Team Hippo loves getting feedback from the folks who visit our site! We've been so pleased with the great conversations that have been getting started on our Facebook page, and we get the warm and fuzzies when we find comments here at the blog. We have been getting pretty psyched to see more people connecting with us via Twitter as well.

Thank you for weighing in on important or interesting topics, letting us know what you like (or don't like), and keying us in on what products you would love to see on HB. Keep it up! Feel free to comment here to let us know what sort of stuff you'd love to see on our site or to let us know about how you and yours like some of the things you bought on HB.

We would adore some reviews or feedback on the stuff you scored off of our site. Even some pictures of the things you bought in action would be awesome! We probably can't use everything we'll get, but we will try to post as much as we can. You could send that here.

Thanks again for the great feedback and conversations. Also, thank you in advance, as we hope to hear more from you in the super near future!

XOXO,

Team Hippo

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Oh, Volo! is an amazing new site we are launching on Monday, May 23rd to connect craftspeople and artisans directly to the customer.

We are passionate about handmade items and about people, which is why we are starting Oh, Volo! We are working to reestablish the direct connection between artisans and the consumer.

Artists, artisans and other craftspeople make high quality, handmade, one-of-a kind items, and they deserve to be recognized for the work they do. Oh, Volo! will feature fantastic artists, bringing the best to the forefront to show customers how valuable and enriching it is to buy directly from craftspeople.

We know that buying factory-made items from a big box store isn’t nearly as good as getting something directly from an artisan, which is something Oh, Volo! will teach other consumers. We want to build awareness of how amazing these artisans and craftspeople really are.

Oh, Volo! will be a fabulous showcase for artists and artisans. It is also going to be where place for customers to get high quality goods at a great price. Oh, Volo! will be, more than anything, a place to develop community, forge personal connections and make selling and buying a more mutually satisfying, memorable experience.

Oh, Volo! is officially launching Monday, May 23rd! Feel free to visit the site, even though it isn’t quite ready yet. To learn more about Oh, Volo!, check PeachyOnion, the Oh, Volo! blog. You can also stay up to date by getting on our email list, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter. 

And if you want to find out how to be featured on Oh, Volo email submissions@ohvolo.com.

Oh, Volo! (launching Monday, May 23^rd) is going to be an awesome, innovative and valuable new way to buy some of the best handmade and one-of-a-kind items available.

Our new site will feature the best artists, artisans and craftspeople from around the web. There are so many people making and selling stuff around the web, it isn’t always easy to find the best-made, highest quality creations. We find these amazing items for you and highlight them on Oh, Volo!  Not only do we track this great stuff down, we give you a coupon code that gives you a fantastic deal on a superior product.

Oh, Volo! recognizes that it is so much more satisfying and enriching buying goods directly from the artist than it is to get a factory-made thing at a big box store – for both the buyer and the seller. Oh, Volo! wants your purchasing experience to be more about people and building connections not just to what we have, but to those who make what we have.

Oh, Volo! is officially launching Monday, May 23rd! To learn more about Oh, Volo!, check out PeachyOnion, the Oh, Volo! blog. You can also stay up to date by getting on our email list, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter. 

And if you want to find out how to be featured on Oh, Volo email submissions@ohvolo.com.

We aren't talking about being able to email your Nana in Tibet from your smart phone while your are at a bus stop in Queens (even though that is pretty cool). We mean really connected and tied to other people on a more meaningful level.

This want for a greater interconnectedness and a better understanding of other people, our capabilities, creativity and potential inspired us to develop Oh, Volo! 

We see a life where the things we surround ourselves with have meaning beyond status, style and price. We envision a life where the things in your life have value because they are made by people by hand with passion and care.

Imagine looking around your living room and knowing not where everything came from but who everything came from. You know the name of the woman who stitched your curtains. You could email the man who made the candles on your coffee table. It used to be like this; value again can be about more than a price tag.

We imagine a world where buying and selling is an enriching experience that creates mutual satisfaction for both parties This is why we are launching Oh, Volo! on Monday, May 23rd.

To learn more about Oh, Volo!, check out PeachyOnion, the Oh, Volo! blog. You can also stay up to date by getting on our email list, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter. 

And if you want to find out how to be featured on Oh, Volo email submissions@ohvolo.com.

A fabulous new website is coming next Monday…

Back in the good old days when you bought an item from an independent manufacturer or vendor, you engaged in the time-honored tradition of sharing in the mutual satisfaction of a memorable purchase. Chances are that you exchanged names and enjoyed a friendly conversation before heading out the door.

There are more ingenious artisans out there than most of us know about, let alone have the time or resources to find. From all over the world, these craftspeople create products that are, in many cases, superior in quality to comparable products on the market. In addition to those items with similar counterparts, there are also one-of-a-kind items that you can’t find anywhere else. These unique, handcrafted products are true gifts and in so many cases, those gifts become essential to creating the harmony and happiness we seek in our daily lives.

Mass produced counterparts create a disconnect between the consumer and the creator, and in the process often fail to inspire and create real, lasting customer loyalty.

This is why we are pleased to bring you a fantastic new site, Oh, Volo! on Monday, May 23rd.

Oh, Volo! brings these truly special artisans together with those who will appreciate and love their work as passionately as we do.

Buying directly from those who create with their own, highly skilled two hands gives everyone a feeling of community. Here’s to preserving a connection not just to what we have, but to those who create what we have.

Oh, Volo! is officially launching Monday, May 23rd! Feel free to take a look around the site, even though it isn’t quite ready yet. To learn more about Oh, Volo!, keep checking the HB blog. You can also stay up to date by getting on our email list, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.