On Friday, Albion College welcomed 13 vendors to the first floor of the Kellogg Center to promote their businesses and potentially sell some of their items before the holiday season. The vendors provided a wide selection of products such as mittens, jewelry, albion gear and custom designs.
Toccara Gaddis and her wife Chris Gaddis are both Albion College employees. Toccara is the manager of the Albion College bookstore and Chris works in Baldwin Hall at the deli. Gaddis’ booth was a joint theme with small customized objects from her shop, as well as bottled sauces. The sauces were made by her wife Chris “from the deli;” a nickname that students have given her.
“Our business, Gaddis Impressions, is a customization business located downtown where we make shirts, hoodies, ornaments and other stuff that people can customize any way that they would like,” Toccara Gaddis said.
The customized cups are from a small business, mostly run by online sales, called Smartass Designs. Their inventory ranges from tumblers, mugs and cups with straws.
Becky Treece makes most of her cups only by order; this prevents her from wasting product and keeps the price of materials down. Most orders are made through her online storefront.
“I started my business as a hobby, I would sell cups to just my friends and then business took off. Once business started to pick up I began making more things,” Becky Treece said.
What a wonderful idea! What better way to support fellow students and faculty members. Great read!