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Instagram Challenge: SPRING

April 5, 2014

Spring_Square

Finally! *back flips into the middle of a picture perfect flowered meadow we only see in the movies.* The temperatures are rising, the trees aren’t naked anymore, and our social circles are coming out of the woodwork! As the days are rolling deeper into May, we’re (happily) throwing our heavy coats into the back of our closets and digging for those floral skirts and open toed sandals we certainly didn’t forget about. It’s finally time to be inspired by the birds and the bees, Friday rooftop parties, Sunday picnic outings, nostalgic bike rides, random rainy days, and feeling  Mr. Sun against our skin. The current Instagram Challenge theme is SPRING. Be sure to use the hashtag #UGInstaFun for your chance to win a $50 gift card. Show us what your favorite part of this beautiful season is! Visit here to see all of the spring entries we’ve received so far!

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Instagram Challenge: NATURE

April 4, 2014

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As mush as we love being based in our beloved Brooklyn, there are moments when we daydream about seeing trees and animals somewhere else other than the park or want to admire plants other than our succulents sitting on our office desks. If you know UncommonGoods well, you know we’re a big fan of nature — many of our products, especially our jewelry and art work, are inspired from tree bark to bright rainbows to blue skies. Nature reminds us to breathe and to take a moment to, literally, stop and smell the roses.  The next Instagram Challenge theme is NATURE. Bust out those beach bummin’, tree huggin’, flower pickin’ snap shots and hashtag #UGInstaFun for your chance to win a $50 gift card. Visit here to see all of the nature entries we’ve received so far.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 
  

 

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#UGInstaFun Winner: Quotes

April 3, 2014

Congrats to @Dreampersuede for winning our Quotes Instagram Challenge with this inspiring snapshot that any creative mind can relate to . It’s never too late to join in on the #UGInstaFun for a chance to win a $50 gift card. The current theme is NATURE, you can view some of the tree-hugging, mother nature lovin’ entries here.

#UGInstaFun Winner: Quotes | UncommonGoods

“…tell the whole story.”

 

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Get Your Weekly #UncommonGoody on Twitter!

April 3, 2014

There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. On our end, that is. Sometimes we have more of an item in stock and on sale than we were planning. The good news is that we thought of a pretty fun way to take care of our conundrum.

Every Friday we’ll pick one sale item to be our weekly uncommon goody. We’ll take an extra discount off of the goody’s sale price and announce it to you via Twitter with the hashtag #UncommonGoody.

You can snag your goody each Friday between noon and 6 p.m. EST, but we’re only telling the Twittersphere so make sure to follow us to get in on the secret.

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Uncommon Personalities: Meet Shao Li

April 1, 2014

Shao Li
Shao Li, UncommonGoods Senior Manager – Operations
My hometown is…
I was born in Northern China and moved to Shenzhen, a Southern city next to Hong Kong, at an age of 6.

When I was little, I dreamed of…
Being a general, leading an army to conquer the world so I can print my own currency and have unlimited cash.

My favorite place to hang out in New York City is…
Chinatown, I love the food there!

The most challenging thing I’ve ever done is…
Swim 5 miles non-stop at an age of 11 in cold water.

My favorite process in the UncommonGoods Warehouse is…
Conveyors! I love to see them in action!

An uncommon fact about me…
I have the ability to fall asleep in a few minutes even with a lot of noise around me. There were a few times that I fell asleep while people were still talking to me.

Working at UncommonGoods, I’ve learned…
How talented people are here and I should never stop learning from the people around me.

Would you rather…be able to control your dreams, or to watch them on video the next day?

I would rather be able to do both! So I can review my dreams the next day to figure out what can be done better so next time I can control and make a better dream!

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Uncommon Personalities: Meet Akeem Simon

March 29, 2014

Akeem Simon | UncommonGoods

Akeem Simon, UncommonGoods Security Officer
My hometown is…
Brooklyn, New York

An uncommon fact about me…
I’m the only one that I know of here that plays chess, so I’ll say chess is my uncommon fact.

Working at UncommonGoods I’ve learned…
People have different attitudes, so being able to adjust is demanding but necessary.

I’m passionate about…
My work and family.

In other galaxies, I believe there is/are…
Ways to travel by flying car or being able to teleport to where you need to be; and there is a cure for every type of sickness.

Within the next 10 years, I hope to be…
Someplace warm all year ’round. Can’t stand the cold…brrrrrr!!!!

The best gift I’ve ever given is…
My time and and ear.

My favorite food of all time is…
Fried (boneless) fish.

Would you rather… Speak all human languages fluently, or be able to talk to animals?
I’d rather be able to talk to animals. I’m sure they actually have something interesting to talk about other than Kanye and Kim.

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Instagram Challenge: QUOTES

March 20, 2014

Instagram Challege | QUOTES  #UGInstaFun| UncommonGoods

We love quotes. Especially the quotes that puts us in happy spirits or motivates us to keep on keepin’ on. Sometimes it just takes a sentence or two to make anyone feel like Superman. Because we want to hear what inspirational words keep you moving, we’ve decided that the next Instagram Challenge theme is QUOTES! Whether it’s from a famous figure, your dear mom, or a mysterious anonymous share with us your quote images living in your Instragram stream. We want to see everything from feel-good to motivational to hilarious, just be sure to hashtag #UGInstaFun and you’ll immediately be in the running for a $50 gift card. Visit here to see all of the quote entries we’ve received so far.