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Time To Crank It To 11 For Dad

5/24/2020

King of the BBQ, lawn-care and automotive expert, fixer of so many things. Motivator, chief counsel and master of the bad joke - it’s that time of the year to celebrate the one and only, Dad.
Father’s Day is June 21. Whether your Dad is like Homer Simpson or Archie Bunker, don’t forget they’re still your Dad and this is the time of year to say, “hey Dad, um, like . . . you know what? I love you, you’re the best!” See, that wasn’t so hard! Your Dad would LOVE hearing from you.
Even though Sip and Ship store locations will be closed on Monday, May 25th for Memorial Day, you can always find a few of our favorite things at our online shop - keeping you connected with all of the special people in your life, especially the ones you’d like to celebrate!
We look forward to being of service to you soon!

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Caps Off To Our 2020 Grads!

5/17/2020

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Graduating in 2020 has been unique, to say the least. Someone (we'll call them Pandemic) went and moved the finish-line. And along the way put a bunch of obstacles in your path. They tried to hide and change the rules . . . but your graduate unlocked the doors and solved the riddles to cross the finish line - graduation never tasted so sweet. Sip and Ship is ready to help you celebrate your smarty pants with loads of gifts and cards to choose from. We’ve also created an exclusive ‘’Quarantine Grad Kit.” A perfect way to celebrate your graduate(s), if you can’t be there in person.

We look forward to helping you connect and celebrate your graduate no matter where they are.

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I Am An Entrepreneur

5/11/2020

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Being able to conduct business from anywhere in the world right now is critical. When do you launch your business idea or innovate in order to grow, and how? Especially now? These are questions that every entrepreneur asks. While there is little certainty around how we all come out of COVID-19, one thing is for certain: entrepreneurs don’t give up easily - they figure out how to innovate.

Now is the time to establish a presence for your business. Sip and Ship has the tools and the infrastructure to help you innovate and simplify your business through our virtual mail and business services. You get a REAL physical mailing address (not a PO Box) for your business. We receive your mail locally and you open it digitally from a computer or mobile device from anywhere in the world. Consider Sip and Ship your mailroom and business communications center. We notify you via email when you receive a piece of mail, package, or check and you instruct us on whether you want it shredded, forwarded, or deposited. Essentially, you have a business support team at your disposal to help you drive your business without costly overhead. Having a virtual mailbox with Sip and Ship is an easy, convenient, and innovative way to run your business no matter where business may take you.

Shreya Ley, President and Lawyer-Human of LayRoots, says about Sip and Ship, "My husband and I are business owners, we love to travel, and, since we're attorneys, we often get mail that is important to our business and our clients. We want to make sure that this mail is handled by real people that we can talk to and trust. We have been so happy with how personable and professional the Sip and Ship staff has been in ensuring that any business and personal mail gets to us. We can access it while traveling and we know that we can talk to a real person if anything ever comes up."

Learn more and sign up here!

We look forward to working with you.

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Make Mom Proud

5/3/2020

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It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday!

Highest on Mom’s recommendation list include:

Lucky for you, Sip and Ship has got you covered online or in stores.

Who and what matters to you, matters to us.

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Mail and Moms, A Heavenly Match

4/26/2020

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We understand that the pandemic situation has us all feeling like our world has been turned upside down. One thing you can count on, your mother wants to hear from you! Sure, phone calls and texts are good, but Mother’s Day is a time to up your game. Sip and Ship has got you covered, in-store and online, too. We’ve curated some of this seasons most lovely scents, cards and gifts for you to mail to Mom. Visit our shops in Ballard and Greenwood (with social distancing in place) or stay at home and call the shop directly or order online. Whatever is safest and most convenient for you, is what we’d love to do, for you, and for Mom.
Team Sip and Ship looks forward to helping you celebrate your role model, cheerleader and Mom.

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Helping People, Help People

4/19/2020

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Getting through this pandemic has been trying, to say the least, and impacting each of us in ways we could have never imagined. This is tough stuff.

Sip and Ship hopes that being open for business might help you take advantage of an opportunity to help our shared community by helping a neighbor in need. We invite you to join us in this effort by dropping off any non-perishable food item(s) that will go directly to the Ballard Food Bank and Greenwood FamilyWorks. As unemployment continues its ripple effect across Washington State, Governor Inslee has challenged all of us to help our local food banks. Sip and Ship has containers in our shops to collect any pantry items you’d like to donate. Anything you can provide will add great value and resilience within our community.

