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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 2007

 

December 28th, 2007 - number 204
Here’s something you may not have known...
December 21st, 2007 - number 203
Crap! The holidays are here!...
December 14th, 2007 - number 202
We are bringing Moon Boots back...
December 7th, 2007 - number 201
Hello and welcome to the Portland Picks’ Holiday Gift Guide 2007! ...
November 30th, 2007 - number 200
Who woulda thunk it? This is issue #200 for Portland Picks! ...
November 23rd, 2007 - number 199
Start your engines, ladies—today is “Black Friday.”...
November 16th, 2007 - number 198
No, we’re not proud, but yes, we’re hung over...
November 9th, 2007 - number 197
We used to be intelligent people. ..
November 2nd, 2007 - number 196
So you survived a week of Portland Picks for Men...
October 26th, 2007 - number 195
Greetings! And welcome to the first issue of Portland Picks for Men...
October 19th, 2007 - number 194
Next week, Portland Picks is getting a shot of testosterone...
October 12th, 2007 - number 193
Our mom is like a recipe savant...
October 5th, 2007 - number 192
What the flapjack happened to summer?
September 28th, 2007 - number 191
We are modest people...
September 21st, 2007 - number 190
As women, a degree of masochism is in our blood...
September 14th, 2007 - number 189
We are obsessed with electric cars...
September 7th, 2007 - number 188
It’s time for our annual fall fashion rant...
August 31st, 2007 - number 187
Did any girls in your high school fight? 
August 24th, 2007 - number 186
Portland Picks’ Mommy Guide
August 17th, 2007 - number 185
You know you’re getting old when you get angry watching “The Real World.” 
August 10th, 2007 - number 184
Okay, so the question has come up: Why do the Portland Picks girls always say “we”?
August 3rd, 2007 - number 183
Portland Picks’ Back to School Guide.
July 27th, 2007 - number 182
Here’s who we have in town this week...
July 20th, 2007 - number 181
Recently, we had a chat with a girlfriend about Nagels...
July 13th, 2007 - number 180
Everyone has a personal hell...
July 6th, 2007 - number 179
We are such dorks. Enormous, ridonkulous, flubtabulous dorks...
June 29th, 2007 - number 178
Has anyone seen the ice-cream man?
June 22nd, 2007 - number 177
When did shopping for plane tickets online become such a hassle?
June 15th, 2007 - number 176
Some of us at Portland Picks are not technologically inclined...
June 8th, 2007 - number 175
Why do tiny people get to have all the fun?
June 1st, 2007 - number 174
We had a friend who used to get so nervous around guys...
May 25th, 2007 - number 173
We are recently obsessed with lemon-scented everything...
May 18th, 2007 - number 172
We’ll admit it. We’ve watched the Tyra Banks show.
May 11th, 2007 - number 171
Do your friends pass the sniff test?
May 4th, 2007 - number 170
Portland Picks’ Mother’s & Father’s Day Gift Guide…
April 27th, 2007 - number 169
Since we moved into a new house we are all about feathering the nest…
April 20th, 2007 - number 168
Moving stinks…
April 13th, 2007 - number 167
So last week we ran our first-ever Wedding Guide…
April 6th, 2007 - number 166
Portland Picks Wedding Guide 2007…
March 30th, 2007 - number 165
We have a long history of people trying to dress us…
March 23rd, 2007 - number 164
We think we have another calling - to own a shoe store...
March 16th, 2007 - number 163
We were walking the dog the other day, picking up his “stuff,” and thinking...
March 9th, 2007 - number 162
Does anyone else get every sickness that comes around the pike...
March 2nd, 2007 - number 161
This week we present the “Look Tasty, Eat Tasty” issue...
February 23, 2007 - number 160
Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but all those cute winter boots are going on sale...
February 16, 2007 - number 159
Because we have the teeny tiniest masochistic bent...
February 9, 2007 - number 158
Because we stink at making “hairstyles,”...
February 2, 2007 - number 157
Portland Picks’ Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
January 26, 2007 - number 156
One of our resolutions is to make our husband less penny-wise...
January 19, 2007 - number 155
We’ve been comparing notes about our snow-induced “personal...
January 12, 2007 - number 154
We do not understand modern technology...
January 5, 2007 - number 153
We are tired of disappointing ourselves with failed resolutions...