Not a gift guide

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Hello and happy holidays, sweet ones. I hope you’re all deep in Ham Party Planning. I’ve seen some nice ones already this past weekend, I feel so proud each time.

After soft launching in September, followed by a long saga with the US Postal Service (which I love and respect) and then UPS and FedEx (and, if you’re abroad, DHL)…We have finally come to the best possible options for shipping our little care packages and mini booklets from First Bloom with the most urgency and at the lowest cost to you, the buyer (still too expensive if you’re outside the United States, but money CAN buy happiness —a box with tinned fish and stuff— if you’re very determined).

PLEASE NOTE: We will be replenishing stock daily, so if something is reading as sold out, don’t get discouraged and check back in next day. For any questions about stock or how all this works, please email shipping@firstbloomcornerstore.com

On offer from our little online store:

SMALL BOOKS

Calling them a “zine” feels like doing them a huge disservice, but they’re certainly smaller than a book, and not as large as a magazine, so I’m not sure what to call them. They’re beautiful and we’re all very proud of them. They feature recipes- mostly new, some old- and ideas for how to make the most of your pantry items, plus, some words about our shop, a map to our favorite local places, and a general sense of what it might be like to be inside the store (they say print is transportive). They’re limited in quantity and at this rate, will likely sell out by January (and once they are gone, they are gone- no reprints).

CARE PACKAGES

While we are not going to offer online shopping by the item (that would be….too much), we are offering a small taste of what it might be like if you came in to buy some of our favorite things. Available