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LE POP up a la plage!

5/20/2018

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We are very excited to announce that we will be popping up in beautiful Alys Beach, Florida from Friday May 25 until June 22, 2018!

Hours are Monday through Saturday - 10 am until 7 pm and Sundays 12 noon until 5 pm. We have lots of good stuff that is perfect for the beach including sarongs, beach chairs, beach bags, baby beach towels, soaps, lotions, body wash, bath salts, and much more!

Stop in to see us!
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Huntsville schedule change...

12/4/2017

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Unfortunately we have to postpone our Huntsville Pop Up this week due to a cold weather forecast and one half of the pop up team coming down with the winter crud. Thank you so much to everyone who responded and shared the event on social media! We will announce our new dates as soon as possible.

Our Birmingham schedule is chock full this week, albeit with one man down.

Wednesday December 6 - Holiday Open House at Pepper Place from 5:30 until 8:00 pm

Thursday December 7 is a BIG day for us! We will be open all day from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm.
-From 4:00 until 8:00 the wonderful Sybil Sylvester will be on hand to chat about floral design and to sign her new book "Fresh"!
-DaySpring Dairy will also join us from 4:00 until 8:00 wilt some absolutely divine sheep milk cheeses to whet your appetite.
-The very talented Paul Ware will fill the 4:00 until 8:00 time slot with his beautiful artwork. All proceeds from his sales will be donated to Studio By The Tracks.

Join us on Saturday December 9 from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm for the final farmers market of the season, and as always, we will be joined by our friends all week - HoneyCreeper Chocolate, Biscuit Leather, and The Basic Shop so come on down to 2821 2nd avenue south, Suite K and say hello!
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a quick update for this week...

11/29/2017

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Happy belated Thanksgiving to everyone!

We will be open our normal hours this week at The Pepper Place Pop-Up Shop in downtown Birmingham at 2821 2nd avenue south, suite K (the shop overlooks the parking lot where the farmers market is held each week). Hours are Thursday and Friday from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm. and Saturday from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm.

We will also be popping up in Montgomery (divide and conquer!) at the Shoppes at EastChase at 7274 EastChase Parkway (east of downtown Montgomery off of I-85) on Saturday and Sunday. We have been invited to participate in the holiday pop-up market located next to Francesca's at 6830 EastChase Lane.

We could not be more excited!

One weekend only in Montgomery on Saturday from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm and on Sunday from 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm.

We hope to see you there!
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Thanksgiving week hours...

11/20/2017

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Good Monday morning!
 
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday this week we will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24. We will re-open on Saturday, November 25 at our Pepper Place Pop-Up location in downtown Birmingham at 2821 2nd avenue south, suite K.

After this week we will continue our regular hours (Thursdays and Fridays, 10-6, and Saturdays 7-3) until December 23.

Come see us leading up to Christmas! We have lots of wonderful treats that are perfect for quick pick-up gifts or more serious big-ticket items!

Happy Holidays to everyone!


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A special on soaps this week only!

11/15/2017

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Come see us this weekend (Thursday and Friday from 10:00 until 6:00 and Saturday from 7:00 until 3:00) at the Pepper Place Pop-Up Shop at 2821 2nd avenue south, suite K in downtown Birmingham (the shop overlooks the parking lot where the Pepper Place Farmer's Market is held).

This week only we are running a buy two get one free special on our wonderful Savon de Marseille 100 gram bar soaps. Made from all natural vegetable oils, Savon de Marseille is great for anyone who is sensitive to chemicals or strong fragrances. It's also just the best all-around soap, period!

Pick up the perfect gifts for Christmas at Le Pop-Up and treat yourself to some great soap!

We hope to see you soon!
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Party this thursday at pepper place!

11/7/2017

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Well it seems we just can't let too much time pass in between parties so we're throwing one this Thursday (November 9) at our Pepper Place pop-up in Birmingham from 5 pm until 7:30 pm.

Join us along with Honeycreeper Chocolate, Biscuit Leather Company, Cantley and Company, Charlie Thigpen's Garden Gallery, and Design Supply Shop for drinks, snacks, and loads of fun!

During the party only Le Pop-Up will be running a couple of specials, buy two get one free 100 gram bar soaps and fleur de sel (sea salt).

So come on down and say hello this Thursday from 5 - 7:30 at:

Le Pop-Up at Pepper Place
2821 2nd Avenue South - Suite K
Birmingham, Al 35233

​See you there!
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cutting it close for thursday...

