blogging @ macro polo

Halloween is around the corner!

macropolo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:46:16 +0000

Dia de Los Muertos

Halloween is a favorite at the stores, always has been. We get to break out the Dia de Los Muertos gear (Day of the Dead for those not Spanish language inclined), the severed bloody body parts, the blood capsules and of course the annual decorating of the Fall window! This year, Makenzie has some funny scarecrows made with love and in the design of employees in some crazy predicament! As I type this she is destroying bales of hay for body stuffing, hanging attack crows, making the butt of one employee’s scarecrow large (true story) and preparing to carve up some pumpkins for the head. Be sure to stop by the stores in the next couple of days to see the spectacle!

Enjoy the Halloween season by going to a haunted house, doing some trick-or-treating and dressing up as something disgusting. Cheers, everyone!

Living on Your Own

macropolo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:53:11 +0000

So you’ve finally gotten the chance to move out of Mom and Dad’s place to either share a wee little dorm with a stranger or share a three bedroom home with five other people and it is time to get organized so you don’t lose your mind, right?

The dishes keep piling up, the milk is always drained every time you go to pour it into your morning breakfast, the late night parties are no fun to clean up after…sigh….at least Mom isn’t yelling at you to clean your room anymore, right?….right?…. Solution? The Roomate FYI Notepad!! It has a magnet on the back so you can affix it to your lovely (smelly) fridge and leave your new roomie a sweet little note about all of the things you’d really like for them to tidy up before you vomit from the smell of mold and body sweat.

Items on the list range from the sweet: “Recycle” to the annoyed: “Lower your voice” all the way to the enraged: “Stop talking #*&$ about me!”, this little handy guy has it all.

And while you are at it, feel free to stock up on other newly moved out pads that are just as helpful:

Surf Notations to keep by your computer while you research your next Sociology presentation.
Pack This which will come in handy when you’ve had enough and have decided to go to a vacation at Mom & Dad’s and need to make sure all of the important items are safely in your luggage.

Welcoming new Portsmouth Shops

macropolo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:09:15 +0000

Gus & Ruby Letterpress

Portsmouth is full of great shops to browse through in the summers or to do our holiday shopping in; and as of this summer there have been a couple of new faces appearing in town that we love! It’s great to see new shops and new ideas coming in and we want to be sure to spread the word about how cool they are!

Gus & Ruby Letterpress
One of our most recent favorites is right down the street from us called “Gus & Ruby Letterpress” run by two lovely women and named after their beloved dogs. These women love the art of a written letter and provide customers with a wide range of cards, paper (for both wrapping and writing), journals, photo albums, wedding invitations and more. All of the designs are clean, simple and classic and make us want to write home just a little more often! And not only are the products wonderful, but they have decorated the store so well that you just feel happy and content when browsing the many items. We are proud to support them and look forward to many years of shopping in their store.

You can shop Gus & Ruby Letterpress at 206 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH. They are open daily from 10am – 6pm.

Saturday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

macropolo — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:40:30 +0000

Yes, you read that right, there is a such thing as International Talk Like a Pirate Day and it’s this Saturday the 19th! Take a look at this website for more info and for background.

And when you are done reading up on this holiday you didn’t know you were missing out on, come into Macro Polo (or shop online) to stock up on your pirate booty!

We’ve got Ice Cube Trays featuring the skull and crossbones, Pirate Flags to fly on your ship (or on your porch), Air Fresheners for your car, Eye Patches for the gaping hole where ye eye used to be, Pirate Toast Stampers so your wee ones know where your heart lies on this glorious holiday, Pirate Bandaids to help heal those swashbuckling battle wounds and so much more!!!

Stock up and celebrate, because it’s not every day you can talk like a pirate and get away with it!

