Craft Valley Exports

Operating out of 1524 Main Market is always an experience. If you know this area, you know how crowded it gets by midday. We are right in the thick of it, which makes loading the trucks a real challenge sometimes. We deal with crafts and sending them out to different places, so there’s always bubble wrap and tape lying around the floor. The shop is filled with various items waiting to be boxed up. Some days it feels like we are just moving piles from one corner to the other to make space for more. Being in the Main Market means there is always noise outside, people shouting and scooters honking, but we just tune it out and focus on the packing lists. We’ve been here long enough that the tea seller next door knows exactly when we need a break. It’s not a corporate setup with polished floors. It’s a working space where things actually happen. We spend a lot of time on the phone checking on shipments and making sure the artisans sent us what they promised. Sometimes the electricity goes out and we just sit by the door for some light. It is just the way things go here. We try to keep things organized, but when a big order comes in, the whole place turns into a bit of a mess until the last box is taped shut.