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Everybody Makes Mistakes

July 22, 2008 – 7:56 pm

And that’s why, throughout the year, our special bin of manufacturer “seconds” slowly accumulates bags. All the products that don’t quite make the grade get set aside to sell on a discount basis. These items have anything from minor aesthetic blemishes to accidental extra stitching. The one thing that all these products do have in common is that they will be marked down 10% - 40%, and they will all be available at the first ever Alchemy Goods Seconds Sale:

Alchemy Goods Seconds Sale
Thursday, July 24th: 11am- 5pm
Ag Workshop - 3220 1st Ave S, Ste 400, Seattle, WA 98134

We are teaming up with ShopSoDo’s annual summer sidewalk sale to offer these items. So after you are finished searching for hidden treasures in our bin of seconds, you can head over to any number of other local SoDo stores offering similar clearance items. The entire Sodo district will be offering sale items Thursday through Sunday of this week. See you Thursday!

By Eli | Posted in design, workspace, etymology, music | Comments (0)

Introducing the Fremont

July 15, 2008 – 12:19 am

Summer is here in Seattle, in a big way. The sun is shining, the water is inviting, and everyone seems to have a bounce in their step. We’ve got a new bag out that says summer all over it. It’s a smaller version of our Ad Bag, and has a top closure and an internal cell phone compartment. We call it the Fremont.

The bag was named in tribute to our beginnings. Nearly five years ago Alchemy Goods began selling bags at a booth each week at the Fremont Sunday Market. Our workshop was shoehorned into a nearby basement. Now our bags can be found at stores around the world, and we have a beautiful workshop in Seattle’s Sodo neighborhood. We will always honor Fremont as the start of it all.

For more information on this new bag, check out the Fremont product page. Like our other banner bags, it’s available in a variety of colors that change every time we produce a new batch. We hope you like the bag!

By Eli | Posted in products, currentevents, history | Comments (0)

Job Opening - Sales and Account Manager

July 10, 2008 – 9:15 pm

We are seeking motivated, talented help to assist with sales and account management. If you’ve got what what we’re looking for, and want to be part of our growing team, contact us by email with a resume and cover letter: jobs@alchemygoods.com

Sales Responsibilities

Grow domestic and international wholesale customer base
Represent Alchemy Goods at trade shows and industry events
Coordinate factory events including tour and store

Account Management Responsibilities

Provide wholesale customers with outstanding support
Develop and implement strategy to grow sales within accounts
Process customer orders / Serve as customer liaison for large custom orders

Environmental Awareness Requirements

Participate in or advocate for bicycle use
Live a lifestyle in accordance with the reduce, reuse, and recycle philosophy
Understand cradle to cradle design principles and trends around sustainability in the fashion industry

Minimum Job Qualifications:

BA / BS
At least 5 years of experience in sales, marketing, or business development
Exceptional written communication skills, including spelling and grammar
Outstanding sales skills
Excellent analytical skills
Ability to effectively operate with high energy and flexibility in an early stage, constantly evolving, team environment
Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment
Fashion industry experience desirable
International sales experience a plus

Benefits:

Health Care
Flexible Vacation and Holiday
Compensation: base pay plus percentage

By Eli | Posted in workspace | Comments (0)

WORK CRUISER

May 23, 2008 – 11:02 pm

Eli bought the workshop a bicycle. It is a great cruiser that he scored in a charity auction.

I am hoping we come up with a trick name for it.

We had some initial seat problems, but those have since been worked out. Riding this two-wheeled smile-machine is greatness. Eli has a BOB around somewhere. Perhaps we can fuse the two.

The other bikes in the shop include my Pinarello named Raggedy-Anne. There are two of us that ride pretty much every day. Soapdish generally gets in once or twice a week on bicycle. For my commute I use the Messenger.

I use it because of the full-on retro-reflective tape. In the fall/winter/spring my almost all of my commute is in the dark here in Seattle. And the full three strips of that tape on my back help me feel more visible on my commute.

And if we could just get some proximity sensors to open the front door automagically, local shop errands would be hard fought over this summer.

Finally there is Bene’s bicycle. It gets plenty of looks from bicycle aficionados. It is an original Chicago Schwinn named BOSS.

The Big Orange Shiny Schwinn.

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Everybody Makes Mistakes

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