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An Online Wedding Registry that Gives Back & Saves You Time!

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:18:04 +0000

What other wedding registry allows you to:

Earn $100 in FREE credit

Then lets you add items from any other online store?!

Only shoo-foo.com can offer you THAT!

We’ve joined forces with MyRegistry.com!

In short, that means when you create a registry at shoo-foo.com, you’re also creating a registry that can be used on ANY online store.

BUT wait – it gets better!

How would you like $100 in FREE product from shoo-foo?

That’s right, when your guests spend $500 on shoo-foo products through your registry*, we give YOU an extra $100 in credit to spend on our online store!!!!

*Before taxes and shipping, online retail only, non sale items.

Start your Wedding Registry now! Click on “Create a Registry” to get started!

What does shoo-foo offer in a wedding registry?

Shoo-foo sells eco-friendly bamboo towels, bedding and baby basics. Our line of affordable luxury linens include:

Super soft bamboo bedding

Generously sized luxury bamboo towels that stay fresher longer and absorb 4x more than cotton!

Bamboo bathrobes for breathable, healthy comfort:

Gift sets – combinations of our products at great prices!

Like what you see? Feel free to browse our Online Store!

Shoo-Foo talks about sustainable textiles on a TV documentary (Artisans du Changement)

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:19 +0000

Last Spring, you might have remembered us gleaming about being interviewed for the French TV show called Artisans du Changement (Architects of Change). Well the time has come and our debut has hit the television air waves!

The show airs on the RDI channel (in French only, sorry to those who only speak “Eng” and “Lish”) this week and you can view the full feature here: http://www.tou.tv/les-artisans-du-changement/S03E05

The subject of the documentary-style series is “weaving a sustainable future.” It’s about eco-textiles and features three companies (including Dany Filion, the owner at Shoo-Foo), who are taking action to help “weave a sustainable future.”

Other than Dany is a person recycling tons of clothing to transform them into something new and a very creative architect who is using textile to weave intelligent fabric-based shelters and interactive art in collaboration with local communities.

We hope all our French readers will watch the show and let us know what you think!

Inventory Blow-Out – bamboo towels, bamboo bedding and bamboo baby basics

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:12:15 +0000

Shoo-Foo is clearing out its old office!

We don’t want to transport all our showroom inventory, so we’re selling it at 40% off THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

We’ve got all types of our bamboo towels, bamboo robes, bamboo bedding and bamboo baby basics ready for clear out!

Here are the details:

Saturday Jan 21^st: 10am to 5pm

Sunday Jan 22^nd : noon to 5pm

Location:

2435A Granville Street (2nd Floor)

(near the Broadway and Granville intersection)

CASH ONLY

All items are final sale.

No product reservations can be made and we can not respond to requests about item availability. Please come by and have a look!

le tissu de bambou – un choix écologique

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:09:24 +0000

Pluie et soleil, voilà tout ce dont le bambou a besoin pour croître – une ressource renouvelable utilisée depuis des siècles et qui peut maintenant être transformé en tissu

>>en savoir plus sur le tissu de bambou……

Le bambou pour bébé

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:41:15 +0000

Protection contre les rayons UV et certification Oeko-Tex 100 – voilà une belle protection pour la peau des bébés.

>>consultez le catalogue de produits pour bébé…

Serviettes et literie bambou – pour les détaillants

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:36:12 +0000

Les produits Shoo-Foo sont disponibles pour la revente. Inscrivez-vous comme commerçant et ayez accès à notre catalogue grossiste en ligne.

>>Vendez des produits de bambou pour le bain, le lit et le bébé à votre magasin…

Élégance et comfort du bambou pour la maison

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:33:30 +0000

Les serviettes de bain bambou de Shoo-Foo ont un grammage de 600 g/m2 – optimum d’élégance et de comfort.

>>en savoir plus sur les tissus de bambou…

Quatre fois plus absorbant

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:28:35 +0000

Les serviettes de bain de bambou sont quatre fois plus absorbantes que celles de coton – vous serez au sec très rapidement après la douche ou le bain.

