Announcing Goods for Goodness’ Sake
Helping to make an impact - one purchase at a time.

A new year and a new way of shopping. At long last…we are ready to announce our new venture! Cathe (Feterie) and Lara (Tiny Tales) have joined forces to create an exciting and different online boutique called Goods for Goodness’ Sake. This boutique is special… 100% of profits will be donated to charity.

Our mission statement is: Goods for Goodness’ Sake is an online boutique that donates 100% of its profits to customer-selected charities through the sale of products created by small businesses.

We have partnered with amazing stationery designers to bring you beautiful and unique paper goods and plan to quickly expand to include other items. Many of the designers are creating exclusive designs that will only be available on Goods for Goodness’ Sake. When you make a purchase, you will be able to select the charity that will benefit. We will limit the number of charities that we donate to to around 5, so that we don’t spread our donations too thinly.

In order for Goods for Goodness’ Sake to be a success, we need your help in the following ways:

• We are still collecting a list of potential charities from which the 5 initial charities will be selected, so send us charities for consideration that are near and dear to your heart. We want to make an impact with small charities that are doing good work but don’t receive the attention of the larger, well-known charities. Our criteria is: non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization (sorry - no “human fund” entries), under $500,000 in annual revenue, and a reach larger than a local area. If you aren’t sure if your favorite charity meets the criteria, send it along anyway and we’ll do the research. Email suggestions to SubmitCharity {at } goodsforgoodnesssake.com.
• Forward this post to everyone you know. We are on a shoestring budget so that we can donate as much as possible. This means we will be relying on the cheapest marketing of all…word of mouth! So open up your online address books and liberally apply the forward button.
• If you haven’t already, sign up at www.GoodsForGoodnessSake.com to receive future communications. Being a newsletter subscriber will give you the privilege of casting a vote to narrow down our list of charities to the 5 and will include a coupon for your first order.
• Join our facebook club page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Goods-For-Goodness-Sake/106136345426
• Follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/GFGS
• Of course…once we open come and shop shop shop!
• Did we mention tell everyone you know?

Thanks for your continued support of Tiny Tales, and future support of Goods for Goodness’ Sake!

As if I didn’t already have enough on my plate, I’ve gone and started a new venture!  The details are still being worked out, but be the first to know when it goes live by signing up at www.GoodsForGoodnessSake.com

Welcome to the 12 Sales of Christmas (or Hanukkah or Kwanzaa)

Also known as “the cold weather is making us do crazy things” sale

Here at Tiny Tales we’ve cooked up a fun way to bring you a holiday season sale.  Actually, 12 different sales!  We’ve listed them below in general order of savings.  The 1st 12 people who post on our blog receive a coupon code for the 1st sale.  The next 12 people receive a coupon for the 2nd sale.  And so on.  So it behooves you to post early!  In staying with the 12 theme, all of the coupon codes are good until December 12th.

Without further ado, here are the 12 sales:

1.  Free shipping - entire order
2.  $10 off each Memory Kit
3.  Buy 1 get 1 free - Babysitter Notes
4.  Free Babysitter Notes with each Memory Kit
5.  Buy 1 get 1 free - Daycare Notes
6.  25% off Memory Kits
7.  2 free notepads with each Memory Kit
8.  Buy 1 get 1 free - Memory Postcards
9.  Free Memory Postcards with each Memory Kit
10.  $5 off Memory Kits
11.  50% off Babysitter Notes
12.  50% off Daycare Sheets

Just leave a comment on this post.  Your coupon code will be emailed to you.

Happy tales!

*coupons can be used only once per person and expire on December 12th*

The women at Cool Mom Picks sure know how to pick cool stuff for moms, and now they have recommended our new Babysitter Notes!  We are so honored, as the CMP website is on the list of sites we check daily. 

