2009 Bubble and Bee News

Hello everyone! Bubble and Bee has some exciting new developments for 2009 and we want to share them with you now!

First of all, were opening our own store in the heart of Salt Lake City. Located in Trolley Square, a 100 year old trolley station that has been turned in to a mall, its the perfect full-of-character location for us. Were going to be making all of our products right there in the store. Were hoping to do a "soft open" on February 6th. Well be continually improving the store and are shooting for a "Grand Opening" in June. Once its in full swing, youll be able to come down and make your own soaps, sit in our reading area and learn about organic products, and even invite your friends to a Bubble and Bee party where we teach your group how to make great organic and natural products. Stay tuned to the website for solid dates and times as they may be subject to change.

Second, were expanding with Whole Foods. I know some people call Whole Foods "Whole Paycheck," but we absolutely love Whole Foods. We try to do most of our shopping there, because, believe it or not, their prices are lower and their selection of fruits and vegetables is much fresher and abundant. That aside...they have been an extremely great company to work with. We get personal attention from the regional buyers and they believe in us. Its pretty unheard-of for Whole Foods to take a full line of an unknown brand in to their stores---but they see the potential in our company. They do everything they can to support our business without squashing our company with the demand. Currently, were in 21 stores, and we have plans to expand to 29 in the first quarter of 2009. They work by starting you out in your region. Were in the Rocky Mountain region, which includes Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Kansas. When we feel comfortable that we can keep up with the demand, the regional buyers want to help us expand nationally. If you have a Whole Foods or other health food store near you, let them know that you want Bubble and Bee! For a full list of the locations that carry our products, click here.

Third, we have a ton of new products in development. Were working on a fabulous 100% organic shea body butter, 100% organic facial creams and face washes, 100% organic body mist, and organic makeups. If youre on our newsletter list, youll be the first to know when these products come out. Weve had a lot of requests for these products, and we cant wait to bring them to you.

Fourth, were launching our Chemical of the Day blog. It has been a while in development, but it is coming soon! Every day well tell you about a new chemical, what products its in, why its used, and why to avoid it. There are going to be some surprises--a few chemicals that rate a "0" risk on cosmeticsdatabase.com rank a "7" with me! Stay tuned to find out more. To sign up for daily alerts, just send an e-mail to stephanie@com with "sign me up" in the subject line.

Thank you so much for all of your great support and e-mails. I just updated the testimonials page and it seems like its miles long. Thank you to everyone who wrote in to sing our praises! We are a small company and each and every order and e-mail means a lot to us. We thank all of our great customers who have helped us have an amazing 2008 and look forward to an awesome 2009.

Sincerely,
Stephanie, Stevie "B," and the Bubble and Bee crew