Sip and Ship Expansion Doubles Seattle Footprint

Sip and Ship, a Seattle-based community hub for shipping, coffee and gifts, debutes a pivotal expansion for their Greenwood location, doubling their business square footage by 100% and 1000 square feet. Sip and Ship’s brick and mortar shops serve hundreds of thousands of local customers and business partners, specializing in mailbox rentals, local gifts and domestic and worldwide shipping services. Sip and Ship is renowned for it's exceptional customer service as a local gathering spot for local neighbors and entrepreneurs. There will be an official ribbon cutting on the new space located at 7511 Greenwood Avenue North, open to the public, November 14, at 6 p.m.

In addition to the expansion of their Greenwood location, Sip and Ship offers:

• Virtual Mailbox, a service that forwards physical mail from your address to your email inbox
• Package receiving and storage to ward off pirating of packages from front porches all over town
• Online retail shipping and returns
• The ability to ship wine
• A coffee shop that bakes family recipes
• Curated local gifts including an assortment of unique such as female-founded Seattle candle and chocolate makers
• Stress less holiday shipping, including a first look at the ornaments and gifts for the upcoming season
• Alexandra’s Macarons, beautiful pastel-hued buttercream confections to share or to ship.

Sip and Ship reported that its business to date handled over 120,000 packages and added 200 traditional and virtual mailboxes over the last 10 months. Today's news complements Sip and Ships' existing offerings for people throughout Seattle– especially those living in the Greenwood location.

“Sip and Ship aptly empowers Seattleites in successfully delivering solutions and serves up daily doses of gratitude. With our new expansion in Greenwood, the third iteration for this neighborhood, we can better serve our customers,” said Diana Naramore, CEO of Sip and Ship. "Our business success is credited to listening to our customers, watching business trends, remaining nimble and consistent with our high-touch level of customer service. Today, we are going a step further by unveiling new capabilities for receiving packages and mail, with greater ease and convenience.”

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with the Greenwood Sip and Ship team since the store’s opening, both for personal errands and through the Greenwood Elementary School PTA,” said Michelle Peters, Neighbor and Greenwood Elementary PTA Co-President. “Sip and Ship has been a constant and generous supporter of the PTA, always offering quick, reliable and friendly service. They are our go-to printer for the school’s newsletter, posters and flyers. Sip and Ship is such an integral part of the Greenwood neighborhood and I hope to work with them for years to come, especially in their new, expanded shop!”
 
With the consumer experience a top priority, clients like Christie Morrison, mailbox customer states “Sip and Ship has come to our rescue by going above and beyond making us feel special. Whether it's expediting a package across the states, getting something notarized, a warm cup of coffee and scone, or last minute gifts, Sip and Ship has you covered. Our family remains comfortable knowing that our packages are taken care of when being shipped out and our treasures (shipments) are safe from the porch pirates.”

About Sip and Ship
Sip and Ship is a Seattle based, female-owned and family-run business that has become the region’s most trusted and reliable shipping center, coffee house and community hub. Established in 2002, Sip and Ship is a gathering place designed to simplify life, where people stay connected and businesses thrive.  With locations in Ballard and Greenwood.
For more information, visit https://www.sipandship.com/