Kristen says:

These simple notepads are sorted by simple one-word prompts with just enough space underneath for you to get your point across without having to write a book - which c’mon - does the sitter really read it anyway? You’ll find the three biggies,  eat, bathe and sleep, along with my faves, okay and not okay.  Particularly smart for factchecking my sneaky preschooler who will tell the sitter that she gets candy as a bedtime snack.

{Read the full review}

Random.org picked Annabelle’s comment number, so she will win 2 free babysitter notepads. Congrats Annabelle!

Ahh shucks… The women over at The Cradle had such nice things to say about our Baby Tales kit.

“Maintaining a baby book or journal exhausts me just thinking about it.  Yet, now that my son is three, I’m a bit bummed that I’ve dropped the ball in preserving many of his memories (and Grandma keeps getting on my case about it). But now that my little girl is here, I can redeem myself using this clever kit that I’m totally crushing on!”

Read more here…

As we approach Thanksgiving, I want to give thanks to our fabulous and loyal customers - old and new!  All baby memory kits are $5 off.

Enjoy the (virtual) $5.  You can buy 2 Starbucks lattes, 5 kit-kats, or that cheapo toy in the checkout line that your toddler “really really really really please mommy i need it” wants.

(please don’t print this out and try to use it because I will get in trouble and that wouldn’t be fun.)

Tiny Tales is participating in the Bloggy Giveaway Quarterly Carnival.  We will send 2 babysitter notepads ($16 value) FREE to the giveawaywinner!  Entering is easy - simply leave a comment on this post to tell us what you think makes a perfect babysitter.  A winner will be chosen at random on Saturday, Nov 1, 2008.  Entries through midnight on 10/31 will be accepted.

Find more giveaways at Bloggy Giveaway!  www.bloggygiveaways.com

My parents were in town, so my sister and I took them and our kids to the Wildlife Experience museum on Sunday. http://www.thewildlifeexperience.org/  The kids had a blast! There were a bunch of kid friendly exhibits and learning games. One of the rooms has lifelife animals that move, and shows them in their natural habitat. Trey was scared on the sleeping bear that snored. When we got home he rushed to tell daddy about the scary bear!

My sister claims she didn’t see my horns when she was taking this pic!

Get a jump on holiday shopping with new products from Tiny Tales

Colorful leaves, pumpkins, nippy mornings, costumes, wrapping paper. Whhhaaa? Hold on! {noise of a record scratching} Which of these things is not like the others? That’s right… here at Tiny Tales we already have holiday shopping on our mind. Not only our own (anyone know of a good present for a grandmother who has everything?), but we are thinking about your holiday shopping too. We’ve come out with new products that make perfect gifts for parents - you, your best mom friend, your sister, your supper club group, your neighbor. Go ahead - get your shopping done early. And while you are at it, pick up a few extra to keep on hand and avoid that awkward “she gave me something but I don’t have anything for her” situation.

For a short time only, enjoy the following specials (expire October 15th):

Free Memory Postcards with any Memory Kit purchase. Use coupon code = NEWCARDS and the Memory Postcards will automatically be added to your order when it ships (no need to add them to your cart).

Free shipping on any purchase of Babysitter or Daycare notes (coupon code = NEWNOTES).

Memory Postcards
Same great Tiny Tales design to keep track of baby’s “firsts”, but now in a postcard form so you can easily share with grandparents and friends.

http://www.tiny-tales.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=29

Babysitter Notes
Sometimes even moms and dads need a time-out…. with each other! This handy notepad covers all the essentials your sitter will need so she can keep your kids happy - and you and your sweetie will have the peace of mind you need to enjoy a little break from Baby.

http://www.tiny-tales.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=26

Daycare Notes
Even Supermoms (and Dads) can’t be everywhere. While you’re out conquering the business world, your nanny or daycare helper can keep you up-to-date on your little one’s day. You’ll have plenty to chat about with your wee one come bedtime, and the sweet design is cute enough to save and cherish. Available in both infant and toddler versions.

http://www.tiny-tales.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=27
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http://www.tiny-tales.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=28
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