What was your favorite vacation that you have ever been on? This spring Annarose, Ben, and I went on a two week trip to South Africa. It truly was an amazing experience! I have never been gone from PBK for a two week period of time since I … Continue reading
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you “grew up”? I wanted to be a florist! I took a few vocational classes for floral arranging and loved it. I have extensive gardens at my home and I still enjoy cutting a big … Continue reading
Do you know which is the BEST selling Trash Talk Card? 70391 – “Don’t Brag” on page 9 of the Trash Talk catalog. … Continue reading
You’ll never guess what the PBK employees bought Kathy for Christmas one year… a miniature donkey!!!! Many years ago, Kathy had a small farm she enjoyed with her family. She had many Jacob sheep on this small farm. The employees got a brilliant idea to buy Kathy a … Continue reading
Did you know that PBK did a brand audit last year? We wanted to know what your perception was of our brand and our company. Guess what the most used adjective was for PBK amongst the many customers polled… FUN!!! We are known as a FUN company, … Continue reading
Question: Kathy, it appears that you are always very busy as CEO of a wholesale company. How do you unwind after long days? What do you do for fun? Answer: My three big dogs help me unwind after long days at the office. I walk all three … Continue reading
Do you know what the best-selling item has been in the past year at PBK? You are probably thinking one of the box signs, right?? Well, believe it or not, it is actually the #25101 “OMG my mother was right about everything” dish towel! The #2 best-selling … Continue reading
Why is part of my order not in stock? PBK has over 6,000 active items in the product line. It is very challenging to forecast the demand for all of these items. We do our best to look at sales history of like items to project the sales volume … Continue reading
Believe it or not, Primitives by Kathy started with a wooden candle box that Kathy assembled by hand in her basement. Even though resources were slim, Kathy realized a hole in the marketplace that perseverance allowed her to fill. With three designs, she managed to do $85,000 … Continue reading
Food is the universal language that brings us all together. To share a meal with someone is to share in the loving environment in which it was created. Food can act as a vessel for understanding and creates a hospitable hand welcoming recipients into one’s personal life … Continue reading