Entrepreneurship at its Best

Last weekend our family visited our favorite place in the world, Lake Tahoe.  While we were there, I slipped away from the beach and visited two of my favorite stores in the area to show them the Pilloroo.  The Tahoe Store Emporium at Incline Village is a shoppers paradise carrying everything from Vera Bradley bags to the latest [...]

Tune In to Oprah Tomorrow Tuesday May 19

Ashley will be on Oprah tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19th.  Our Pilloroo Kid of the Week last month, Ashley founded her own foundation to help kids who have been affected by disasters.  After losing her own toys in a house fire, Ashley started this organization to help kids who have lost all of their toys due [...]

Building a Business … Continued

How do you know if your idea is a great one?  If you can sell it, then you’ll know.  We started very simply.  Keeping our cost to a minimum, we set up this booth at a local craft fair and waited to see the reaction.  BillieJo and I set up the booth at sunrise, had [...]

Danni Pilloroo Kid of the Week

 
Here’s Danni on her bed with her Pilloroo.  A very private and shy little princess, she is always looking for a great hiding spot for her most prized possessions.  She is the middle child in a family of six including younger twin brothers.  With her Pilloroo, she keeps her most special things on her bed safely hiding [...]

Pilloroo Roadtrip Update

“It’s fun to see their eyes light up when I show them our pillows.”  Billie Jo is having a great time introducing the Pilloroo to new store owners on her roadtrip.   Two stores have purchased Pilloroos on the spot,  Splendid Things in San Luis Obispo and The Sky’s The Limit in Pismo Beach.  The [...]

Extreme Makeover Home Edition comes to Fresno

Saws are buzzing here in Fresno.  The Extreme Makeover crew arrived last week and chose a much deserving family to be the recipient of a brand new home.  It has been amazing to see this team work to accomplish the amazing feat of building a home in just 7 days.  Tearing the home down on [...]

Pick A Pilloroo Giveaway Winner

We are so happy to announce the winner of our giveaway: Elaine Criado.  Please contact info@pilloroo.com with your contact information and we will send you the Pilloroo of your choice.  Thank you to all who left comments.  There will be more giveaways in the future so please check back. 

Pilloroo is in Fig Garden Bookstore!

Last week we had the pleasure of delivering our first order to Fig Garden Bookstore in Fresno.  This amazing store has a wonderful collection of adult and children books along with a great selection of unique toys and gifts.  The store has such a wide variety of hard to find gift ideas, it would [...]

Mailing Samples

Packed and ready to go!  I have been calling retailers big and small pitching the Pilloroo!  Cold calling is definitely not my favorite thing to do, but necessary if we are going to get the Pilloroo in stores.  I have been happily surprised that most people are very nice – especially owners of boutiques.  Maybe [...]

A Halloween Wish…