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About UsIt's pretty cold this Spring isn't it? Yes I know I put a capital on Spring. It looks like it needs it there. Purists will say it doesn't. However, it is bitterly cold out there. Had a fabulous weekend at the Duke of Beaufort's point and also the Blackmore Vale and Sparford's point to point. So cold crying children arrived - and left happier dressed in Cosy Kiwi. The children's Cosy Kiwi range (gloves, beanie, scarf, socks) has taken off this year ... I think mummies and daddies are talking to other mummies and daddies ... hoorah!
In the January snow I was interviewed on NZ radio - to get a perspective on the current British weather. Of course I had to say that the snow was actually good for business - I wasn't stranded at home/work/on the road like some in London and everywhere else. Trusty and much-loved Freelander gets me to the post office snow or no snow, so orders did get out. From that first interview I had three orders - from Kiwis in NZ sending to friends family in the UK. Perfect! A new market for KiwiKate and an interesting way to grow the business.
If you have friends that might be keen please get them to join KiwiKate's email list. I do all my quick 'specials' via email ... much more paper-friendly than mailouts.
Please come and say hi at the Cheltenham Festival next week. If you know of events where people would like KiwiKate please do let me know.
Best wishes, Carolyn, Holly, Hebe and of course 'Kate March 2010
Must update this more often ... This year we have been out and about so much and I have to say it is lovely when I meet customers I have spoken to on the phone before. It's fantastic to hear customers sell to customers - 'these are brilliant!' 'you must have these in your boots!' 'I've come back for more and I've brought my friend with me ...' I stand back and watch existing customers talk to potential customers and just know I've got a great product. Next year we will have Hebe out with us. Holly had five puppies on 4 August and of course we kept one. The other four all went to friends (but I made them pay for them of course!) Of the five, four went to shooting homes and the fifth has the prospect of learning to pick up. Four went to homes with children and four went to homes where there is another dog. Three of them got lucky and got all three. Have signed up to Badminton 2010 so far ... Merry Christmas All. December 2009
The Background I am a Kiwi living in England. On one of my trips home a few years ago I came across insoles for shoes made from possum pelt. Anyone who suffers the cold like I do will understand what I mean by the dreadful freezing feeling in my toes and feet standing around in wellies on shoot days. So, I bought the insoles, and have never looked back. They provide incredible insulation, in all sorts of boots and shoes from ‘fashion’ shoes to leather-lined wellies, and cold feet can become a thing of the past. KiwiKate was born when friends wanted warm feet too! KiwiKate is now in her third full year of trading. Milestones have been passed (some good some not so), lessons learned and the old home-made website has had to finally be replaced by this lovely new whizzy one. Please phone if you need to - not adverse to taking orders over the phone! We’ve got a busy year out and about so see the Shop in Person page. KiwiKate ps Kate's the business, I'm Carolyn, Holly's the black Lab and Hebe's her daughter! Holly and pups 2 1/2 hours old. Humphrey (now Kenai), Haka, Tana, Henry (now Hugo) and Hebe.
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