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Townie Originals

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This May the Townie team met at a Starbucks near Southcenter Mall to discuss the future of the brand and company. Our re-launch of the skyline sunglasses in Seattle had been a huge success and we were just gearing up to drop Portland, Tacoma, San Francisco, Spokane and Los Angeles. We knew that we were on to something special and wanted to find new and creative ways to bring sunglasses and other accessories to life. At our core we are a brand dedicated regionally focused eyewear designs. However, we saw an opportunity to expand beyond purely regional designs and create...

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Summer Update

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WA State Snapback // $28 It has been awhile since we last wrote a blog post and we figured it is about time. This summer has been pretty crazy... Townie “headquarters,” which is essentially a glorified garage, is now filled with boxes of shades from six cities Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Spokane, Los Angeles and San Francisco. (More coming soon) We are working with a total of five different non-profits in these regions to give back to the communities we represent with our shades. The brand has really taken off and it is truly amazing to see how much we have...

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Out & About

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Over the past couple of months Townie has really hit a growth spurt. We have been making moves for the past year and everything is starting to come together for us. We hit the ground running in July and had the privilege of attending Seattle Metropolitan Magazine's "Generocity" event, where we got to meet some amazing influencers from the community. Komo 4 Radio interviewed two of our founders shortly after that and last week we made an appearance at Kube 93.3's Summer Jam. It's awesome to get out of the Townie "headquarters" and meet some of our loyal customers. Many...

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Give Back: Update

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Just wanted to give a quick update on our community giving. The donation from our April sales finally processed today! We were able to donate 3304 meals to Seattle Union Gospel Mission and our cities homeless. We wanted to thank all of you out there in the community wearing Townie Shades who helped to make this a reality.

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Seattle 2.0 // Summer Ready

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Last week, thirty boxes arrived at the Townie headquarters filled to the brim with Seattle 2.0's. Now, all we do is ship! We are working day in and day out to get the pre-orders shipped early this week and we cannot wait for you guys to get them in the mail. Things have really taken off for us and this summer is going to be huge in Seattle! We started out a little over two years ago with the simple idea of putting everyone's favorite skyline on a pair of shades. Since then Townie has transformed to become much much...

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