Products With a Soul ~ GIVEAWAY ($40 GC!)

I am guilty of it...and I'm sure we all are - walking into stores and buying product after product without any real thought about where it came from, how it got there and what the story is behind it. But haven't you ever stopped to wonder, at least once in a while, what the story is behind the products you buy? Who created it? How? Where? Did the product travel 10,000 miles before getting to your hands? Was the product mass-produced by machines or handmade by a passionate artisan?

I was recently introduced to a new Canadian online marketplace - Goods With Story. They are all about bringing together Passionate Canadian Sellers with Canadian Buyers. Their marketplace is filled with unique and creative items for all ages! Not only are the items original and not your regular products you'll find in the local shopping center, but I love that you can read the story behind each of the products they sell. I loved reading through a few of the stories on Goods With Story..they are inspirational and truly give you a "feel" for the product by giving you personal stories on who created each item and why.

We received a few products from Shea Butter Market, including Savannah Body Cream, Shea Lav and Shea Anise Soap. Each of these are organic, natural, luxurious products that are perfect for keeping your skin healthy and beautiful. We have been enjoying these products and in addition to that, I loved being able to read the story behind them before I was able to use them. Just to give you a 'taste' of how neat it is to hear the story behind a product, I'll share a bit of this one with you! Shea Butter Market was inspired by and created by Gifty.


Gifty grew up in northern Ghana in West Africa in the heart of what could be called the global Shea Butter capital. When she moved to Canada in 1980 she was amazed that North America did not know about Shea Butter. Over the years she became impassioned with the need to share Shea Butter with the world in a way that would benefit everyone, especially the women who made the Shea Butter and the people who would use the product. In 1999 Gifty started experimenting with Shea Butter, adding essential oils and marketing products in little brown glass containers.Working from her kitchen, Gifty also continued to combine Shea Butter with high quality essential oils and other natural materials to make special products for friends and family. The people who used her products kept telling her amazing stories about what it had done for them.After talking it over with family and friends, Gifty decided to create another business that develops and markets Shea Butter based products. This was the start of Shea Butter Market.

That is just a small tidbit of Gifty's story - but isn't it inspiring?! Good With
Story is packed with great, high quality products from Canadian sellers such as Shea Butter Market and each company comes with it's own story for you to read and discover.

Shopping at Goods With Story is wonderful and it gives a whole new 'twist' to finding the perfect gift or product to purchase for yourself or a loved one. I can guarantee you'll enjoy the shopping experience even more as you read the stories behind each of the products and get a feel for the "soul" behind each one.

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Goods With Story is giving one of our readers a $40 gift certificate to their great Canadian marketplace! In order to enter, please follow the instructions on the form below. CANADA ONLY!


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