New Etsy page

I created an etsy page to attract more shoppers. If you're on etsy, mark us as a fave! http://poshpapoose.etsy.com

Seeking Sales Reps/ Showrooms in all territories

We need reps/ showrooms for ALL territories. Do you have any leads for us? Know any good retail outlets for our line where you live? Please pass on our info to them, and let us know whom to contact. Especially interested in having the hats in the SouthEast, South West, Texas, North East, Pacific NW, California, Hawaii, Australia / NZ. Thanks!!

Winter Boutique Schedule / 2009

If you are in the LA area, and you'd like to shop our wares for the holidays, you can find me at the holiday boutiques listed below. Mention that you read my blog for 10% off your check or credit card purchase. Cash is accepted too, of course. Ask about our specials in person.

SAT., Nov 21, 2009
Garden of Angels Preschool
10 am - 2 pm
1009 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403

SAT., Dec 5, 2009
10 am - 3 pn
Coeur d'Alene Elementary School
810 Coeur d'Alene Avenue, Venice, 90291

SUN, Dec 6, 2009
9 am - 2 pm
Mar Vista Farmers' Market
Grandview near Pacific, Mar Vista, 90066

SAT., Dec 12, 2009
Ocean Charter Elementary School Campus
10 am - 4 pm
12606 Culver Blvd., Del Rey, CA 90066

Mar Vista Family Festival 10/3 Sat 10 -4

I'll be at the Mar Vista Family Festival this Saturday from 10 - 4. At Mar Vista Park. Come check us out! I have a great new booth display and a TON of great hats!

Sling Rings for Sale

We did so well with hats this spring and summer that I ended up with a bunch of rings in colors we didn't use. If you want to make your own slings, please check out my online auctions at ebay or contact me directly. I have several auctions listed for rings in Pink, Bronze, Black, Green, and Red at a fraction of their usual retail cost. Look for my sales listed under "larachelle" or search for Sling Rings.

Posh Papoose at Mar Vista Farmers' Market 7/5/09

I'll be at the Mar Vista farmers' market this weekend, 7/5/09 with all our inventory at special pricing for cash sales.

Here is the info:
Grandview between Venice Blvd and Pacific. in West LA (Mar Vista)
9 am - 2 pm

Posh Papoose on Twitter

I just set up a Twitter account. You can follow us at #poshpapoose

Authorize.net is down - unable to process payments temporarily

It seems that I only post when I have something bad to say. Today it turns out that our payment processor, Authorize.net, is down due to a fire at one of their facilities. So we cannot process payments by credit card until they get back online. However, I can process orders manually and invoice customers via PayPal. Hopefully this will be resolved soon!

I apologize for the inconvenience!

Changing host providers - Posh Papoose site down temporarily down

Just an FYI in case anyone is wondering: I changed hosting providers and the website is in transition. It should be up in 12 - 24 hours (better be!). If you need to reach Posh Papoose, please call Rachel at 1-888-286-5640 (9 am - 6 pm, Pacific).

www.POSHPAPOOSE.COM temporarily down | How to contact Posh Papoose

For some mysterious and frustrating reason, my site is down today. If you want to reach POSH PAPOOSE or www.POSHPAPOOSE.COM today, please email gmail>
dot com.
You will have to type that yourself (we have to fool the spambots).

You can call me: Rachel at 1-888-286-5640.
We are in California, so the best times are 9 am - 6 pm PST or 10 am - 9 pm EST.

SOOO sorry my dear customers! I don't know yet what the problem is and I'm endeavoring to fix it ASAP!!

I have so many new cute hats to post! I've learned that we are doing something right in terms of sun protecting hats because our brims are really wide and with the sandwich of several layers of fabric and interfacing, the hats really do block alot of sun. Now is the time! I have new hat fabrics posted at picasa here: http://picasaweb.google.com/poshpapoose/2009SUMMERFALLPOSHPAPOOSEHATFABRICS#

Long Time No Post!

Well since I've gotten stuck on Facebook, the blog has lagged. There's a lot to update you on!

You can become a "Fan" of Posh Papoose at our new Facebook page!

If you sign up for the Posh Papoose monthly newsletter, you'll always get the latest news along with coupons and specials not available to the general public. You'll see the link on the top right of our home page.

We are trying to stock a little bit of the Aqua Silk Douppioni Ring Slings at a time. It's too expensive to buy alot at once. You can check the website or sign up for the newsletters to get the latest update on our inventory.

I spotted a baby sling on Calista Flockhart's character last Sunday (3/7/09) on Brothers & Sisters! Not sure which brand. Which it were a Posh Papoose(R)! At least I finally saw a sling on TV. I've been trying to get my propmaster husband to get one on a show, but so far the costumer designers must think that Baby Bjorns signify "baby carrier" in a more mainstream way. Not in LA, though,I can tell you.

Ok, continuing in this rambling vein, we are testing the waters of working with a showroom to rep our line for the Western 11 states. Hopefully all you Left coasters will start to see Posh Papoose(R) hats and baby slings in stores near you. If they haven't all gone out of business in this depression/ recession whirlwind. I'm also working on getting the hats into a store in Belgium. You can already find them in Toronto at Wild Child Boutique.

And do check out the reversible sun protection hats for babies, kids, and adults. I bought a lot of cute prints just for boys! They are adorable and me and my kids wear them every day here in LA. Stock is limited because my favorite fabric company doesn't reprint stuff a lot.

You are helping to support a small American business when you shop from us! All our items are made by hand locally. Thanks for reading!

Rachel