Check out our new eBay store. We're selling the educational cards that are so popular in our store and if you are a teacher, we still offer a 25% discount for the items you are using in your classroom. Just email us what you want and include your name, email, grade you teach, and the name of your school. We will verify the information and send you an invoice with the 25% off. Take Care!!
Monday, January 21, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Teacher's Pet
We aim to be the Teacher's Pet!!! If you are looking for rocks and minerals to use in your classroom, come to our San Juan Bautista store and we'll help you. If you let us know you are a teacher, provide the name of the school, and sign our mailing list we'll give you 25% off anything you are going to use in your classroom. What A Deal!!!
Why do we do this?? For purely selfish reasons.
1.) We love kids
2.) We believe that if you can get kids excited about something - hobbies, music, arts, anything - it will make the want to read and to learn math to support their interest. It give meaning to the skills they are learning.
3.) If kids get hooked on rocks and minerals as a hobby when they are young, it's just possible they may turn out to be our customers in the future.
So, even though we don't run high margins like the mall stores, we are willing to cut that small margin to almost costs in order to support our teachers who work daily to help our children become educated so they can have a great future.
Jan
Why do we do this?? For purely selfish reasons.
1.) We love kids
2.) We believe that if you can get kids excited about something - hobbies, music, arts, anything - it will make the want to read and to learn math to support their interest. It give meaning to the skills they are learning.
3.) If kids get hooked on rocks and minerals as a hobby when they are young, it's just possible they may turn out to be our customers in the future.
So, even though we don't run high margins like the mall stores, we are willing to cut that small margin to almost costs in order to support our teachers who work daily to help our children become educated so they can have a great future.
Jan
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Kilos of Pearls
We just got in several Kilos of freshwater pearls. These are the circle or ribbed pearls that are so popular right now. They have good luster and we have sizes up to 8mm. Check them out - they are really nice one and just in time for wedding season - they make great strands to go with your dress or for the bridesmaids.
Rock and Crystal Medicine - Bunk or Real
What a controversial topic!!! How dare I think of discussing this topic without alienating potential customers on one side of the discussion or another? Well maybe I'm silly and I'm not taking a side on whether crystals and rock medicine work or do not work - but think about these few things:
1.) We know that attitude and positive thinking significantly impact a person's health - if we are happy and positive the immune system works much better. If this is the case, then if crystals and rocks make you happy - that's a good thing.
2.) We know that light is energy and we know that different amounts of energy and light impact our moods and therefore our happiness. That's why they use natural lights in cloudy places like Seattle - to reduce Seasonal Affective Disorder believed to be impacted or possibly caused by lack of sunshine. There is an entire science of color and it's impact on a person. All medical offices and retailers know this and use it to their advantage with their patients and customers with paint colors. If crystals and rocks bring you into contact with different colors and therefore energy - and that effects your mood and makes you happy - then that can boost your immune system - that's a good thing.
So no matter what your belief system - Rock, Mineral and Crystal Collecting has the potential to be good for you if in no other way than to make you happy.
Happy Collecting!
1.) We know that attitude and positive thinking significantly impact a person's health - if we are happy and positive the immune system works much better. If this is the case, then if crystals and rocks make you happy - that's a good thing.
2.) We know that light is energy and we know that different amounts of energy and light impact our moods and therefore our happiness. That's why they use natural lights in cloudy places like Seattle - to reduce Seasonal Affective Disorder believed to be impacted or possibly caused by lack of sunshine. There is an entire science of color and it's impact on a person. All medical offices and retailers know this and use it to their advantage with their patients and customers with paint colors. If crystals and rocks bring you into contact with different colors and therefore energy - and that effects your mood and makes you happy - then that can boost your immune system - that's a good thing.
So no matter what your belief system - Rock, Mineral and Crystal Collecting has the potential to be good for you if in no other way than to make you happy.
Happy Collecting!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Long time no type
OK - so I've not been good about posting recently - I'm sorry. But here's what's going on.
1.) We've got a LARGE new shipment of Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper. How do I know it's Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper, because we are only a few miles away from Morgan Hill and I know the guy who walked through the poison oak to get this specimens. I even used gloves to clean it so I didn't get poison oak! Right now, there are only a few that have been tumbled, they are mostly rough. There are red poppies, yellow poppies, and purple poppies. It's a great selection. We'll be doing a light tumbling job on them and be putting them out over the next few months. If you want the rough - ask us and we'll let you search the pile.
2.) We're clearing space for Tuscon. We've got a great Sale going on so stop by and check it out.
3.) We've got an eBay store now and I'll be putting more "stuff" out over the next weeks. Right now the educational cards, rock candy and a few jewelry pieces are all online. Check out
http://stores.ebay.com/tops-a-rock-shop
Happy Rockin'
JM
1.) We've got a LARGE new shipment of Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper. How do I know it's Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper, because we are only a few miles away from Morgan Hill and I know the guy who walked through the poison oak to get this specimens. I even used gloves to clean it so I didn't get poison oak! Right now, there are only a few that have been tumbled, they are mostly rough. There are red poppies, yellow poppies, and purple poppies. It's a great selection. We'll be doing a light tumbling job on them and be putting them out over the next few months. If you want the rough - ask us and we'll let you search the pile.
2.) We're clearing space for Tuscon. We've got a great Sale going on so stop by and check it out.
3.) We've got an eBay store now and I'll be putting more "stuff" out over the next weeks. Right now the educational cards, rock candy and a few jewelry pieces are all online. Check out
http://stores.ebay.com/tops-a-rock-shop
Happy Rockin'
JM
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