Email address

Just to let you know that the ability to retrieve our emails from the web page's email is not working at the moment so they will bounce.

Please use our other email:

mercantinc@aol.com

Thanks!

What is this Carolina Shop Hop?

You may have heard the buzz about a new event happening next month right here in the Upstate!

What is it?  You ask.  The first EVER Carolina Shop Hop for rubberstamping, scrapbooking & paper arts!

It will run from October 16 - 27 and has 11 stores in the Upstate and Western NC participating.

ALL shops will have free make & takes AND 20% off their crafting supplies!  WOW!

The organizers have compiled some gifts to give for those who visit 8 or more shops as well as those who visit all 11 in the 2 weeks!  YES!  FREE goodies!  Who doesn't like that???

The cost for a ticket is a mere $15.00.  With the ticket (which will be stamped at each store visited) there will also be a tote bag with the Carolina Shop Hop logo (to carry around all of those fabulous deals you will get at each store).

In an earlier post, I listed some of the extra things we will be doing for our 'Home Hoppers' (those who purchase their ticket from The Mercantile.)  These includes an entry into a special drawing JUST FOR 'HOME HOPPERS' for a $30 Mercantile Gift Certificate!

We are also having a tag contest, rules are available in an earlier post, or at the Mercantile.  (I just finished running off some more copies...)

Spring Jubilee

Pendleton's most avid promoter has started a blog for Historic Pendleton's Spring Jubilee, check out the details and join us for Jubilee!
PS - I cannot seem to get that link to work... it is www.springjubilee.blogspot.com for those of you who may need to cut & paste... : )

It's Our Birthday!

Today is the 20th birthday of the Mercantile.

We did not have a ribbon-cutting 20 years ago, so we decided to have one today. Pendleton Mayor Carol Burdette (a former employee) spoke briefly and did the honors of cutting the ribbon. We also had lots of goodies to eat and a Birthday Card Make & Take.

Thank you to all who joined us so far today, friends, family and strangers as well!

Thank you to all of our friends and customers who have supported us these last 20 years, we look forward to many more.

Relay For Life of Pendleton/Clemson

On Wednesday evening, our local rubber stamp club (The Crafty Crew) got together and our monthly project was to make gifts to give to the survivors attending the Pendleton/Clemson Relay For Life. This will be the 8th annual Relay in our community and we have made a gift every year to celebrate their survival. This year we made pocket stones out of polymer clay and rubbed with irridescent powders.

Our Relay will be held on Friday, May 2 - Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Pendleton High School.

A special than you to The Crafty Crew for their quick work and the beautiful results.