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We've been absent for awhile.....

2012-05-22T22:10:57Z

Not actually MIA, just busy with the new venture. So while SlimShadeez is strictly an online/ecommerce site selling no headache visors that attach to you sunglasses, I've also opened a new storefront in downtown Renton Washington which is a completely different type of business. It's called Arts-n-Carafes and the elevator speech is primarily Painting and Sipping. You'll have to check it out. Arts-n-Carafes website

Now in THREE foreign countries

2012-03-13T21:02:31Z

It's so exciting to add another country. Canada, Australia and now the UK. We're GLOBAL. Woo hooooo!

SlimShadeez Privacy Policy

2012-01-28T02:48:44Z

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which SlimShadeez collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User") of the www.slimshadeez.com website ("Site"). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by SlimShadeez.

Personal identification information

We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the site, place an order, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.

Non-personal identification information

We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

Web browser cookies

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How we use collected information

SlimShadeez collects and uses Users personal information for the following purposes:

- To improve customer service
Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
- To process transactions
We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
- To send periodic emails
The email address Users provide for order processing, will only be used to send them information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

How we protect your information

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.

Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.

Sharing your personal information

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

Changes to this privacy policy

SlimShadeez has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

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By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy and terms of service. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Contacting us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:
SlimShadeez
www.slimshadeez.com
1820 SE 8th St
Renton WA 98057

Thinking about another venture....

2012-01-19T07:39:25Z

I've have an idea to open a local retail business in the town that I live in. I'm finding in just the ground floor stages how difficult it is for businesses to start up.

The Washington State liquor board requires a tavern license even if you don't sell or serve alcohol just to allow a person to drink a glass of wine from a bottle they brought in to a closed door session.

Next, with all the of the commercial buildings that are empty it seems to me that landlords could rent/lease a lot more buildings if they didn't require 5 year leases. That's like marrying someone on a first date. The very first leasing company I called was condescending and told me that the rent would be prohibitive to my concept. Thanks for your enthusiasm Amy A....

We'll keep plugging along though. Right now we're about 3 on a scale of 10. Lot's more research to do!

Top 10 states in order of sun? Maybe just in order of liking visors...

2012-01-14T21:59:22Z

Starting from the bottom:
10) Michigan
9) Arizona
8) Virginia
7) Washington
6) Pennsylvania
5) Ohio
4) New York
3) Illinois
2) Texas

And the winner is.................
CALIFORNIA! (No big surprise there huh?)

And gosh darn - we're still 5 states away from saying we're sold in all 50 states. I don't see Arkansas, North Dakota, Idaho, Minnesota and one more which I'll have to figure out.

Not just for seniors - what to look for in a pair of sunglasses

2012-01-08T20:38:05Z

You only get two eyes - and while it seems in your youth, you'll always have great vision, the fact is that the environment takes a toll on health and eyesight. Do what you can to protect your vision. It's well worth the time.

http://seniorhealth.about.com/od/visionchanges/qt/eye_sun_damage.htm?r=facebook

SlimShadeez' concept to kickstart the economy

2011-09-27T05:47:54Z

We keep hearing that if we just bought $3.00 extra in American made products, we could create 10,000 jobs. Rather than putting tariffs on imported products, SlimShadeez thinks that anything we buy that is American made, you should be able to deduct off your income taxes and you only have to pay 1/2 of the sales tax that you normally would. Consumers would save money, buy more American made products, create more jobs and in the long run, that would stimulate the economy and end up generating more revenue to run the government from. It's a win, win, win win!!!

Thank you to all my online customers

2011-08-27T05:22:42Z

Thank you so much! We passed last year's total sales relying primarily on online orders vs. wholesale and festivals. SlimShadeez did 3 festivals this year. The first was a Garden Show at Tukwila and was a very small festival but was worth going to. The next one was the Wooden Boat Festival at Lake Union and the 3rd was Covington Days. The traffic at both festivals were less than desirable. At Lake Union, they put all the vendors so far away from the foot traffic that all the vendors were unhappy. If you are a retail vendor, I advise against the Wooden Boat Festival at Lake Union.

The weather was uncooperative at Covington Days and the advertising was also less than optimum. Another festival I will not be doing again. Kent Cornucopia Days has been the best so far and I recommend it for the entrance fee/ROI.

Again, thank you to all who have found SlimShadeez Sunglasses Visors online. While we're not retiring anytime soon - it is a nice feeling to have sales go up instead of flat or down in this economy.

Cheers!
Bev Horn/SlimShadeez Owner

Do you ever wonder who you're actually buying from?

2011-08-02T02:09:18Z

Who is SlimShadeez? It's me! Here's a video of the family. Husband, son and daughter-in-law (From KC) that came out in mid-July for a visit. Yes, it was actually nice! (The weather was nice I mean - it's always nice to have my family come visit)

My SlimShadeez fit pertectly with my segway helmet! SlimShadeez family from KC comes for a visit

SlimShadeez Summertime ramblings...

2011-08-02T01:52:55Z

Learned a lesson this summer....July is STILL not summer in Seattle! My two festivals this year were a pretty much a bust. Brrrr... cold and rainy. I found out the reason things are scheduled the last week of July is because historically, that is the best chance of having dry weather. Note to self - NO MORE FESTIVALS until at least the last weekend in July. If I was in Palm Desert, I wouldn't be having this conversation with myself!