Meanwhile, Team Sip and Ship feels privileged to be able to take care of you and your coffee to-go, mailing, and notary needs.

With gratitude,

Diana and Team

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Staying The Course With Sip and Ship

4/13/2020

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“Calm seas never made a good sailor." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

This is a reminder to us all to stay the course during these difficult times.
Sip and Ship is fortunate to have the ability to provide you with a safe place to come to get your mailing services handled quickly and efficiently. Both store locations now have social distancing mapped out for you on our floors with the primary objective of keeping you and our crew safe while conducting business.

Our Ballard coffee shop is open Monday through Saturday from 10am-4pm. Serving to-go cups of coffee and homemade scones, banana bread, and salted-chocolate-chip cookies. Our team hopes to bring some semblance of normalcy while we continue to navigate these unchartered waters together.

We appreciate you working with us while we figure out the best ways to be of service and support to you and your loved ones.

Sincerely,
Diana and Team

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Six Feet Apart Can't Keep Our Love Away

4/5/2020

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In these troubled times, Sip and Ship wants to continue to be here for you. Our team continues to be focussed on the basics of care by ensuring our level of service isn’t interrupted but elevated. We invite you to join us in practicing social distancing before, during and after visiting Sip and Ship - - beause it is working “however, we are not out of the woods, yet, “ Governor Inslee.

Sip and Ship has mapped out safety zones within our shops indicated with line grids and X marks on our floors for safe distancing. We encourage you to use these guides while being taken care of or waiting to be taken care of. If you are unable to find a safe social distance, please wait outside the shop until it’s safe for you to enter.

Let’s continue to do our part with increased awareness through social distancing in all areas of our lives.

Stay home, stay safe and let’s keep connected.

Diana and Team

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Sip and Ship Deemed "An Essential Business"

3/26/2020

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All of our lives have been completely uprooted by the COVID-19 causing us to reorganize, reprioritize and reapproach how we do things. We are saddened by all of the small businesses that have been forced to close their doors and rest our hope that this is only temporary. Our hope is to support them in any way possible and to help them restore and recover soon.

As we continue to provide our community with essential business services, Sip and Ship has been witness to many positive stories and events inspired by this uncertain time. Here are some bright spots from our frontlines:

Mailing children's artwork to quarantined grandparents in New York,
Shipping wedding wishes and virtual toasts to couples all over the country whose weddings had to be canceled,
Packaging and mailing homemade treats, books, and activity kits to families with young children at home,
Ensuring prescriptions and medical equipment get to loved ones who have been caught in the midst of travel delays, lockdowns, and shutdowns in other parts of the world,
Mailing supplies to remote workers to keep businesses in operation,
Shipping school supplies to homes to enable distance learning,
Notarizing documents such as I-9's for remote workers to stay employed, last will and testaments for families with loved ones in hospice care, and military personnel preparing for deployment to Navy hospital ships,
Faxing and mailing unemployment paperwork for a growing number of displaced workers.

The Sip and Ship team is encouraged and hopeful by keeping you connected with your family, neighbors, and business partners. This feeds our purpose and helps us build resilience for the community we share and support. Your safety and the safety of our team is paramount. While remaining open to serve your mailing, packages, notary and business needs, our frontline service teams are doing everything humanly possible to remain safe and to keep you safe by: keeping all surfaces and service counters and equipment sanitized, encouraging you to use our hand sanitizing stations, and enforcing safe social distancing. We have temporarily eliminated all printed receipts for prepaid drop-off packages and shipping services, allowing you to take a picture of the label before dropping off the box. We are happy to provide you with an e-receipt via email.

Until further notice, our operating hours are Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and CLOSED Sundays. The Ballard Sip and Ship cafe will remain open for to-go orders from 10am-4pm Monday-Saturday.

We are here for you and appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you during this time. Please keep a safe distance from everyone when venturing out and know that we all will get through this.

Thank you for your trust and kindness,

Diana, Steve, and Your Sip and Ship Team

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Kindness Is Contagious

3/22/2020

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A little piece of Sip and Ship can be sent to your home or to anyone else you love. Our quarantine kindness kits are now available online.
We also want you to know that Sip and Ship is considered an essential business. Our frontline team is working hard to help Sip and Ship remain accessible to you during this challenging time. We will keep you up to date with any necessary changes.
Until then, let’s do our part to spread kindness, one small act at a time.
Stay home, stay safe, and let’s stay connected.
Diana and Team