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Sip and Ship Expansion Doubles Seattle Footprint

11/10/2019

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/

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NATIONAL GRATITUDE MONTH - NOVEMBER

11/3/2019

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Fall is one of my favorite seasons of the year and November is my favorite month. As the leaves change colors, temperatures cool with a crispness in the air, November is the time of year when Sip and Ship begins to prepare for its busiest shipping season of the year. Right now we are bringing in seasonal gifts, stocking up on shipping supplies and on-boarding and training a support team to best support you during your visits.

November also represents a time of gratitude - my favorite Sip and Ship core value.

Research has shown that harnessing gratitude can enhance moods, decrease stress, improve overall well-being and result in more satisfying personal and professional relationships.

Sip and Ship was designed to simplify your life and serves up daily doses of gratitude - one cup, one gift and one package at a time. We are genuinely thankful for the opportunity to serve you and your business needs, and look forward to seeing you in Ballard or Greenwood soon. Here is a glimpse of our expansion project in Greenwood - opening November 14th!

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Outsmart Porch Pirates

10/27/2019

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FREE Sign up here and we’ll email you when your packages arrive!
You can choose which Sip and Ship location to send them to, we'll keep them safe, and you can come pick them up at your convenience. We’re open 7 days a week.
SPECIAL IN-STORE OFFER
Porch pirates beware!

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The One Thing You Can Always Count On . . .

10/20/2019

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A Fond Farewell :)
Please join us in sharing a bitter-sweet moment at Sip and Ship - we are wishing Nathaniel Moore, Ballard Store Manager, and his family a safe and prosperous journey to the east coast. There they will be closer to family, continue to follow their passion for music, and welcome a new addition to their growing family. Stop by this week to wish him your best!

A New Arrival :)
Welcome, Ryan Short to the Sip and Ship team as Ballard Store Manager. Ryan is a Ballard resident and family man with two small children. He also comes with a background in music and production. He and Nathaniel have been working closely together along with the Sip and Ship team to ensure attention and care goes into everything we do for and with our community. Be sure to say hello, Ryan is looking forward to meeting you!

Fondly yours,

Diana and Your Friendly Sip and Ship Team

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Falling Into Place - Sip and Ship Celebrates 17 Years In Community

10/11/2019

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Remembering back to 2002, Sip and Ship was carved into a vacant space in Ballard. With a newborn on our hip, along with a few fresh-faced employees, we opened our doors into the unknown. Steve and I had never been entrepreneurs before and had just invested into a concept that made sense to us but was difficult explain to others. Are we a post office? Are we a coffee shop? Are we a gift boutique? All we really knew was how to take care of people. So we look a big leap of faith coupled with a little tenacity, hoping that the rest would fall into place.

Five years later, we introduced a-sister-store into the Greenwood neighborhood. Where we stumbled through a recession and five years after that, moved its location 10 blocks north where we currently operate today.

Here we are 17 years later very proud to serve the people that make up our community and who we want to celebrate. On October 15th, Sip and Ship would be honored to serve a special thanks to all of you, our amazing customers, who have supported us over the years! Your friendly Sip and Ship team would like to personally thank you by serving you free lattes all day and samples from our new vendor HomeGrown sandwiches (while supplies last in Ballard only).
We appreciate the opportunities you’ve provided us over the years to be of service to you, your family and business, and look forward to remaining a mainstay in your lives for years to come.

With gratitude and full hearts,

Diana and Your Friendly Sip and Ship Team

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Did Someone Say Spiced Apple Cake!? It Must Be October At Sip and Ship

10/7/2019

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Now that we’re into fall, our in-house Bakery-Creative, Kat Schulthies, has brought back my grandmother’s green apple spice cake. This time with a slight twist. Kat's made them into mini-versions calling them “Grandma Dot’s." She's turned them upside down, providing the proper surface for her scratch-made buttery caramel sauce to cascade down their sides. Is your mouth watering yet!?

This week, when you stop by Sip and Ship on your way to or from work be sure to bring your errand list. Dash in to drop off your online returns, pick up your mail and packages and grab a last-minute birthday gift. Either way, you're invited to savour this small taste of my childhood. Growing up, I will never forget watching my grandmother before farm-to-table was a thing. She grew and harvested her own fruit and vegetables. And, from her modest kitchen, she whipped up family meals only to finish them off with special treats like this one.

Looking forward to being of service to you this week. See you soon!

