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Happy Campers

7/14/2019

If you’ve ever been to summer camp, you probably have some pretty amazing memories. Adventures of living in the woods with some of your best friends, swimming, hiking and maybe sailing. Ghost stories around campfires, gooey-smores and lots of silly songs, that most of us can still remember all seven verses! Simply put, summer camp is the perfect summer slice of good-old-fashioned fun!

While your campers get acclimated to their woodsy environment, they LOVE getting mail and packages. It’s a nice surprise and good way for them to feel connected to home that they might be missing. Sip and Ship knows the best ways to get mail and packages handled with care and to your camper in record time. We also have a few items in our shops that you can include in your care package that are practical and just plain fun! After all, a happy camper is the best camper.

We hope you are enjoying your summer - adventure on!

Diana and Your Sip and Ship Team

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This Doctor Cares For Small Business {District 6}

7/8/2019

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When was the last time your doctor made a house call? Dr. Jay Fathi, who is running for Seattle City Council in District 6 is coming to the Ballard Hotel & Olympic Athletic Club to meet you for Q&A, appetizers, and wine during this community gathering.
Dr. Jay is running to bring new leadership to the City Council District 6. His career as a practicing family physician focusing on low-income individuals and families helped to build and lead the State’s expansion of coverage under Obamacare - - getting people, particularly those most vulnerable, the quality care they need to live healthy lives.

In addition to his leadership in health care, Dr. Jay is an active community member and volunteer. He has volunteered as a youth athletics coach throughout his life, recently as the boy’s basketball coach at Hamilton International Middle School.

Dr. Jay lives in the Fremont neighborhood with his wife, Joelle, a nurse practitioner and professor at the UW School of Nursing. Their two teenage sons, both Ballard High School students, play team basketball and love walking their family dog, Rosie.

I can’t wait for you to meet Dr. Jay while enjoying complimentary wine and snacks, engaging in conversation on how your vote matters with Dr. Jay for City Council.

Event Details
Date: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Ballard Hotel & Olympic Athletic Club
5216 Ballard Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98107
Please RSVP with Liz@bluewavepolitics.com or (206) 682-7328

We're looking forward to seeing our neighbors, friends and family there!

Sincerely,
Diana and Your Sip and Ship Team

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Think Pink!

6/30/2019

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Sipping rosé in the summer is booming beyond just a trend. It’s a common misconception (guilty!) that all rosés are overly sweet and taste the same however, you’ll be glad to discover this is just not the case. These 6 varying shades of pink and versatile varitals are now available at Sip and Ship! Best enjoyed chilled, especially delicious when served with friends on sunny Seattle afternoons in the backyard, on the patio or picnic in the park. Sip and Ship can also ship wine.

1. Francois Chidaine Rose - Loire, France - dry and crips notes of white berries and ripe raspberries. Great date night or binge watching companion.

2. Ca’ Furlan Sparkling Rosé - Veneto, Italy - dry, balanced and delicate peachy notes. This one happens to be Diana’s seasonal sipping fave! Pairs well with any dish from the grill or cheese plate.

3. AMaurice Rosé - Walla Walla - French oak aged, high acidity with hints of rhubarb, strawberry and citrus flower. A beautiful and sophisticated choice for any brunch or afternoon garden party.

4. Sonder Cinsaut Rosé- Yakima Valley - barrel fermentmented and bone dry, with crunchy red fruit and French sensibility. Love the hand-dipped wax seal!

5. Elsom Rosé- Columbia Valley - oak aged, bright and smooth melon. A new release!

6. Fortuity Rosé - Yakima Valley - steel aged, bright and zesty strawberry and cherry. Greenwood Sip and Ship Store Manager, Jerad’s brunch fave and tastings available at the Queen Anne Farmer’s Market (they are there every other Thursday from 3-7:30pm).

Other non-alchoholic summer gift are also available to share from our gift shop!

Summer smiles from the Sip and Ship team, today and always!
#thinkrose #wineshop #shipwine #sipwine #celebratingsummer

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Summer's Here And The Time Is Right . . .

6/23/2019

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Without a doubt, summertime is the BEST time to be in Seattle. The warmth of the sun and it’s golden hues dazzling our city skylines, waterfronts and mountain ranges. It’s no wonder Seattle has a series of events lined up for city dwellers and visitors alike.

