Oh boy, it’s that time of year again…no, it’s not Christmas yet (but darn it’s close, isn’t it?)…but it IS time for us to add our mid-year new items.  There will be more when we print the 2010 catalog in the fall, of course…and yes, we ARE going to have the catalog out in the FALL!

My favorite new item is…okay, actually, I have TWO favorites: the Flexible Flower Stripper and the Haws Handy Indoor Watering Can.  Great products, and they both come in a rainbow of colors.  I’m a sucker for bright, pretty colors…to me, they make a rudimentary ‘useful’ thing FUN to use.  There’s a purple Haws can here with my name on it, and I cannot WAIT to use it.  And I normally despise watering plants.  I’d imagine some of YOUR customers feel the same way, so these just can’t miss.  Plus, they were apparently all the rage last year in Europe (yikes, did I really just type that?) and will be a ‘must have’ here in the states this fall. 

The Flexible Flower Stripper is just the neatest gadjet…heck, if I’ve stripped 100 flowers in my life that’s a LOT, but I want one of these anyhow because if I DO need to strip something I want it to be with something comfy and colorful.

There are more, and you can find them HERE.  The Dramm tools won’t be in stock until September, but they come in bright colors too, just like the Dramm Scissors we already carry.  The Giant Knee Pad is fabulous too, in a funky floral print and it is truly GIANT.  Great for sitting!

We love adding new stuff to the line…we collect samples, drag them out into the middle of the office, then sit around having a tasty lunch while debating the merits of each one, as well as the end cost to the retail consumer.  Then we test them, and if they don’t pass they are put aside.  Sometimes we even have to put aside things we really love but don’t think will sell well enough for you.  I wonder how many companies actually take the time to do this kinda thing?  When you order from us, you can rest assured that we’ve TRIED the product and that we’ll stand behind it 100%.

Gosh I’m verbose today…hope your summer selling season is going super well, and if you have any questions about new stuff feel free to ask.  Enjoy!

Okay folks, finally I have bested what was starting to seem like my nemesis…the new version of www.dorothybiddle.com.  It’s  uploaded, tested, and it all seems to be working just fine.  The categories in the shopping cart portion now match the main site so it should be a much more user friendly experience.  I will be doing more work on the cart portion, and we’ll be adding new items very soon.  I hope you like it, and that it makes things easier.  Your thoughts are welcome! 

Last month I headed down to Atlanta to combine a little business and a little pleasure.  I spent a day walking the aisles at the Super Floral Show, which is mostly flowers, but I did find a couple of interesting items that we may be adding to our catalog.

Then I spent 5 days up at my brother’s lake house on Lake Burton in northern Georgia.  Wow… there is nothing more relaxing than sitting atop a boat house, jumping in the lake when it gets too warm, drying off while reading a good book, and then dropping off to sleep.  When I’d wake up it’d be time to hit the water again.  I earned my keep by doing some weeding & clean-up chores.

Then it was back to Atlanta to the National Lawn & Garden Show, which is the show with an appointment format… kind of like speed dating for products.  I had a full day Thursday of 42 appts., and am now sorting through all the information and trying to come up with a great selection of new items.  We hope to have some of these items in stock soon… I’ll blog about them as they’re available.