Behind the Scenes: Hella Basque Shop

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Since I got home from the Basque Country, I’ve been immersed in designing, testing, and publishing new products for the Hella Basque shop. It makes it hard for me to think of interesting Basque topics to write about this week.

My brain is swimming in holiday gift giving and what is the best way to serve you guys. It’s all I think about. It’s all I talk about. It’s making me a very boring person.

Right now the Hella Basque store has some collections of apparel, accessories, phone accessories, and home items. I’m working on expanding these offerings to give you more options this holiday season.

 

Holiday Shopping at Hella Basque

It’s not even mid-November yet. Why am I even talking about Christmas shopping now? You guys have plenty of time to get your gifts!

True. But I just want to let you know that if you plan on getting something from the Hella Basque shop for yourself or your loved ones this Christmas, I would highly recommend you order sooner rather than later.

This isn’t some weird marketing ploy. I just want to be sure you’re not disappointed.

I use a print-on-demand service for most of the items in Hella Basque’s online store. That means I work with a third party to print your items when you order them and to ship them to you. 

As you can imagine, Hella Basque is not the only small operation this third party works with. They do a large amount of print-on-demand items for a bunch of different companies, and that means order fulfillment times can vary.

Sometimes I receive orders from them within a week. Sometimes it takes two weeks. It’s a little unpredictable. So I want you to know that, in case you’re someone who likes to leave things to the last minute.

As much as I would like Hella Basque to be Amazon and get orders to you guys within two days, it just isn’t possible for the small operation I’m running over here.

Here are the order deadlines to be sure you get your products before Christmas:

Notice a lot of items need to be ordered by December 13th with standard shipping. That’s not all that far away!

So keep these dates in mind if you’re thinking about buying something from the Hella Basque shop.

Also: Free shipping on all U.S. orders over $60!

 

Stocking Stuffers at Hella Basque

That being said, this year I am offering some smaller stocking stuffers that I’ve ordered in bulk and am shipping myself. These items will get to you much faster than the others in the shop, because they’ve already been made, they just need to ship.

These are the Basque phone grips, Basque button packs, and Hella Basque stickers.

I’m super proud of how these turned out. But I’m especially excited to offer you guys some more inexpensive items if you’re looking for subtler ways to show off your Basque pride.

So if you want to order some, I would greatly appreciate it. That way I’ll be able to empty the boxes that have taken over my kitchen table.

I’m planning on adding more products to the shop in the coming weeks, as I continue to receive samples of them and vet that they’re good enough to offer you guys. 

So keep an eye out for announcements about those!

In the meantime, is there anything you’re really excited about this Christmas? Any Basque-themed products you would like to see in the online shop? I always welcome your input.

 

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