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Archive for July, 2009
Walk Through Unique Motif in July
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Create a Skateboard Clock
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
A little over a week ago, a customer came in to have her son’s old skateboard made into a clock. She told us WalMart wanted sixty bucks for a skateboard clock – and she found plenty of skateboards just like it for ten dollars. She figured it couldn’t cost fifty bucks to make a clock and her son’s old skateboard had sentimental value.
The solution was to find someone to make a clock from her son’s skateboard – without spending fifty dollars on it. Then she came to our shop. We told her we could accomplish the project for less than twenty dollars – and we could do it while she waited.
The next day, she returned with the skateboard. In less than ten minutes, she had a new clock. A beautiful skateboard clock that would decorate her son’s room and provide sentiment for her every time she looked at it.
How much did it cost? Ten dollars for parts and seven-fifty for labor.
Do you have a need for a custom clock, or custom decor? Come in to Unique Motif today -the consultation is free. Our products will give you years of pleasure – at painless prices.
Custom clocks, custom decor and furniture and clock repair are all available at Unique Motif. Don’t forget, we are one of the largest handbag and flat wallet stores in North Idaho, too!
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What Are You Doing For Your Local Economy?
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009All my life, when I have seen struggling stores that I would hate to see disappear, I made a deliberate effort to stop by at least once a month and buy something from them and send my friends to them. I did not look for sale prices – my goal is to keep the store in business. I figured if more people did this, more small local businesses would survive. Now, I find myself on the other side of the counter, so to speak.
In light of recent economies, more people are expressing concerns along this same framework. One of the largest national promotions is the 3/50 project. Their goal is to give local people tools to help save their small local businesses. It was created to build loyalty and increased revenue for independent, locally owned businesses. The 3/50 project relies on a simple message: “Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy.” (Read more about this project at: http://www.the350project.net/ ).
• Pick three locally owned businesses you’d hate to see disappear, then return to them.
• Spend $50 per month in locally owned businesses. If half the employed U.S.
population did so, it would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue.
• For every $100 spent in locally owned businesses, $68 returns to the local
community. When spent in a big box, chain, or franchise, $43 remains. Purchases made online return nothing to the local economy (unless the online store is local).
So, it is a simple matter, find 3 favorite stores and buy something from them every month. It all adds up if everybody chips in! We hope you will make Unique Motif your favorite store. If everyone receiving this newsletter would purchase $20 per month, we will be able to keep our doors open. Yes, we do need your help. We want to give you the best deals – and we want and need your help keeping our doors open. Buy something every month – refer us to your friends – ask them to sign up for our newsletter.
Thank you.
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