Help us by voting for a name for our new store!
(There is a poll on the lower right-hand side of this page… & if you have a suggested name, please tell us!! We’ve love to hear your ideas!)

Here’s the scoop:

Tom and I are purchasing a funky card shop in Portland…right around the corner from Old Port Candy Co.! We are excited and can’t wait to start our new endeavor.

…But we’re having trouble coming up with a name. The store already exists, but we want to give it a fresh start.

For those of you in Portland, you know the store as “Communiques”.

For my friends in Vermont…think “Paper Peddler”.

If you’re not familiar with either one of those stores, let us tell you a little bit about it. 

•  Awesome card selection featuring local artists
• Funky, cool, “just-off-the-beaten-path” greeting cards
• Gift wrap, gift bags, tissue, paper by the piece…
• Balloons and party supplies
• Paper goods; party plates, napkins, etc…
• Candy! Of course!! (Don’t worry, just a good sampling…full stash will remain at Old Port Candy!!)
• Awesome novelties & wacky gag gifts
• Cool office supplies
• Stickers, sticker books
• Tons of magnets & buttons
• Wind-up toys
• Journals
• Note pads, boxed note cards
• Stationery

Boy…I’m sure there will be so much more…but we want to hear from you! Just like the candy store, we plan to grow our product line based on your requests. Nine years ago when Old Port Candy started, we had at least half the product selection we have now. It has been because of all of our customers that we have grown our selection to what it is today!

So we need to hear from you! What products would you like to see in our new shop? .

And most of all…please vote for a name for our new shop - there is a poll on the lower right-hand side of this page!! And if you have a better name than the ones we’ve come up with, please tell us!! We’ve love to hear your ideas!

Here are some pics of the new shop…we’re not in there yet, but hope to be within the month!

So, I’m in the process of writing a Case Study for a presentation on Social Media. Who knew?

I’m going to tell my Twitter-tale which includes our (yours & mine) love of our new Chocolate-Dipped Bacon.

 Hey, who doesn’t love bacon? If loving bacon is wrong, I don’t wanna be right…I should stop now.

I had to get in one post for February!
…at least I can fill you on what was going on…

Chocolate-Filled Velvet Hearts

Chocolate-Dipped Peeps
(I “heart” U)

Caramel-Filled,
Chocolate-Covered
Pretzels

And here are some pictures of the store…