We've Come a Long Way, Baby

There are very few people who can actually say they love what they do. We can honestly say we LOVE our jobs. Everyone knows how excited we get every time an order is dropped off… like kids on Christmas morning! The Paper Pickle has brought so much happiness to our lives. We have reached many goals we never imagined we’d achieve because of you, our loyal customers. You stop in and support us, but not only that, you tell your friends about us! Even after six years, we continue to meet new people every day who are getting started in this hobby that brings us all so much joy. We are always so flattered when people make special trips to Chatham to come visit us!

But, as our lives continue to change, we too must change. Our priorities are now shifting as we watch Julia, Coulter and William grow. Our lives will only continue to get busier as our families keep growing; therefore we have decided to put The Paper Pickle Company on the market for sale.

This has been the most amazing six years of our lives! We have grown tremendously; from our humble 400 square foot store on Kent Street, that focused primarily on renting stamps, to our expansion only 17 short months later to our current 1,200 square foot location, with the addition of scrapbooking supplies and an invitation business.

Not only have we built our business over the years, we have built many amazing friendships. We have been included in your growth both personally and creatively. You may have come into the store because you wanted to scrapbook your child’s life or your life. Maybe you were getting married and wanted to create unique invitations or you wanted to make a special card for a friend. But you have all come in because of the love of the hobby. We have had so much fun watching life happen. And you have seen life happen at “The Pickle”. Kell got married and had her first child, and Kim joined the business full time in 2005 and raised her two children at the store.

So what does this mean to you? Well, behind the scenes, we are going to work to find the best purchaser so that the integrity of the Paper Pickle remains intact. We want to make sure that this person comes in with the same excitement and passion as we do. We will guarantee that you will not notice a change in the day to day operations of the business. We will continue to provide you with the latest and greatest products at competitive prices (did I mention that copic markers will be here any day now and that CHA orders are now being placed?). We will also continue to provide you with our amazing customer service.

The best thing that you can do to ensure that The Paper Pickle remains as it is today, is to talk to us if you would like to be included in the future of the business or pass this post on to someone you know that may be interested in this great opportunity.

Kim & Kell