Gearing up in our neck of the woods, the Greenwood Car Show gets underway this Saturday, June 29th from 8am-4pm. Family and pet-friendly, this event runs the length of several (and very walkable) city blocks featuring music, food and the coolest collection of cars, trucks, and hotrods. Come celebrate this up-close and interactive neighborhood spectacle and plan a pit stop into Greenwood Sip and Ship to refuel, recharge and get refreshed with an iced cold-brew coffee, oat-milk latte or lavender-lemonade.

Cheers to summer!

#summertimeinseattle #sunshine #funtime #onestopshop #mail #notary #community #greenwoodcarshow #pride #refuel #recharge #refresh #coldbrewcoffee #oatmilklatte #lavenderlemonade

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Team Member To Community Enthusiast

6/17/2019

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It’s always so rewarding to see new parents coming into Sip and Ship with their fresh-faced newborn babies beaming with pride as they hand over their online returns, order a much-needed jolt of caffeine, share a thick slice of our homemade banana bread, and continue their urban city stroll.

Sip and Ship employs many young adults who work as members of our team and often get their first glimpse of what will become priorities in their lives. Working and supporting the priorities of Sip and Ship customers over our coffee and shipping counters, often during quick exchanges, provides them with the opportunity to learn about the value of service and to assist and simplify the lives of others.

Twelve years ago, Hallie McGee was a Sip and Ship crew member and today she is a mom, business owner, and artist, “Me and my family are always greeted with smiles and hugs. My son loves coming in with us and climbing the shipping ladder to grab our mail. {The same ladder I climbed hundreds of times way back when.} Now, my husband and I are mailbox customers and like to take care of business at Sip and Ship, making this one of the most productive stops in our day. We have documents notarized, send family heirlooms, fax, scan, and copy stuff while snacking on our favorite Sip and Ship homemade treat, and picking up any last minute birthday presents. The Sip and Ship is a big part of our lives and always will be.”

From all of us at Sip and Ship, we aim to make all of your stops to see us pleasant and productive.

Sincerely,
Diana and Your Sip and Ship Team

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Why Is Your Dad So Rad!?

6/9/2019

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How often do you get the chance to tell your Dad or father figure how much they mean to you? For some people, it’s every day. For most of us, it’s not as regular. We were talking with a few of our Sip and Ship crew members the other day about sharing the best pieces of advice they’ve ever received from their “Dad” and here were some of their answers:

“If it won’t matter in six months, don’t spend too much time and energy worrying about it today.”
“Failure breeds success when you can find the lesson in your mistakes.”
“As soon as you can begin saving money, do that.”
One of my personal faves is, “Do no harm, but take no shit.”

Some Dads are known for their playful side. Here are a few Dad jokes to tickle your funny bone and get your week off to a silly start.

Stop by Sip and Ship this week for a warm cup of coffee, send your return packages, and take a moment for Dad.

We look forward to seeing you!

Diana and Your Sip and Ship Team

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What Goes Into Your Favorite Coffee Shop?

6/3/2019

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Sip and Ship CEOs

Coffee shops have become the fabric of our communities. They are places that make you feel good, warm you up, start your day or keep you going. Three coffee experiences stand out in our minds that inspired the evolution of Sip and Ship.

Our first experience was as young, workingprofessionals. Steve and I would pull into a Starbucks in Los Angeles where we got our soy vanilla lattes. The experience was quick and reliable, but what we really looked forward to was the warmth and conversation in the car on the way to work when we would sip and dream about opening up our own coffee shop someday.

The second coffee shop we liked to frequent was a locally owned one called Tanner’s Coffee in Marina Del Rey. While it wasn’t on our regular route, we always found a great cup of coffee and interesting things to observe, from the variety of coffee roasts to the selection of pastries and plates they would be served on. The most eye-catching for us was a picture of a little boy on their wall whose name was Tanner, also affectionately known as the “CEO.” This sense of community is something that you file in the back of your brain when you begin to cultivate what matters to you.

The third coffee shop cemented into our minds was in the middle of Tuscany, Italy. The name escapes us but we can remember the feeling it left us with. This coffee shop had an ancient silver espresso machine and served us cappuccinos in hearty white cups and saucers that conveyed quality. The coffee was amazing and we savored them in their back courtyard in wire chairs on crooked flagstone with lush green plants, soaked in golden sunshine. Sharing the courtyard with us were three small turtles roaming freely among the customers. Our firstborn son, Joe was with us (18 months old) and was able to curiously observe the swirly designs of their shells while feeding them lettuce.

