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"In our circle, being featured in Portland Picks carries about as much clout as being featured in Oprah's favorite things. (Yes, you read that right ... I just compared you to Oprah!)"
~ Katie Johnson,www.kixbykatie.com 

"You're awesome! I tell people about you guys ALL THE TIME. I meet with vendors .... and whenever we talk about advertising I always mention the level of customer service that you guys provide. Unbelievable!"
~ Amy, www.movingpicturesstudio.net

"Thanks for all you guys do...the weekly emails are my Friday morning treat!"
~ Sara

"Portland Picks is new to us, and a delightful discovery for all the shoppers on our team. We wish you continued success."
~ Linda, Van Duzer Vineyards

"Thanks so much for the write-up!  I've gotten some great responses so far, and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy to read such nice things about my stuff." 
~ Nancy, www.nancyphannyc.com

"Portland Picks is the best advertising going!  I can't even begin to tell you the people I've recommended it to!"
~ Dawn Fisher

"I wanted you to know that Portland Picks was right on target.  At least, according to the National Geographic Traveler Magazine.  The Cannery Pier Hotel was chosen by the magazine to be featured in their first-ever, annual "Stay List."  And Portland Picks was ahead of the game!! Thanks so much for your support."
~ Sandi, Cannery Pier Hotel

"Thanks so much for featuring us in Portland Picks -- we received so many orders from your wonderful subscribers!  We sincerely appreciate you including us on your terrific site!"
~ Sarah Headrick and Sarah Rivera, Custom Made For Kids

"The phone hasn't stopped ringing! I am booked for two weeks straight. I am so impressed with what you're doing."
Caroline, Bali Spa, www.balispaportland.com

"Portland Picks has been a great advertising means for us. You have helped us grow tremendously!"
~ Jana, www.exhilaratebodyworks.com

"All my girlfriends are huge Portland Picks fans, I'm always forwarding on - know that your audience loves it!"
~ Jessica

"WOW, big fat WOW! I actually woke up to an email from a local shop here in Portland saying they saw me in the Picks this morning and wanted to do wholesale. ... Goosebumps I tell ya! I've already had three orders on Etsy from local Portland-area people. So I just wanted to write and say thank you VERY, VERY much!!"
~ Rebecca Sander, Little Daisy Chains, daisychains.etsy.com

"My etsy shop was featured on www.portlandpicks.com yesterday and all of my java cozies sold and about 20 people asked if i was selling in local stores. Ha! Now i have to make more cozies for my adoring fans."
~ Amber, of Acrudele

"Thanks again for our holiday sale link. We got a great response from it!"
~ Julie, www.studio-olivine.com

"Your fun take on the the store was an inspiration for lots of new and old faces to stop in. I found the PP subscribers to be interesting, enthusiastic and hugely loyal to your publication. "
~ John Schick, Equinox Jewelers

"...I love Portland Picks! The writing is fantastic, and the companies featured are so Portland!"
~ Michelle, www.nemiacreative.com

"Portland Picks has been kind to our little business in getting people through the door."
~ Jessica, Loyly sauna

"You are so awesome! We had a few people come in tonight from hearing about us on Portland Picks (this morning)!!!"
~ Tracie Benjamin, www.jestercomedyclub.com

"I want to give you guys kudos! I recruit for Nike so when I have out of town candidates come in I send them Portland Picks and urge them to subscribe! Great way to navigate through the best places in the city!"
~ Jen

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Archives 2006

 

December 29, 2006 - number 152
Say Buh-Bye to 2006...
December 22, 2006 - number 151
We have been feeling “older” lately...
December 15, 2006 - number 150
We can't tell for sure, but it's likely that we're being outsmarted by our dog...
December 8, 2006 - number 149
Since we have new ski togs and a snow-hungry pal...
December 1, 2006 - number 148
Portland Picks Gift Guide
November 24, 2006 - number 147
The Readers’ Poll Results Are In!
November 17, 2006 - number 146
Our friend went to Paris and all she brought us was a bottle...
November 10, 2006 - number 145
It’s time to settle in, apparently...
November 3, 2006 - number 144
Phew…it’s finally over…another Halloween bites the dust. ...
October 27, 2006 - number 143
The other day we were having a discussion with a fashionable friend...
October 20, 2006 - number 142
We are on a mission to clean up our act...
October 13, 2006 - number 141
We spent the weekend traveling...
October 6, 2006 - number 140
We have some big things coming up and just wanted to whet your whistle a bit…
September 29, 2006 - number 139
We don’t follow football, but the men in our lives do ...
September 22, 2006 - number 138
A good friend made the observation that in this town...
September 15, 2006 - number 137
Hello, my name is ____ and I am a jewelryaholic...
September 8, 2006 - number 136
Why are the stores filled with shirts that drop below the hips and balloon out,...
September 1, 2006 - number 135
Do you ever go back and watch the movies you loved in high school...
August 25, 2006 - number 134
Have you ever left the house feeling like a hot tamale...
August 18, 2006 - number 133
We know you do this...
August 11, 2006 - number 132
We were having a debate the other day about the “ugliest” decade.
August 4, 2006 - number 131
We’ve been on a year-long search for the Elusive...
July 28, 2006 - number 130
How many pairs of shoes do you own?
July 21, 2006 - number 129
Okay, we were just noticing…
   
July 14, 2006 - number 128
So our friend is on “vacation” with her boyfriend...
July 7, 2006 - number 127
The shopping bug has bitten us again...
 
June 30, 2006 - number 126
So the other night we were at the Doug Fir for an event...
 
June 23, 2006 - number 125
What are your favorite things about summer?
 
June 16, 2006 - number 124
A wise man once told us that if we think life goes by quickly now...
 
June 9, 2006 - number 123
Picture the most embarrassing thing that could ever happen to you...
 
June 1, 2006 - number 122
We’ll admit it: We fully planned to take the long weekend to Be More Productive.
May 26, 2006 - number 121
When do you officially feel “old”?
 
May 19, 2006 - number 120
Do you feel the need to work out lately?
May 12, 2006 - number 119
We’ve got an attack of the guilts...
May 5, 2006 - number 118
Spring is here, and with it the hard physical labor needed to get one’s garden...
April 27, 2006 - number 117
You know how you first get a crush on a boy and you get all skinny?
 
April 21, 2006 - number 116
When did buying jeans become an all-day adventure in pain?
 
April 14, 2006 - number 115
Once again we find ourselves looking through our spring wardrobes...
 
April 7, 2006 - number 114
Has spring sprung? We’re looking outside and seeing blue skies...
March 31, 2006 - number 113
Sometimes it’s just plain fun to go back and revisit some of the Picks we love the best.
March 24, 2006 - number 112
We are thinking really hard about the future.
March 17, 2006 - number 111
Stories break at Portland Picks!
March 10, 2006 - number 110
So, did you watch the Oscars or the Independent Spirit Awards?
March 3, 2006 - number 109
Short and sweet…
February 24, 2006 - number 108
We so love mail. Any kind…
February 17, 2006 - number 107
Do you ever have those days ...
February 10, 2006 - number 106
Are you still working on those New Year’s resolutions...
February 3, 2006 - number 105
Here comes Valentine’s Day...
January 27th , 2006 - number 104
Last weekend we felt Old. Not old like...
January 20, 2006 - number 103
After weeks of dark-as-night days, not sure you remember...
January 13, 2006 - number 102
Portland Picks is kind of like our own blog, and it can be very therapeutic...
January 6, 2006 - number 101
Phew, thank God the holidays are over. They seemed to last forever this year...