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Top 10 Zero Waste Products
Our Fav 10 Zero Waste Items from The Mercantile Switching out disposable goods with eco-friendly versions of your favorite products is a great way to help the environment by reducing the amount of waste in landfills. These zero-waste products are also easier on your...
4/20 Gift Ideas From The Mercantile
4/20 Gift Ideas from The Mercantile Why is April 20th a smoker’s holiday? According to urban legend, the number “420” was first associated with marijuana in the 1970’s when a group of highschoolers after school at 4:20 p.m. to search for a field of weed. They never...
Homemade Wedding Decoration Ideas
Express your artistic side with homemade wedding decor Planning your wedding decor doesn’t need to feel expensive and overwhelming. You can easily save a few bucks and have fun creating unique looks by incorporating a few homemade wedding decorations. You can round up...
Fun and Easy Zero Waste Projects
Fun and Easy Zero Waste Projects If you’re trying to reduce the amount of waste you produce you use, a little mindfulness and creativity can go a long way. We rounded up our favorite projects to help you re-use things you have around the house and reduce the amount of...
How to Decorate with Plants
Tips For Using Plants as Decor Spring is here and everything is starting to beautifully bloom around town, but unfortunately, we can’t be outside all the time. That doesn't mean, however, that you can’t bring some of that relaxing, lush greenery inside with you....
Must Try Spring 2021 Fashion Trends for Women
Thoughtful gift ideas for your lady on valentine's day The weather is getting warmer and sunnier everyday, and we are here for it. It’s time to pack away your heavy winter coats and thick leggings and upgrade your wardrobe for the spring season. Whether you plan to...
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with The Mercantile
Get Ready for St. Patty’s Day Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, which is coming up on Wednesday, March 17th. Are you ready to celebrate? Whether you’ll be sharing a plate of corned beef and Irish soda bread with your besties or will be hitting the town to find...
Cigar Etiquette and Traditions
Cigar etiquette and traditions Smoking cigars has been a tradition to celebrate fun occasions or simply unwind with friends since the mid-18th century in the USA. Over the centuries, many traditions and a form of etiquette has developed around the practice of smoking...
Why Self Care is So Important – Our Favorite Self Care Tips
The importance of self care Between your career, maintaining relationships with friends and family, taking care of your home and minding your finances, it can be easy to forget to make time for yourself. Ironically, practicing self care makes it easier to manage your...
Liven Up Your Living Room with Wax Melts
What's all the hype around wax melts about? Even though we love our favorite candles, wax melts and warmers hold a lot of advantages over your traditional candlesticks. Wax melts are pieces of scented and sometimes colored wax that you can use to add extra aroma to...