The sunglasses visors have actually sold pretty well just on the website this year. The other product invented out of necessity - the soft fleece multiple eyeglasses case - has been doing well too. I know there's lots of people out there that had RK surgery back in the day and didn't realize how the was going to make their eyesight fluctuate so much from morning to evening as the aging process keeps ticking on. Without doing some major corneal surgery, the best thing is the ability to have several pairs of eyeglasses in my purse without having to have several heavy glasses cases floating around in there too!

If you haven't looked at the colors lately, I've got the "Made in America" and another that's not yet put on the online store - black background with little doggie paw prints on them. Cute Cute! If you love your pooch (actually, can pass for feline paws too) these are cuter than a bug's ear!

Regards
Bev Horn
~SlimShadeez Owner

Only 8 states away!

2011-07-19T06:15:38Z

From saying we're sold in all 50 states! I'll check to see who's not found SlimShadeez yet and hit 'em hard!

Come see SlimShadeez at the Wooden Boats Festival in Seattle

2011-06-23T19:19:16Z

The 4th of July weekend is a great weekend to get out and enjoy "potential" sunshine! We'll be at the Wooden Boats Festival at Lake Union on Saturday and Sunday selling our wonderful sunglasses visors. Perfect for boaters and the outdoorsy types!

2011 Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival

Dates: Sat., July 2nd through Mon., July 4th, 2011
Time: 10 am – 6 pm daily (Some activities open late for the Fireworks!)
Free! Donations Accepted!

Do you love wooden boats? Visit the 35th annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival for an old-fashioned, down-home waterfront festival where everything is fun, almost everything is free and nothing much is fancy. It's as authentically grassroots American as you can get.

See gorgeous wooden vessels, go on a free boat ride, join a scavenger hunt, or see craft and skill demonstrations by regional boatbuilders. Food vendors, live music, exhibits and a pub all add to the excitement throughout the weekend.

On Monday, July 4th, limited Festival activities will run until the evening Fireworks show. Join us in the NEW Lake Union Park for terrific fireworks viewing.

Click for more information on the Wood Boat Festival

Even though the sun's not out, SlimShadeez Sunglasses Visors are up 409%!

2011-05-27T00:01:02Z

Whoopee! SlimShadeez website must be coming up pretty good in online searches as our sales are way up and it's almost all online. Our keywords are sunglasses visors, ladies golf visors and strapless visors (along with a few others) If anyone has suggestions on other keywords they think would pull well, feel free to let us know. Thanks for any help in advance!
SlimShadeez

Nebraska - Where are you?

2011-05-13T22:18:00Z

Wow, my home state my Mom lives there and Nebraska is 16th on the list of orders. I know the sun shines there! I lived there for years! It might be hard to edge out Texas and California, but I know you can do better!

Texas has edged out California

2011-04-17T15:47:00Z

Yep, I guess they're right....everything is always bigger in Texas and Texas has the biggest percentage of orders from SlimShadeez. Now I know there's not more people so Texas must have "bigger" sun that gets in their eyes. All I want to say is THANKS TEXAS!!

SlimShadeez is getting closer to making "BabyShadeez"

2011-03-05T01:02:00Z

Well, who knew?? While looking on Facebook the other day, I found a link to a Suzanne Sommers weight loss ad.....so I clicked on it which led me to her Facebook page. Halfway down Suzanne Sommers' Facebook page was a link to some inexpensive sunglasses.....so I clicked on it and posted a blurb about SlimShadeez visors being perfect to wear with any sunglasses.

Today, I received a call from Orange County California from the owner of www.EyesCreamShades.com which is a website that sells better sunglasses for children - babies through 16. She happened to click on Suzanne Sommers' Facebook page too and decided to call after looking at the website. Faith (the owner) is also an entrepreneur with EyesCreamShades and has celebrity endorsements, large corporate customers and many testimonials. Quite an impressive site. Check out her website! Sunglasses Visors for Kids

World Wide Web

2011-01-31T05:59:00Z

Just checking Google Analytics. Except for Africa, Antarctica and Greenland, all other continents have found SlimShadeez. 22 countries have viewed SlimShadeez website. Top 5 are: US; UK; Canada, Australia and Brazil.

Of the U.S, only one state hasn't found www.SlimShadeez.com. Wyoming? Are you out there??? Cowboys need visors too!!

To market to market to buy a fat pig...

2011-01-11T03:08:00Z

It never hurts to have a little more education - especially in these economic times! SlimShadeez owner is back in school taking graduate marketing courses. Isn't that what we all need - a better way to market ourselves, our products, our companies? Even if you pass out samples at Sam's Club, you want to be able to attract more people to what you're offering.

Think of the yellow pages - now THERE is in industry that needs to re-invent and remarket it's long history of being the oldest search engine. They're trying - with online marketing, mobile aps and accountability for it's value.

So SlimShadeez wants to be better able to address the market too. If you have a suggestions, feel free to email us. We've had some thoughts on "baby" shadeez, wider SlimShadeez to cover more of the face and adding sparkles or LED's to the visors. All suggestions are appreciated.

If you want something specific that you don't see offered on the website, let us know. If it's possible and profitable, we will do our best to accomodate you.

Escaping the cold and heading south? Don't forget to pack your SlimShadeez!

2010-12-04T20:16:00Z

SlimShadeez headed south to Mexico before Thanksgiving. A little bit disappointing as it rained most afternoons but when that sun came out, HOT, HUMID and BRIGHT!

If you or someone you know is heading south sometime this winter, pick up a couple SlimShadeez for them. Since they're so slim, they pack great. We only carried on our luggage so space was a premium.

And don't forget to put in the FREEVISOR coupon offer so you can buy 3 and get another one for free!

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2010-11-10T04:01:00Z

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