Diana and Your Friendly Sip and Ship Team

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Fall For Macarons At Sip and Ship

9/29/2019

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Macarons are special. Macarons are a treat. Macarons are now available at NW Market Street!

Macarons are fun to eat. It’s fun to say, well worth a tweet. Macarons are colorful and decadently sweet. Great with a cup of coffee at Sip and Ship, making your errand running deliciously complete.

This Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, come meet macaron maker Alexandra of Alexandra’s Macarons from 9am-noon.

Can’t make it!?! Don’t sweat it! Sip and Ship is proud to feature these beautiful pastel-hued buttercream morsels in our cafes for you to savor and enjoy! Single cookies and six-packs will be available.

Looking forward to sharing smiles with you soon!

Diana and Your Friendly Sip and Ship Team

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Our New Sandwiches Will Melt Your Heart

9/22/2019

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This week Sip and Ship welcomes HomeGrown into our coffee shops. Bringing you more locally farmed and sourced deliciousness to enjoy.

This Thursday from 11:30am-1pm Ballard Sip and Ship will host a FREE food tasting event. Come “Meet Our Partners Pop-Up” where you can sample our new menu items in savory grilled bites and also meet the people behind this certified-organic and agriculturally-sustainable business. One which Sip and Ship couldn’t be more proud to support and present to you with a focus on keeping it local.

Where else in Seattle can you experience such a warm and inviting place to bring your online returns, enjoy a cup of coffee, and freshly grilled sandwich, and pick up a fun birthday gift?! Right here! :)

Sip and Ship is super excited to share our new menu items with you and your family/team!

Sincerely,

Diana and Your Friendly Sip and Ship Team

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"When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Be There…”

9/15/2019

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Don’t forget, Sip and Ship ships FedEx!

When the FedEx Office systems went off-line last week in Ballard and Fremont, the employees there had one solution, and that was to send their customers to Sip and Ship. Some of those customers were surprised to learn that we offered FedEx services, when in-fact, we’ve been honored to offer FedEx since the beginning of Sip and Ship, 17 years ago. Overnight, 2-Day, 3-day, Ground and International shipping, we offer those options -plus, we can ship wine and are more than happy to take your pre-paid packages, too!

“When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.” This clever FedEx slogan debuted back in the late 1970’s and after several decades, still holds true today. Sip and Ship ships FedEx whenever we need to help you meet a deadline or move something fragile. We offer FedEx services from both of our store locations to guarantee you reliability, dependability with the added benefit of knowing that when we put a FRAGILE sticker on your package, our FedEx team, handles it with care.

A few years ago, we got a call from an executive in California who wanted to surprise his wife for her 50th birthday. We picked up her favorite cake from Simply Desserts in Fremont and carefully packed it up and shipped it overnight with FedEx. This very special and magical surprise was achieved without a scratch!

It takes solid partnerships like ours with FedEx that allow Sip and Ship to deliver our superpowers to you.

Can’t wait to share a pumpkin spice latte and smiles with you soon!

Diana and Your Friendly Sip and Ship Team

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Home Is Where Your Mail Is

9/7/2019

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“Every week, I rely on Sip and Ship for a variety of services that are vital to the smooth running of my non-profit consulting business. From mailboxes, packing and shipping, notary, copying and shredding, I have experienced services that I didn’t even know I needed.” - Jennifer Weber, CFRE, Principal, Cornerstone Consulting, Seattle

“I started out in 2012 simply coming in for coffee at what seemed like a “country store” with hip and retro vibe. That quickly evolved into a business relationship where we keep a mailbox and send and receive multiple packages and depending on my travel schedule, come in 1-2 times a week for lunch or coffee.” - Joe Sullivan, CEO, Market Insights, Inc., Seattle

“The Sip and Ship model suits entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs like myself beautifully. When I walk into Sip and Ship, I feel like I’m home.” - Dan Austin, Founder/Executive Director, 88Bilkes, Seattle

Having a PO Box (post office box) offers a somewhat flexible solution to your mail needs, but it also comes with its list of cons like limited access, limited storage, and frankly, a PO Box address NOT a street address.

So what makes a private mailbox with a street address better? At Sip and Ship we offer a stable mail and shipping street address - especially if you’re traveling or live in a remote area, don’t have a permanent address, and/or run a small business.

Sip and Ship is the solution to all of your mailing and package, and business service needs. While you’re here, grab a homemade salted-chocolate -chip-cookie, coffee or fresh cold-pressed juice.

We are ready to serve you. Have a great week!
Diana and your friendly Sip and Ship Team