Around Again

06/19/2024

Volunteers needed for repair event July 14th 1-4pm
Are you a handy person with skills to repair/tune up items. We are still in need of 6 or so volunteers to work at repair tables. So if you can repair, lamps, small appliances, sharpen tools, bike repair, small furniture, sewing jewelry, garden tools we need you. The event is July 14th from 1-4pm. Please contact the store for more info.

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06/10/2024

Come join our first Repair Event on Sunday July 14th from 1:00pm-4:00pm.
This free event is for all ages. Bring items that are broken or "possessed" to be fixed for free. You will get to learn how to do it for yourself in the future. We will have these repair stations staffed with volunteers who have the skills to fix these items.
Small appliances - Tool sharpening - Simple jewelry- Garden tools- Sewing/ knitting - Bicycles - Misc household items - Small furniture repair.
Rules:
The store will be not be open for shopping.
You must be present during the repair
Please clean the item before you bring it
If you ordered a part for it or have manuals bring them
You must sign a waiver before we work on it
We may break the item during the repair or it might be out of the scope of skills we have on site.
Please don't bring
Items leaking fluid, Grimy, dirty, hazardous or have smells.
Microwaves
Anything that cannot be easily carried.
Would you like to Volunteer for the event?
We need volunteers to keep things running smoothly along with volunteers who know how to repair items. Email us at [email protected] or call the store (360) 683-7862
Hope to see you and your broken item that day.

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08/16/2023

Hello everyone,
This is way overdue and I am so sorry about that.
Prices at Around Again, a hot topic for everyone.
I have gotten lots of feedback over the last three years about it. For those of you disappointed about the increase, I am truly sorry. This is your store and the mission is to keep stuff out of the landfill. If I could find a way to give it all away and keep the doors open I would, trust me. Money is not my motivation for this enterprise.

Over this time, I have had good straightforward conversations with folks and have come out of it with some understanding and a path forward.
I realize I have not done this in mass, so here I am.
Yes! prices were lower when we opened 14 years ago. As a business owner for the first years it is common to carry the business with your own money through the hard times. For the first 10 years that is what I did, dipping into savings to pay for salaries and fixed costs. At some point Around Again had to stand on its own financially. So around year 9 we started putting pricing stickers on items, a monumental task if ever there was one. During that time we did not raise any prices. After some trial and error and correcting we came up with a formula for survival. So after 11 years we had our first and ONLY price adjustment. Generally, we price items at 33% of retail (67% off if you like). That is what we need to do to keep the place going.
If the item is damaged or in rough shape we lower the price. If its been there for over a month we can start adjusting the price. If its brand new in the box the price is bit higher. But we do get it wrong sometimes and we encourage customers to look the item up for us see if we need to lower it.
This seems a fair approach to the problem in my book. Yes, items are donated for free and we love all the folks that bring in items. But running the store requires money, a fair amount of it actually and it takes a shared approach to keep it going.
I hope this helps and I look forward to seeing you at the store.
Sincerely,
Gavin Wuttken
President Around Again

08/06/2022

Around Again is looking for another team player, part-time. Must have a great attitude, work well with others and love helping to better the environment. Knowledge of climate change is preferred. This job involves lots of walking and physical activity. Applicants must be able to lift 50lbs, and work in all weather conditions. If this sounds like you then send us a resume, we would love to hear from you.
Schedule is Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and fill in and project days.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $16.00 per hour

07/31/2022

Toooooo HOT? While shopping at Around Again join us in the refreshing misters located by the big roll-up door.

07/31/2022

Come check out our new tool tent! Organized for your shopping convenience.

12/08/2020

Holiday time off
Around Again will be closed:
Thursday the 24th of December - Saturday the 2nd of January2021.
We hope you have a great holiday season. Happy New year from us all at Around Again.

11/25/2020

We will be closed on Thanksgiving day and the day after. Have a safe holiday and thank you for all the amazing support in this crazy year.

09/18/2020

September 18th .... we will be open today at our normal time, yeah! See you then and again thank you for always supporting us.

09/16/2020

😷 Would someone please create some wind... We will be closed again today September 16th due to poor air quality....Lots of Co2 going into the atmosphere these days.
Stay safe, we will try again tomorrow.

09/15/2020

Ugh!
Tuesday the 15th of September
The air quality index is actually worse today. We simply cannot open and risk our staffs health. We are so sorry. We will try again tomorrow. thank you for understanding.
Stay safe

09/14/2020

The smoke seems to be better.
We will be open again on Tuesday the 14th of September at our usual time.
See you then but take it easy out there still pretty bad air around us.