Friday, January 9, 2009

What are you...new?

It pays to listen and read - customers have spoken and we have made the necessary changes to implement a real shopping cart.  While it is still connected to Google, we can feel confident that it will be safe and secure to shop there.  In addition,  I have figured out how to make our current heat-sealed packaging stand-up on the counter or in a cupboard  - my current packaging technique was effective but not very user friendly.  So I have purchased a "forming shoe" and some "tin-ties" that will offer a way to close the bag once the seal is broken.   This should arrive shortly after I-5 opens between Seattle and Portland.

What is the heat sealed bag you may ask?  It is what they call a high barrier stock bag, complete w/ a one-way degassing valve that was originally developed for coffee.   As noted by Pacificbag Inc.  "coffee is the only food that needs to be completely protected from oxygen while it releases relatively large volumes of carbon dioxide".   The material of the bag itself allows heat sealer to completely close the package.   This packaging allows your coffee to have that just-out-of-the-roaster taste for much longer.   So if you were to order in bulk, most likely we would ship 1 pound in a kraft tin-tie bag for immediate use and the rest in the high barrier heat sealed bag.  

With that all said,  I want to thank you all for a tremendous end of year experience.  I roasted, gifted,  and sold more coffee than I anticipated.  

Cheers,
Brenda

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