difficult. You hear all these stories about people making a living selling products online. We sell more to people that see us with our bags than we do online. We have some ideas to perk things up a little though. Ideas that are going to change our future for the better, I am sure of it!
We are Green Chic Bag Company. We are three friends that came together to make an incredible product available in order to reduce the number of plastic bags and increase the prospects of reusing items again and again. We stand strong behind our values, mission, and product. We are dedicated to this cause, in a stylish way.
Our next move, Marketing. Finding ways to sell your product is overwhelming. We are all learning each others' originally assigned duties, crosstraining. Here's to ads, search engines, business cards, sales, and everything else the marketing entails. We will survive! LOL
GreenChicBagCo.com
Green Chic Bag Company
Portland, OR
The three of us gave it a "go". We went to our local fabric store and bought what we thought we needed. One person would sew, one person would market, and one person would pick the materials..... well, we all had full time jobs and growing families and the business slumped out of production for roughly a year. It all began again, however, after we were gifted a very nice sewing machine and one of us had a little time on our hands.
Dedication, commitment, integrity, and drive kept us in this game. We are excited, elated even, to get this dream on the road. We spent the first two weeks doing demos, fixing patterns, testing bags, getting opinions, and looking at our competition. With a few tweaks we finally are positively confident that our end product is stylish and fashionable, durable, and comfortable. Taking a few bags for ourselves, we decided to experiment. Go to the stores! We couldn't believe how many compliments we were getting. People were actually stopping us to ask us where we got the bags. Time to get business cards! We would get stopped by customers, employees, even the stores we bought the materials from would stop us.
Our plan was to build a good stock and then do an online store. Well, online stores take time.... lots of time. So does trying to get search engines to find you, people to click on you, and all that fun stuff. I am really not even sure if we have done everything possible to make our site searchable to all who search. But, we are there and we are waiting.
Who knew that selling online would be difficult. You hear all these stories about people making a living selling products online. We sell more to people that see us with our bags than we do online. We have some ideas to perk things up a little though. Ideas that are going to change our future for the better, I am sure of it!
We are Green Chic Bag Company. We are three friends that came together to make an incredible product available in order to reduce the number of plastic bags and increase the prospects of reusing items again and again. We stand strong behind our values, mission, and product. We are dedicated to this cause, in a stylish way.
Our next move, Marketing. Finding ways to sell your product is overwhelming. We are all learning each others' originally assigned duties, crosstraining. Here's to ads, search engines, business cards, sales, and everything else the marketing entails. We will survive! LOL
GreenChicBagCo.com
Green Chic Bag Company
Portland, OR
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