This is all to say that our Sip and Ship cafes serve you in unique ways. While we cannot be everything to everyone, we are welcoming to all. Our distinct and highly curated house-made treats are very special. From sweet to savory, our banana bread slices are thick, seasonal salads fresh and turkey-pesto sandwiches are always deeply satisfying. Our coffee is locally roasted by Herkimer Coffee - whose operating standards are high, producing quality and delicious coffee. Our ambiance is casual, friendly and uplifting - our team always wants you to feel glad you came.

We look forward to seeing you very soon!

Diana and Your Sip and Ship Team
#coffee #coffeeshop #greatcoffee #greatfood #greatpeople #goodvibes #gatheringplace #simplethingsinlife #whatmatters #community #localcoffee #localroaster #localbusiness

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Small Businesses Build Community Legacies

5/27/2019

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Before Ballard became one of the hippest neighborhoods in Seattle, not to mention an epicenter of the gastro-culinary scene, and certainly way before Sip and Ship arrived on NW Market Street, our little shop was a popular destination known as Johanson’s Photography Studio. Do any of you remember? This little retail shop was born in the 1930s and is still relevant today. Johanson’s Studio was owned and operated by an assemblage of fathers and sons for three generations. In the 1950s a young apprentice did a lot of the heavy lifting, which included; changing out the hot flashlight bulbs as soon as they popped, maneuvering large window-sized-glass-photo-plates, and removing them from the camera and into the sunlight with great anticipation for what the mammoth sized negatives would reveal to the photographer.

As fate would have it, this once 14-year-old apprentice would venture into Sip and Ship 75 years later, to get a document notarized. He would generously share stories of his youth, before iPhones came along, when making one family portrait required Kodak film and a time-and-labor intensive process that could take hours to get one shot. One year, he was asked to run their photo booth at the Seattle World's Fair in 1962. He fondly remembered when Elvis Presley came to visit the fairgrounds and climbed up to the roof of his photo shack just so he could catch a glimpse of The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself among a crowd of fans.

The black and white images you see are of Johanson's Photography studio during the 30's, 40's and 50's (check out the rad cars going by) all iterations of our neighborhood hub. One fun fact that you may have already experienced is that Ballard Sip and Ship's front door is the original Dutch door in these pictures. It has not only graced this building for decades, but we think it's charming because it squeaks, alerting our team to offer you a smile as you enter.

In other news, come check out our seasonal delights in our coffee shop with the likes of Gluten-free lemon cookies, Matcha/Green Tea ice-cream, Hand-Pies and Affogato, and Lavender Lemonade.

Come enjoy colors of spring in our gift boutique with gift ideas for Dads and Grads including Frida market totes, key chains and pillows, Rifle Papergoods cards and journals and PNW stickers to adorn any college-or-office-bound laptop.

As always, we look forward to seeing you - but make it on Tuesday - we are closed on Memorial Day.

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IS ANYTHING FREE IN LIFE ANYMORE?!

5/19/2019

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Remeber when you could call an operator for a phone number? Check 7 pieces of luggage? Get some peanuts from your flight attendant and “enjoy” an in-flight meal? Or how about binge watching your favorite TV shows without a monthly subscription?
We get it. Some of those free things were cool, and believe it or not, Sip and Ship still has a few things you can still enjoy, sans-dinero.

At Sip and Ship, you can drop off all your online returns from FedEx, UPS, DHL and the US Postal Service, for FREE. Did you run out tape at home? Forgetabouit! We will happily tape up your box, or bag for FREE! Did we mention our Wi-Fi is always free, too? Also, through the end of June, sign up for a traditional mailbox or renew your current mailbox at either Sip and Ship location, and receive one month FREE! Also, for a limited time, feel free to ask any one of our employees for some personal advice - be aware, results may vary :)

Wishing you and yours a productive week with a stop into Ballard or Greenwood Sip and Ship. See you soon!

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The Doctor Is In [In The Race]

5/13/2019

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We are excited to support one of our Ballard Sip and Ship mailbox customers and longtime friend Dr. Jay Fathi running for District 6 City Council.
Learn more about his candidacy and run for office here: https://jayforseattle.com/note/

Meanwhile, summertime fun is just around the corner. Be sure to check out our new birthday, graduation, and garden party essentials from either one of our two store locations in Ballard and Greenwood.

We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Sincerely,
Diana and Your Sip and Ship Team

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