After every new year at Tenacious Toys, we look back at our sales for the previous year and tabulate our top 10 customers for that year. We always put together some kind of reward for them - a free gift to say "thank you" for supporting our little shop over the course of the year.
Loyalty is SUPREMELY important to us, professionally and personally, so we go the extra mile for our top supporters. As a tiny business, having repeat customers who come back to us time and again is literally vital to the success of our shop.
This year (for 2017), we were able to plan ahead a little bit and put together an absolutely RIGHTEOUS package for our Top 10 Customers. Each of our Top 10 will receive a custom scarf, a set of prints, a ton of stickers, a handful of pins and buttons, and assorted other awesome pieces of swag.
Below is a little bit more about who contributed to the package, and what they contributed:
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| Stickers and trading card sets from Kyle Kirwan, & 1 of the 2 stickers from Robots Will Kill |
Kyle Kirwan:
IG: @kylekirwan
FB: @itsmekyle
Twitter: @kyle_kirwan
ChrisRWK Robots Will Kill
IG: @chrisrwk
Twitter: @chrisrwk
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| Sticker, enamel pin and trading card from Manly Art (Jason Chalker) |
Manly Art
IG: @manlyart
FB: @themanlyart
Twitter: @manlyart
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| 2 giant sized die cut stickers designed by Jason Meents |
Jason Meents
IG: @meentsillustrated
FB: @MeentsIllustrated
Twitter: @meentsillus
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| 8x10" print, two 4x5" prints, sticker and business card from Otis aka Blaqlion |
Otis Blaqlion
IG: @blaqlion3toymaker
FB: @otis.arterberry
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| Sticker set and enamel pin from Playful Gorilla (who also designed the Tenacious Toys logo and mascot) |
Playful Gorilla
IG: @playfulgorilla
FB: @playfulgorilla
Twitter: @playfulgorilla
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| Tenacious Toys Euro-style football club scarf, limited to 25 |
Tenacious Toys
IG: @tenacioustoys
FB: @tenacioustoysnyc
Twitter: @tenacioustoys
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| Enamel pin, papercraft house and greeting card by Taylored Curiosities |
Taylored Curiosities
IG: @tayloredcurios
FB: @tayloredcurios
Twitter: @tayloredcurios
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| Postcard and a couple randomly packed resin figures and magnets by UME Toys |
UME Toys
IG: @richpage
FB: @umetoys
Twitter: @umetoys
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| Pins and stickers by We Become Monsters |
We Become Monsters
IG: @webecomemonsters
FB: @webecomemonsters
Twitter: @webecomemonster
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| Multiple pin sets and stickers from Zombies & Toys |
Zombies & Toys
IG: @zombiesandtoys
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| Character wall graphics from the Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse |
Four Horses of the ‘Pocalypse by Bigshot Toyworks
IG: @the4horsies
FB: @theFourHorsies
Twitter: @the4horsies
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| Enamel Baby Fatts pin and sticker, plus business cards from Big C aka Colin Hoffman |
Big C
IG: @big_c_art
FB: @BigC.artwork
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| Keychain/backpack hanger from Goblin Fruit Studio aka Carissa Swenson |
Goblin Fruit Studio (Carissa Swenson)
IG: @goblinfruitstudio
FB: @GoblinfruitStudio
Twitter: @gfstudio
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| 8x10" prints from Dead Hand Toys (each customer gets one or the other) |
Dead Hand Toys
IG: @deadhandtoys
FB: @deadhandtoys
Twitter: @deadhandtoys
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| 5-piece sticker set from Forces of Dorkness |
Forces of Dorkness
IG: @forceodorkness
Twitter: @forceodorkness
At Tenacious Toys we realize that the vibrancy of the lowbrow art / designer toy scene is entirely dependent on the artists and small / indy businesses that consistently put interesting art out onto the market, and we are well aware that our place here in this community is secondary to the success of these artists. We hope that all of you reading this post might discover a new name in the list above, and go check them out and follow them.
PLEASE SHARE!
Each of the contributors to our packs are personal friends of ours, good people deserving of your support. Explore these artists and what they offer and you will surely find new and wonderful art to appreciate.
With love and respect,
Benny & Steph
Tenacious Toys