10/24/2017

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We are really looking forward to popping up for the next two months at the Pepper Place Pop-Up Shop.

It seems, though, that we have developed a knack for cutting it very, very close when it comes to opening dates and receiving new shipments. We will open our doors this Thursday at 10:00 am (October 26) and, as of this writing, we are sitting on pins and needles waiting for a very large shipment of glass, pottery, and soap to arrive from France.

​Our merchandise arrived in Birmingham yesterday (we are told) and will have to be unloaded, then re-loaded, then delivered to the shop. The driver will give me a call an hour before he arrives so that I can rush down to meet him.

The call may come today or it may come tomorrow.

It's a big shipment.

We need it to get here.

So, if you visit us on Thursday and have to step around a very large pallet to get inside, you'll know why.

We'll be open each Thursday through Saturday from October 26 until December 23.
Thursday and Friday hours will be 10:00 am until 6:00 pm and Saturdays we'll be open from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm.

Come see us at 2821 2nd Avenue South, Suite K at Pepper Place!
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Oh and don't mind the mess...
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Pillow talk

8/24/2017

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Rule number one in small business ownership: Learn something new each day by listening to those with more experience!

​Sometimes, just sometimes, I really should listen to suggestions from our vendors. One of our top selling items, the lined sarongs, comes from a darling company and I purchase them through a lovely woman named Julien. For the last year, each and every time I place an order with her, she suggests we try and sell their inflatable pillows. I repeatedly turn down, ignore, or blatantly refuse her suggestion. Sometime last Spring, in a momentary lapse of judgement, I said, “oh, ok send me 20 pillows in a few colors.”
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I should have believed she knew her product.

Sold out in less than 48 hours!

People LOVE these pillows and buy them not only for the beach but the pool, the lake, the tub, and even the airplane! Their compact size and ability to fit easily into your pocket, purse, or bag coupled with their $19 price point makes them one of our most recent top sellers.

​To the lovely Julien, I owe you a tremendous “thank you” for your persistence in suggesting we carry these inflatable pillows. I will thank you personally when we see you in Paris in two weeks!
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what's in a name?

8/6/2017

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Fifi? Jacques? Juliette?

We have never named our container and that's a shame really, especially considering the new face lift she (he?) has had recently.
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A brand new coat of white paint on the exterior and hand-painted logos on each side, he (she?) is refreshed and ready for the fall season.

While we're waiting for the heat to subside, though, it might make sense to find a proper name.

This is where you come in.

Please send any and all suggestions for French names to us and if we pick your name we will happily ship a nice bottle of olive oil, pressed last October, to you.

Thanks so much and we look forward to seeing you somewhere on the road this fall!

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Did someone say baskets?

6/22/2017

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On our inaugural kamikaze buying trip in the fall of 2015, we spent a lot of time running around like chickens with our heads cut off. So many towns were busts for purchases and, on one particular day, it felt like we were never going to find anything we wanted to buy.
Now this is not a normal complaint most couples have. “Geez honey, I just really can’t find anything on the French Riviera to spend money on today.” The struggle is real folks!
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After spending the morning visiting seemingly endless dead ends, we wound our way up, up, up into the small village of Coursegoules. We discovered a sweet little shop with the most interesting, diverse baskets. After some brief whispers about what we thought and did we like them and would other people like them, Dirk began a dialogue with the lovely store owner.

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I am not sure if I have mentioned this or not but I, for some unknown reason, become a mute when we are in France. For anyone who knows me, this might come as a shock since most of the time I am running my yap incessantly. As you can imagine, Dirk does not complain about a wordless Westcott. Do not be confused, I understand every single word that is uttered in French so not much gets by me but after a decade long break from speaking the language, my confidence is shot. Plus, I have such a handsome translator at the ready!
For a minute or so, I listened to Dirk talking with this sweet woman about her baskets and her shop and she was asking which ones we wanted and Dirk, in his adorable way, was trying to point out several we liked. Progress was slow, needless to say, and my patience was wearing thin.
“Tell her we want them ALL!”
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And there you have it. Out it came and there was no taking it back! To say her day was made would be an understatement.
After a brief price negotiation since we had effectively emptied her store that afternoon, we settled up. Baskets loaded in our station wagon and with a large hug and an even larger “Merci”, we were on our way!
How I wish we had gotten her email address! Those 35 baskets were all sold within our first 24 hours of business last Spring. We will have to make the drive to the lovely Coursegoules again next Fall and see if we can’t find a few more baskets to bring back with us.
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