Let the Craziness Begin!

We just finished baking all day to fill our 20 or so orders that have come in due to our appearance on the news. If you haven’t gotten a chance to watch it, click here.  We could only bake so many bars as we ran out of bags (hopefully they come tomorrow), but everyone’s order should be shipped out tomorrow.

Also, in other news, we are working on getting Eddie’s into more stores.  As our reach spreads throughout different US cities, our wonderful customers have suggested (and are more than willing) to help us get into stores in their area.  If you have a retailer in mind that would be great to carry Eddie’s, by all means, let us know. We like the small, independently-owned stores.  We are also looking into distribution in Canada as well as out west in the northern California area, and into Wisconsin.  I know, they are pretty random places, but that is where we have been given the opportunity to expand.  Further New England expansion is being looked into as well.

So, what does all of this mean?  We will be changing the label slightly over the next few weeks to make our Vermont roots known, as well as making the back label with ingredients and nutrition facts easier to read and comprehend.  Plus, we’re going ahead and getting UPC codes to make our retailers happy and to have the chance to land some bigger accounts.

With all of that being said, it has been a wild ride these past few weeks at Eddie’s headquarters–not to mention our oven seems like it may be on it’s way out! Stay tuned–there could be some pretty shiny pictures up on the blog soon.

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer,

Michael, Owner
Eddie’s Energy Bars

Young Entrepreneur Cram Session–RSVP Now!

Hi Everybody,

I wanted to bring your attention to an event that I will be taking part in next Wednesday. It’s an Entrepreneur Cram Session featuring myself, and two other young entrepreneurs who have started eco-apparel companies and a software app company, respectively. We will be talking about our stories, the problems we have faced, our successes, etc.  Space is limited to 100 people so if you or someone you know is interested in it, please send them the following link to RSVP.

Intuit YE Cram Session

See you this Wednesday!

Michael, Owner
Eddie’s Energy Bars

Site Maintenance to Continue

Hello!

Our site will be going under more maintenance and will be down for 12-24 hours, however, this is a good reason to be down for a day or so:

We are installing a secure server.  What does this mean?  This means that when you enter your personal information and credit card information on the Eddie’s site, it will be encrypted on a secure server so that no one may intercept it while your order is being processed.  You can have the utmost confidence in making your web purchases with us after this extra layer of security is installed.  We value your privacy, and hope that you will not find this necessary maintenance an inconvenience–we are making your shopping experience with us more enjoyable.

So, how do I order Eddie’s Energy Bars while the site is down?

You can send us an e-mail at info [at] eddiesenergy.com and we will personally call you to take down your order and payment details. Yes, that means we now are able to take credit cards over the phone!

While we cannot guarantee that someone will be in the office during the day, you are more than welcome to call our place at (802) 434-3862 (ask for Michael) and we’ll be happy to fill your order. The best time to call is after 2 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (in case the site maintenance goes longer than planned, but hopefully not!)

As always, you can contact us at the e-mail above should you have any questions.

Thank you again for your patience.

Michael Adams, Owner
Eddie’s Energy Bars

Winner of Eddie’s Father’s Day Contest

And the winner is…..

Cindy M. of Maryland!  Her quote was:

“This smile means my son can pay for his own college education!!”

We liked this quote because it’s in part true.  Eddie’s is paying for the thousands of dollars that I have had to spend on textbooks, a 2-week trip to China that I took in January 2008 for three credits, and countless other adventures.  Cindy is a longtime fan of Eddie’s Energy Bars and has been spreading the word about our all-natural goodies in the Mid-Atlantic for a couple of months now.  She is an asset to Eddie’s Nation!

Congrats, Cindy! Your custom Father’s Day Sampler is on it’s way.  Stay tuned for more contests throughout the summer.  We’re feeling mighty generous.

Michael, Owner
Eddie’s Energy Bars

Site Maintenance June 12-13th

Just a heads up: We’re switching hosting companies so you will see some pages on our website that will not appear.  They are being transferred over and should appear mid-Saturday morning.  We apologize for any inconvenience.  This is the first step in a process to make our website more effective and easier for you to shop on (the next step is a brand new shopping cart coming over the next two weeks).

If, for some reason the shopping cart is down you may phone your order in at (802) 434-3862 or e-mail us at info [at] eddiesenergy.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

We are undergoing some pretty big changes and have been given some great opportunities so we are going to take advantage of them as they come at us.  Make sure to subscribe to the blog in the upper-right corner to get blog updates in your mailbox when a new post is made public.

Thank you for your patience, and I hope you all have a great (thhopefully sunny and beautiful) weekend!

Michael