>>achetez des serviettes de bambou…

La douceur de la literie de bambou

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:33:58 +0000

Dormez mieux!

Les draps de bambou respirent bien et sont très doux – plus de sueurs, ni chaudes, ni froides.

>>achetez des draps de bambou…

A green salon owner achieving 85% waste diversion (almost impossible) shares her secret to eco business success

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:18:58 +0000

I was AMAZED at the effort owner Jen Vanderleij puts in to avoid waste. If there ever were a true ‘green’ salon, Clover Salon would be it.

As I explained to Jen, I always thought that “eco friendly” in a salon referred to the products being used in hair treatments; you know, paraben free, ammonia free, that kind of stuff. But boy was I wrong.

In fact, salons are very wasteful, and that’s where Jen pays special attention. When Jen worked at other salons, she had set up recycling programs because it bothered her that the industry was so wasteful. Then the light hit her and she said, “why not turn that into an entire business model?”

So she set out to do it. And her vision of a salon that is “waste free with ecological kindness throughout, from waste basket to waterways” came true.

At Clover Salon, you will find one of the only places yearly audited by Green Workplace that has an 85% waste diversion rate. Their goal for next year is 90% – practically impossible.

“We are called “green office champions” because our waste is so much lower than that of even a Canadian household, let alone a business that sees up to 6000 visitors per year, “ says Jen.

How does one achieve an 85% waste diversion rate? Listen to this explanation from Jen:

“Greenworkplace comes in to weigh our waste…all types from paper to aluminum, organics to landfill etc., and uses our weights in comparison to statistics Canada…what they are looking at is the fact that we divert a much higher percentage of waste than we actually throw away. 85% more actually.”

Jen actually sifts through her garbage pails to sort out recyclables, and asks her suppliers to send her product with less packaging. Plus her back room is set up to be a “mini [waste] diversion palace” where her and her staff can sort garbage, not letting one piece of plastic or paper slip through the cracks.

“We’ve taken being an ‘eco-salon’ one step further in assuring that we are responsible for the waste that we, and our clients contribute to this space,” says Jen. (Man was I glad I walked into that salon with my trusty Starbucks tumbler. I wonder what Jen would have done with a paper cup after I left…)

But that’s not all. She has gone so far as to cut out perms and straighteners, petro-chemicals, ammonia, sulfates, products with animal testing (including cleaners), GMOs, DEAs and more. Also, where possible the salon is decked with refurbished and reclaimed furniture (you would never be able to tell, trust me).

Oh yeah, and they use Bullfrog Power.

“I think what we don’t use is more important than the things that we do… We keep our waterways and scalps cleaner than a standard salon. This is good for clients and stylists alike,” says Jen.

So one has to beg the answer to this question: “How much effort does it really take for a business to do all this?”

Luckily, Jen knows the solution, and is ready to share the secret with all:

“All they need to do…is put systems in place and a little bit of leg work.”

What does she mean by that? Well, for any business wanting to go green, according to Jen, they should “Mean it. You’ll fail if you don’t.”

“I think if you are legitimate and sincere in your mission, people will notice and know that you are the real deal if you are serious, honest and committed to all of the hard work that is involved in starting a green business. Without commitment well, you don’t have much,” explains Jen.

In other words, make a plan, set up a system, make sure everyone follows it, and stick to it.

I was so impressed by Jen’s efforts, I also had to ask about her certifications, and why they weren’t splattered all over her front window for good marketing. Turns out Jen is a greenie at heart (duh), and found out that many certifications for salons are basically a form of paid advertising…or just plain green washing. That being said, she’s looking into more options. (Hey, maybe you can send them along to her if you know of any).

So it seems that being green because you really care for the environment can still have a wonderful effect on business – because people will notice, even without the fancy logos on your marketing material. I say, and I’m sure Jen would agree, if you want to be green don’t wait for a certification – just go for it!

If you would like to visit Clover Earthkind Hair Salon, their address is 678 Richards St, downtown Vancouver. You can also visit cloversalon.com