We will NOT be at the annual Ann Arbor Companion Bird Club Expo. We know we have a great product, but it does not do well in a “bird fair” atmosphere. Many people go there looking for a “deal”.

With organic food, we have to do a lot of education to get people to buy from us at the expo. Organics just aren’t a big priority to many bird owners in Michigan… yet. We did a lot of talking with no people buying. We came home with a lot of product unsold. It was a trip not worth it for us. The people that did buy from us were regular customers that came to save on shipping. We enjoyed seeing you!

Another reason we didn’t want to go this year was that last year we were right next to a vendor that was selling out-of-date, expired seed for practically nothing. People were fairly rude to us with our “expensive” blends after comparing prices. It was hard to see people opt for old, stale, expired seed over ours that was human-grade, fresh and organic.

We will miss seeing those vendors that we grew to know and respect that had some great toys and products at the Ann Arbor expo. We also would like to apologize to the people that would have liked to save on shipping costs by coming to the expo. You Michiganders are always welcome to pick up orders from Christi or I when you are in the area.

Have fun if you go!