Friendly Shops

Altrec.com
"Welcome to Altrec.com where we share your passion for the outdoors. Like you, the team at Altrec.com is comprised of outdoor enthusiasts, explorers and adventurers. That's why we seek out the best stories, the best information and the best clothing and equipment available today. Whatever path you choose, we hope to help you along the way. The Altrec.com Web site launched in March 1999 with the belief that spending time outside - whether climbing a mountain or taking a quiet hike - helps us to live a healthy, balanced life."
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Artfire.com
"Founded in 2008, we are small Tucson, AZ based company with about 15 employees, with a passion for handmade, art, and indie business. As an interactive handmade market place and craft community our mission is to support your business and your brand with innovative features and functions. We are an e-commerce company and we focus on support of member's needs by taking a service first approach."
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Buys of the World
"Buys of the World is more than just a website or business. It is the embodiment of the philosophies, dreams, thoughts and examinations of its creators, who over years of travel and experiences, came to believe profoundly in a sense of community that is altruistic by nature. We believe that each individual, having been created from infinite potential, has the ability to create a community/way of life that unites and inspires, and allows others to pursue their own creative paths in an environment that is ultimately supportive of the artist and patron of the arts alike, and provides for them mentally, spiritually and materially."
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Etsy.com
"Our mission is to empower people to change the way the global economy works. We see a world in which very-very small businesses have much-much more sway in shaping the economy, local living economies are thriving everywhere, and people value authorship and provenance as much as price and convenience. We are bringing heart to commerce and making the world more fair, more sustainable, and more fun."
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Hoops of Creation
"We make beginner, intermediate, and advanced LED hoops. What sets us apart from other LED hoop companies are our lightweight, thin, affordable, polypro hoops."
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Kind Suds
"Kind Suds are high quality vegan soap bars made with vegetable oils including hemp, filtered water, organic botanicals and pure essential oils. The natural glycerin from the cold process production method provides gentle and moisturizing cleansing to all skin types. Ideal for problem and sensitive skin."
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Musicians Friend

"Musician's Friend is a company with music in our blood! Many of us play weekend gigs, keep an axe handy at our desks to get in a few break-time riffs, and rock out at our company-sponsored jams. We live and breathe the gear. In fact, next to food and shelter, music is definitely a close third. We believe music is a common language and a shared value with many of our customers. That's why our mission is to offer the lowest prices on today's best music gear along with tools for making smart buying decisions. We know its important to stick with a source you can trust, like finding that valued member of your band, which is why we offer a generous risk-free shopping experience--Our 45-Day Lowest Price and Complete Satisfaction guarantees back every purchase. We will beat any price too! Just call us with a verified, cheaper price and we'll beat it! Thanks to the strong foundations built by our founders Rob and DeAnna Eastman, Musician's Friend has come a long way since it's genesis in a California garage. Today, we're proud to offer a long list of benefits and programs available to every person in the music community in addition to weekly, often daily gear discounts."
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Our Motivation For Change
"OMFC is a creative high energy company aimed at spreading positive motivation in our ever changing environment through the support of the arts."
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Soul-Flower
"Soul Flower is now an online boutique offering the coolest of threads to the kindest of heads. Soul Flower was founded in 1999 by Mike and Peggy as a way to promote a bohemian, eco-friendly, and peaceful lifestyle. Our little shop on Grand Avenue in Saint Paul, Minnesota was a gathering place for college students and locals looking for cool goods with a hippie flair. Add some vending at local events and festivals and Soul Flower quickly grew as a local shop."
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Zibbet.com
"Zibbet is a global marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers of Handmade Goods, Fine Art, Vintage Items and Crafting Supplies. The idea for Zibbet was initially born out of a desire to create an eBay alternative for Artisans. Jonathan (Zibbet's founder), saw first-hand how hard it was to sell your creative products. From seeing his Grandma stop selling her crocheted handicrafts at the local market, because it was "too cold" and "not worth it", to seeing his wife's cousin stop selling her paintings on eBay, because it was too expensive to list and weren't selling at a worthwhile price. He knew that there had to be a better way."