Alaska Hermit food store open for business! SALE 1/17/2014

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Re: Alaska Hermit food store open for business! :D

Post by wolfnipplechips » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:32 pm

The ak crab exo is really hard to find, so I only have three packs right now (each pack is enough to replace one jumbo crab molt). Since there is such a demand for it, I don't want one person buying all three. So I am going to release one at a time starting tomorrow sometime. :) Good luck I suppose. I will be adding more huckleberry branches today for sure. :D Getting them packed for sale right now.
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Re: Alaska Hermit food store open for business! :D

Post by Element » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:55 pm

Yay I'm so happy! I will be stalking your page tomorrow then :) It's a good idea to not have one person buy all three. Seems like it's in demand you could charge more for it, I think it's a wonderful idea to sell them. I hope I'll be lucky enough to notice when it comes in stock, I'll be placing a big order for my babies, gotta see what all the fuss is about that poop!
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Post by wolfnipplechips » Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:54 am

Put some more huckleberry and blueberry branches in the store. I increased the price on the huckleberry by 50 cents, but I put like 3-4 times the normal amount in each bag, so it all works out in your favor. Was more generous with the blueberry branches too, but left the price the same because they are more plentiful and easier to harvest. I think the hardest part of having this store is keeping each portion the same from bag to bag. It drives me bonkers sometimes. :o
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Re: Alaska Hermit food store open for business! :D

Post by Element » Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:34 pm

I got my order yesterday! I am very pleased and surprised, the amount of branches is more then I expected, so since I got a few bags of each my babies will be set on their cellulose for a while! Also very pleased with the amount of crab carapace, very happy I was able to get some ^^
Of course we had to try the moose poop right away, since I read so many great reviews of it. It was a HUGE hit! Well with my dominant crab Arsenic at least, I didn't see him sharing very much. I let him work on it for a while before taking some photos, it was even more destroyed this morning when I woke up so hopefully my two smaller girls got some :D
Just wanted to show how much my big boy loved it. He ate it in the food dish, but when I reached in to take pictures he tried to drag it away with him, such a cutie. I did try to re-hydrate it a bit as suggested, but he started shredding it anyway so I guess he didn't have any trouble eating it.

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Post by wolfnipplechips » Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:18 pm

Glad he liked it!! Hope he shared. :) Thanks for ordering. Also, when we get the customer photo page up and running, can I have permission to post those photos?
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Post by Element » Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:17 pm

Oh, sure if you'd like to! You have my permission, nice of you to ask ^^
If I catch them munching on any of the other treats I purchased I'll try to take quick snap.
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Post by wolfnipplechips » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:55 pm

Thanks! :D I finally got my husband to agree on a date to work on the page (will be under gallery tab). Should be up this coming Sat or Sun. :)
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Post by wolfnipplechips » Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:58 pm

Yay!! Got the customer gallery up! :D If you want credits changed in any way, let me know. :)

http://alaskahermit.com/the-gallery/happy-customers/
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Re: Alaska Hermit food store open for business! :D

Post by wolfnipplechips » Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:00 pm

Is there any interest in bulk moose poop? $/nugget would be reduced of course. Have more than enough for this year for my crabs and for the store, so I would be able to offer more. :) Mooses have been pooping up a storm around here! Found one pile so big the other day that I thought it WAS a moose. :shock:
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Re: Alaska Hermit food store open for business! :D

Post by Careyenz » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:13 pm

I almost died when I saw the $/nugget comment!
Oh what a person will do for a hermit crab!!


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Re: Alaska Hermit food store open for business! :D

Post by wyldaeval » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:03 am

Love your store!!! What a great selection of goodies. Put in my order a few days ago and can't wait to get it and see if I can entice someone out of hiding. I thought all of mine had decided on a mass molt, but caught Baha at the food dish tonight so I know he'll be up for some new and exciting grub. :D Do you have to do anything special to prepare the blueberry twigs for consumption? The reason I ask is that my MIL has wild blueberry bushes all over her property. They're never treated with pesticides or anything else harmful so I thought I might be able to use the berries and twigs for my crabs. We have pecan trees all over the place, also untreated, and I wash and slow bake the twigs for the crabs. They love the stuff but I have to wonder if I'm doing enough to prepare them?
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Re: Alaska Hermit food store open for business! :D

Post by HermieLuv<3 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:34 am

Awesome. I'll be ordering soon...:)
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Post by wolfnipplechips » Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:21 pm

Nothing special for the twigs. Just pop 'em in the tank! :D
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Post by wyldaeval » Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:04 am

Great! I think I can handle that... :lol:
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Re: Alaska Hermit food store open for business! :D

Post by hermilove » Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:39 pm

:D Just made a huge order! :cloud9: (well my parents did :wink: but it doesn't matter, it's all for my hermies anyway :lol: )

I can't wait for the moose poop! I'm hoping my guys will love it, since I've read a lot of good reviews :) Would you recommend it getting its own dish? I'm also excited for the crab exo!!! :banana: My crabs have suddenly had a huge interest in egg shell and cuttle bone 8) so I'm hoping pieces of it will grab their interest and keep them busy for awhile.
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