Patience Brewster is back!!
We are very excited to be the Exclusive Retailer in Tulsa for Patience Brewster. We have focused on her mini-ornaments for this year and just put them out in the store yesterday.
If you don't know Patience Brewster, then you are really missing one of the most creative, eclectic, clever, colorful and just totally fun artists in the U.S.
A few years ago we were able to carry some of her pieces in our store. They were very popular and we were simply delighted to meet Patience at the Gift Market where we chatted with her and she signed several of her drawings for me and Sabrina.
At some point around that time, Patience decided to withdraw her art pieces from stores and basically go online or in special boutiques. We were unhappy to see her go, however situations like that have happened to us before. Remember Mismatched Sox?? We simply loved those as well.
A few months ago I received a postcard with the most fabulous Great Dane ornament on the card, which told me that Patience Brewster was opening her art pieces to stores once again. I jumped on the opportunity to apply for Sweet Tooth to carry her work and we got it!!
So now I am encouraging you to drop by Sweet Tooth as soon as you can to preview these pieces. We have dogs, flamingos, skunks, porcupines, elephant, lion, Santas, fairies and so much more, but all are in limited numbers. We had to adhere to a deadline for ordering and there is no re-ordering this year. Once we sell out of the pieces, we will have to wait until 2019 to see what Patience offers at that time.
The ornaments are "minis" and are all priced at $25.00.
Don't miss out on Patience Brewster. You will come to cherish her beauty and her eclectic style.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Monday, August 6, 2018
Goodbye to Kameleon. We Will Miss You!!
On Friday we received the news that Kameleon Jewelry is not going forward with their jewelry line. Wow!! What a surprise that was for all of us at Sweet Tooth.
Kameleon was introduced to us by one of our very best sales reps and friend, Susan Beeson in 2007. This sterling silver line was the creation of Bob...yes, there really is a Bob in the world!! Bob attended Gift Markets and we were able to meet him and to work for several years with Susan. Bob introduced a concept which has never been matched by any other interchangeable jewelry line.
We began to build the line and soon it became one of the strongest selling lines in our store.
If you don't know Kameleon, it is one of the best, if not the best, interchangeable jewelry. Made of sterling silver, it has interchangeable jewel pops which fit in all the core pieces....earrings, pendants, rings and bracelets. It is,in reality, a collectible which has grown in value over the years.
We are going to miss Kameleon. However the Clearance Sale which we are now having for this line will be a real bonus for those who want to complete their collection or for someone who would like to partake of some of the core pieces with jewel pops...a jewelry style which will be popular for years to come.
We have settled on a 50% discount on the jewel pops and a 60% discount on the core pieces. It is always important to go out with a BANG and we are doing just that.
Over the years, Kameleon has introduced us to many of our loyal and favorite customers, often people who we know well and have had meaningful conversations. We are so very proud of what we have accomplished with Kameleon. Selling this jewelry has taught all of us at Sweet Tooth a great deal about maintaining relationships with our customers, about the loyalty that develops between staff and customers, and the beauty of a jewelry line which has set the standard for many other lines.
I also want to say GOODBYE to my friends in Nova Scotia, home office of Kameleon. I will really miss talking to Michelle, who has become my soul sister. I wish the best to the professional staff at Kameleon and hope we meet again.
Kameleon was introduced to us by one of our very best sales reps and friend, Susan Beeson in 2007. This sterling silver line was the creation of Bob...yes, there really is a Bob in the world!! Bob attended Gift Markets and we were able to meet him and to work for several years with Susan. Bob introduced a concept which has never been matched by any other interchangeable jewelry line.
We began to build the line and soon it became one of the strongest selling lines in our store.
If you don't know Kameleon, it is one of the best, if not the best, interchangeable jewelry. Made of sterling silver, it has interchangeable jewel pops which fit in all the core pieces....earrings, pendants, rings and bracelets. It is,in reality, a collectible which has grown in value over the years.
We are going to miss Kameleon. However the Clearance Sale which we are now having for this line will be a real bonus for those who want to complete their collection or for someone who would like to partake of some of the core pieces with jewel pops...a jewelry style which will be popular for years to come.
We have settled on a 50% discount on the jewel pops and a 60% discount on the core pieces. It is always important to go out with a BANG and we are doing just that.
Over the years, Kameleon has introduced us to many of our loyal and favorite customers, often people who we know well and have had meaningful conversations. We are so very proud of what we have accomplished with Kameleon. Selling this jewelry has taught all of us at Sweet Tooth a great deal about maintaining relationships with our customers, about the loyalty that develops between staff and customers, and the beauty of a jewelry line which has set the standard for many other lines.
I also want to say GOODBYE to my friends in Nova Scotia, home office of Kameleon. I will really miss talking to Michelle, who has become my soul sister. I wish the best to the professional staff at Kameleon and hope we meet again.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
What's The Deal With Sugar Free Chocolate?
I have to tell you that Sugar Free Chocolates and Candy often get a bad rap. I know that before we had Sweet Tooth I also thought that Sugar Free wasn't worth my time.
However, I have news for you!! Sugar Free can be very tasty and I don't mean "after taste". That has worked for us, as we carefully check with the manufacturer and (as the retailer)we taste the candy before we bring it into the store.
Take today, for example. For 26 years we have been selling the Grand Truffles, double dipped, hand made from Sweet Shop. And they are very very good.
When Sweet Shop recently introduce 4 Sugar Free truffles, I decided to give them a chance and I am happy I did. Today we tasted Chocolate Brownie and Chocolate Cookie, Sugar Free Sweet Shop truffles. They are yummy...smooth chocolate, beautifully presented and none of what people think of as that "after taste" of sugar free.
Now I have to tell you that eating too much Sugar Free in one sitting or even one day may have an unhappy effect on your digestive system. We always caution the rookie Sugar Free customer to carefully introduce sugar free to his/her diet.
If we won't eat it, we don't expect anyone to eat it either!! That is a good rule to follow.
As candy retailers, we often get that question: How does it taste? Is it good?
Acknowledging that everyone's taste buds are different, we can safely say that what we sell at our store is good for just the right person. Let's face it: I love licorice but not all our customers do. To each his/her own, right?
So next time you are in Sweet Tooth, and we offer you a sample of sugar free chocolate, give it a try. We just love seeing the smiles on people's faces when they try it and like it.
However, I have news for you!! Sugar Free can be very tasty and I don't mean "after taste". That has worked for us, as we carefully check with the manufacturer and (as the retailer)we taste the candy before we bring it into the store.
Take today, for example. For 26 years we have been selling the Grand Truffles, double dipped, hand made from Sweet Shop. And they are very very good.
When Sweet Shop recently introduce 4 Sugar Free truffles, I decided to give them a chance and I am happy I did. Today we tasted Chocolate Brownie and Chocolate Cookie, Sugar Free Sweet Shop truffles. They are yummy...smooth chocolate, beautifully presented and none of what people think of as that "after taste" of sugar free.
Now I have to tell you that eating too much Sugar Free in one sitting or even one day may have an unhappy effect on your digestive system. We always caution the rookie Sugar Free customer to carefully introduce sugar free to his/her diet.
If we won't eat it, we don't expect anyone to eat it either!! That is a good rule to follow.
As candy retailers, we often get that question: How does it taste? Is it good?
Acknowledging that everyone's taste buds are different, we can safely say that what we sell at our store is good for just the right person. Let's face it: I love licorice but not all our customers do. To each his/her own, right?
So next time you are in Sweet Tooth, and we offer you a sample of sugar free chocolate, give it a try. We just love seeing the smiles on people's faces when they try it and like it.
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