Cinn Daz Blog

Dear Folks,

We have decided to join the trend and offer Free Shipping within the Unites States until January 19, 2009.  Our reasoning is simple. Everybody is offering big discounts this holiday season.

Unlike many of the big box chain stores, we plan to be in business next Spring, so there is a limit to the discounts we can offer.

For those of you who stop by our store at 1101 Madison SE, Albuquerque, we offer a 20% discount on purchases $30 or greater. That discount is in addition to the 50% discount off on some of our clothing. Many other items are discounted 10 to 30%.

 This year has been interesting. Our business was good through the outdoor festival season, which ended on September 21.

We don’t do well vending in cold or wet conditions. Imagine that! People do not want sarongs and other light weight clothing when they are freezing.

We will vend at Oriental Potpourri in Albuquerque in February

Let’s all hope that a new year and Federal administration will bring a return to the good times we now miss.

Happy Holidays!

Jim Heyser

Cinnamon Dazzle

Directions to 1101 Madison, SE

Some of our customers report that they have trouble finding our store. This is probably because both Kathryn and Madison Streets start and stop several times. Here is a sure way to get there.

Our house is located four blocks west of the intersection of San Mateo and Kathryn and approx. three blocks east of intersection of Ridgecrest Drive and Kathryn.

For those unfamiliar with this area, we recommend that you proceed to the intersection of Central Ave and San Mateo. Go south on San Mateo past a couple of lights. You will first pass a Wal-Mart Super Center on your right. At the intersection of San Mateo and Kathryn (which has a traffic light and a 7-11 store on your left) turn right (west) on to Kathryn.
You will past Whittier Elementary School on your left and a stop sign. Two blocks past the stop sign is Madison. Turn left (south) on to Madison and park in front of our house. There are also a couple of spaces for parking in our drive. Do not park on Kathryn, because it is a major street in the area and has some fast traffic.

At our house, proceed around to the north (along Kathryn). You will see French doors on the left, which is the entrance to the store.

We hope to see you!

 Dear Friends,

 We are busily planning for our store’s opening on November 15. We have cleaned out a room in our former garage, which now has French doors, a painted floor and central heat.

The display racks and ceiling hooks are set to display our items.  In many ways, the store is similar to our outdoor booth, which many of you have visited over the past four years.

We will continue to offer our goods at reasonable prices. Some items will be 50% off (these include some clothing, jewelry, and gift items for Christmas).

Depending on how many of you visit our store (hours are 10 am to 4 pm from on Saturdays only from Nov 15 through December 20), we will reorder more seasonal merchandise, and possibly expand our hours.

 We know this recession has hurt many of our customers and we have kept this in mind as we plan for the upcoming holiday season.

 As always, let us know what you think. Post to this blog or send private emails to Heyserj@cinnamondazle.com

 Jim Heyser

co-owner

Dear Folks,

After ignoring this blog for a year, we now plan to use it to regularly communicate with our loyal customers and friends.

This fall we will open (on certain weekends) a store in our house. People will be able to stop by on selective Saturdays (dates to be determined) or call to make an appointment.

With this store we hope to serve our loyal repeat customers who have regularly visited our booth for the during the past couple of vending seasons.

We hope to hear fromm you, and we promise to keep this blog active. Our goods will always be unique and reasonably priced.

Sincerely,

Jim Heyser

Co-owner Cinnamon Dazzle

cinnamon@swcp.com

505-2w68-9159

A blog for a small retail store sounds suspicious? Just what are you trying to sell to me?

In reality, we crave your input about us, our products, and how we may better serve you (while hopefully making a modest profit). This blog sells nothing. You should click on the Cinnamon Dazzle online store link (to the right) if you wish to shop.

Your opinions are so important to us that we want to hear them all - good, bad, or indifferent. Since we are small, we can not possibly stock every item in the fantasy, Gypsy, Gothic, Pagan or SCA communities where we vend on weekends. So here is you chance to tell us how improve, or where to go (jumping into a cold lake or worse).

 Hope to hear from you soon.

 Jim & Madeleine,

Owners & 100% of the employees at Cinnamon Dazzle