License to Shop

macropolo — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:56:16 +0000

Ever wonder if anyone does anything with those license plates that must pile up year after year? Wonder no more and feast your eyes upon this collection of license plate bags, cd wallets and photo albums ALL made from 100% genuine license plates! Each plate is unique and may have the general wear and tear that you would see on a plate (hey, some of us are speed demons who like to leave the pokey drivers in our dust…not me…just some people…*ahem*…I don’t get speeding tickets…) but don’t worry that you will get a rusted out piece of junk because they all pass close inspection to make sure they are ready for use or display at home.

The binding materials on all of the bags, wallets and albums are also genuine car material because they are made up of reconstituted rubber!

These are a cool piece of art that will not only turn heads, but will also be functional and Earth friendly!

**Currently we only have New England states as well as New York and New Jersey up for sale in our stores and online. However, if you are looking for another state, feel free to email us HERE and we will try to do a special order for you!

Classic Toys are always in

macropolo — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:02:08 +0000

Maybe it was your grandfather’s favorite toy, or the way your mother preferred to pass the time as a child – now kids of all ages can enjoy those classic toys all over again!

From wooden rubber band shooters to bicycle airplanes to fly alongside you as you race through the late summer air, Macro Polo has got them! We pride ourselves on having the toys that you remember but can’t find anywhere else so we are always good for a trip down memory lane.

Our online store is getting more and more of these items weekly for people to purchase when they are far away, but our store has even more choices (the slinky dog….remember him?!)

Shop around and head back to a different era of wooden and tin toys!

GurglePots are here!

macropolo — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:31:48 +0000

Some of you may already know what a GurglePot is and have possibly been looking for one of these cool retro vases/decanters for your own home and now you can get them at Macroscopic!! If you don’t know, these are made of a glazed stoneware in a variety of beautiful colors that will either hold fresh cut garden flowers or decant water for the dinner table. They come in two sizes: the 43 ounce and the 16 ounce “creamer” size.

Take a look at the colors we have to offer on the Macroscopic Website.

Recreated by Matt Ellison, the GurglePot creates a soft gurgle sound as water is poured from the fish’s mouth.

Click HERE to hear the GurglePot for yourself!

The joke is on you!

macropolo — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:06:34 +0000

Some of our best selling products in the stores are the joke and gag gifts we sell. The mix ranges from a Shocking Pen to a luscious looking pile of dog poop and now you can get them all in our online store!! Click the links above to go directly to those products OR CLICK HERE to see all of the products so far we have for sale on the site.

We’ll have more added in soon, but what we have up there are our best sellers and are sure to get you well on your way to joke heaven!!

Already planning 2010?

macropolo — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:23:16 +0000

I don’t know about you, but there are quite a few of us in the Macro world planning for the new year already. From myself who just can’t wait for 2009 to just be over with (crappy East Coast weather and a slowing economy) or for people like Liz, the manager of Macroscopic, who has a wedding in Florida coming up in the new year, there are quite a lot of us gearing up for 2010!

Macro, Unleashed now has some pretty spiffy calendars online for you to purchase! Lots of fun dog breeds from the Newfoundland to the Pomeranian and everything in between! And since they are online, you don’t even have to make the trip to our Portsmouth store to get in on the planning and crossing off dates for next summer’s vacation!

HOWEVER, if you do stop by the store you can also see some of the calendars Macro Polo has – Graffiti Calendar, Tear off Calendar of 356 days of “What is your Poo Telling You” – you know, the typical Macro Polo stuff

BlueQ added to the website!

macropolo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:50:43 +0000

The F Bomb Air Freshener

BlueQ is one of the store favorites; they always have the coolest ideas and the greatest products and now you can shop their stuff in our online store! We are working on getting all of the things we carry of theirs up on our site but most of it is there now!

At MacroPolo.com you can shop their hysterical dishtowels, the ever amusing air fresheners and magnets and my personal favorite: their stainless steel water bottles. Browse our site for all of the items and come back again to see what else we have added of theirs in the future! We are sure you will at least get a smile out of looking at their stuff!

The Holy Water Bottle