190 North

I'm hesitant to publicize this before we see how it turns out....but here goes: we're being featured on 190 North this weekend. So tune in to ABC 7 this Sunday at 10:35 pm. Let us know what you think!

Almost Famous?

When we got a phone call yesterday asking us to chat about one of the lines we carry, we didn't expect immediate gratification, but voila! Here we are quoted in the Bradenton Herald (that's in Florida for those of you who didn't know) talking about the super cute onesies that we carry from OBLI Organics.

http://www.bradenton.com/business/story/1254848.html

' “The ‘I only ride hybrid’ line is one of the most popular,” said Jean Taylor, owner of Grasshopper 510, a Chicago-based retailer that carries OBLI Organics. “Their clothes are popular. They have lots of really cute graphics. The onsies are a bit more popular for new baby gifts.” OBLI Organics is carried in 45 stores across the nation and one in Honduras.'

Props

A few of our products have gotten some great attention recently:

This sweet carafe made it's
debut in the pages of
Good Housekeeping in February...


...and the Blue Avocado bags that we wrote about back in January won "Smartest System" in Real Simple's review of reuseable bags (we personally love the veggie bags).


Congrats to them both!

Tea, Anyone?

We have been searching a long time for a candle in an interesting vessel and we finally found it. These beautiful soy wax candles are hand-poured in Chicago and use vintage teacups and saucers - the result is pure charm. Each one is different, making it a great gift. And the best part? If you bring the clean teacup back in to Grasshopper 510, we'll get it refilled for you.

Teacup Candle, $32 each

http://www.grasshopper510.com/product.asp?lt=d&deptid=6791&pfid=GRH00576

Resolutions

Here at Grasshopper 510, we believe it's all about little changes that add up to big results. We resolved to use less plastic water bottles a few years back and have stuck with it, but in 2009 we can feel even better about using our Brita water filter thanks to the new Take Back the Filter Campaign now in effect. It doesn't get much easier than dropping the used (and dried) filters off at a Whole Foods - no excuses any more! (Check with your local Whole Foods to make sure they are participating.)


And what better to take with you to the grocery store than these great shopping bags from Blue Avocado made of recycled materials?

http://www.grasshopper510.com/product.asp?pfid=GRH00572

Fabulous!

We recently saw this and were so happy to get a shout-out on ecofabulous. We think the only thing wrong with their list is that we weren't higher on the rankings!

Check the post out here:
http://www.ecofabulous.com/ecolifestyle/top-ten-sites-for-holiday-shopping/

LX First Look

Grasshopper 510 is going to be featured on a show called LX First Look, this Saturday November 22nd. The show airs here in Chicago at 6:30 and again immediately following Saturday Night Live at 11:30 on NBC. This is a great show that features new and interesting restaurants, bars, trends, and - of course - stores!

If you miss it the first time around you can always watch it on-line here:
http://lxtv.com/1stlookchicago/

Check it out and less us know what you think.