New Tiki Print

Aloha everyone, its Friday and the start of another long weekend at Wave Shoppe.

We have about 1500 shirts in various prints to place in display packaging before Monday.

I have no idea how many shirts I have folded but it's a lot.

Amongst all other things, we have completed the Tiki shirt ahead of schedule and its now available for purchase.

The Tiki mask print runs up both panels and the shirt pocket is matched to the print.

Is Your Web Business a Target?

Is this you and your business?

Morning everyone! I was reading a post in a forum this morning and it simply amazes me when I see how vulnerable some of the web “businesses” really are. Most of what you read and hear in the forums is the steady drum beat of SEO. But this poster was commenting on how someone emailed him because the name he used was similar to his own and asked him to change it, (the names are not trademarked or brand-able). Now my take is that the guy that sent the email is just a big pussy and can’t take the heat. But more amazing is that the other guy does not appear to have licensed his business.

Listen up people, registering a domain is not the same as actually licensing a business in California and the rest of the USA for all that matters. Now there is a fair amount of smack in the forums about how one makes this and another makes that. I wonder if any of the web owners realize that they literally paint a big target on their web by not properly licensing it.

Is it worthwhile to engage in Negative / Positive SEO to deliver a knockout punch to your competition? Naaa if they are doing sales online just look them up online in the county records or call the county office, if they dont have a license, simply report them for failure to report income and pay sales tax.

Having said that, if you are truly committed to your business, you need to make sure you do it right. The financial and legal benefits far outweigh the few dollars you will spend on permits and licenses. If you do not, loser is the word that comes to mind.

Leis Review

Aloha everyone, while we think fresh Hawaiian leis are the best, there are situations that call for simulated silk leis. Our gripe is that lately a lot of crappy silk leis have been making it into the market. I.e. long spacers, small cheaply colored flowers, narrow weak thread, short in length, etc.

Well we decided to make our own to our specs, but we must admit that we made them overseas so we could compete with online stores like Oriental Trading. Overall we are quite pleased with the quality of the products we had manufactured.

Here is the deal: Wave Shoppe would like to get the word out as well as get some genuine input on the quality of our new leis. Having said that, purchase one or more Hawaiian leis from Wave Shoppe and post a review of the product. Email us a link to the properly credited review and we will issue you a complete refund for the lei or leis, less the shipping. Killer editorial reviews may even get a refund for the shipping.

We will make the offer good for all leis purchased during the month of September 2007. We are also limiting this offer to 2 free leis per review. You can buy all of the leis you wish, but we will only refund you for 2 and you will have 30 days from the date of purchase to notify us and collect on the offer.

The top 6 leis on the Web store are made by Wave Shoppe. Kukui Nut and Seashell leis are not part of this offer. Makalo, Wave Shoppe Hawaiian Shirts

Labor Day Surfing

Many vacationers head to the costal areas of California or islands in Hawaii for a warm reprieve during the long winter months. The best times to hit the surf in Hawaii are from Labor Day through fall, which are outside the Aloha State’s rainy months (which start in November and end around March, approximately).

With HI having some of the best beaches in the world (California beaches are also nice), daunting volcanoes, towering mountains, glistening waterfalls, and vibrant flowers, the scenery here is nothing short of spectacular, and, at six hours from the West Coast (A.K.A Pacific Seaboard), you can be standing on the island of lanai in short order, watching the sun set behind the Pacific.

This Labor Day we are just chilling out with a few friends, with a trip to the always crazy Pacific Beach in San Diego, CA.