Shop Small, Save Big (Saturday 11/24 Only!)
Here’s your opportunity to support small business while saving big! For starters, you can receive a $25 credit when making a qualifying purchase with us tomorrow, 11/24 – Small Business Saturday – using an American Express® Card that you enroll in the Shop Small program.
In addition to both the $25 credit from American Express and the multi-roll discount we always offer, we’re also offering a sweet deal on shipping.
For orders placed on Small Business Saturday (11/24/12) that consist of:
Any 3 Bubba Rolls, get 50% OFF our standard 3-day shipping.
OR
Any 5 Bubba Rolls, get FREE standard 3-day shipping.
Don’t forget to enroll your American Express card before ordering!
Only quantities of either 3 rolls or 5 rolls per shipment are eligible. Orders must be placed on 11/24/2012 and will be shipped on 11/26/2012. Delayed shipping is not available with this offer. Valid only for orders shipped within the US.
Last Call for Christmas in July orders
There are only a few days left to take advantage of the biggest sale we’ve ever offered. Our Christmas in July sale ends Tuesday, July 31 and this is our last call for orders before it’s over. Don’t miss out!
Get up to 30% off orders of either walnut or poppyseed rolls (shipped no later than August 15 for delayed shipping requests).
Reminder: Christmas in July Sale Ending soon
A gentle reminder that our Christmas in July Sale ends next Tuesday, July 31. Until then orders for walnut or poppyseed rolls over $45 will get 30% off and orders under $45 will get 10% off. Our recently obtained 15% cost reduction from the Postal Service also applies to any order shipped via US Mail.
(Delayed shipping cannot be later than August 15.)
A Christmas (in July) Gift for you…
What’s Christmas – even in July – without gifts? Well, we’ve got one for you! We’re now getting all of our USPS packages shipped for 15% less than our former rate and we’re passing the savings on to you! The lower USPS shipping rates will be available in our store after the Christmas in July Sale is over, but during these last few weeks in July you can save the most. So don’t miss out – place your order by July 31.
Sorry, but we cannot apply the new reduced shipping rates to any order retroactively. The lower USPS shipping rates are available to all new orders.
Christmas in July SALE!
Order Now!
You have probably noticed that we don’t run many discount sales. That is simply because we don’t believe in the philosophy of false mark-up to allow for false discounts. So, you might ask, what is the reason for this sale? We’re working on new and improved packaging and would like to use up as much of our on-hand packaging as possible.
For orders placed during the month of July, we’re offering a discount on walnut and poppy seed rolls. Get 10% OFF orders up to $45 and 30% OFF orders over $45.
Now do you see why we’re calling it the Christmas in July Sale? Happy Holidays!
Discounts apply to walnut and poppy seed flavors only; this does not include whole wheat or cherry nut varieties. Delayed shipping can be no later than Aug 15. While supplies last!
Small Business Saturday Special: Save on Shipping!
Have you heard about Small Business Saturday? This Saturday is the second annual SBS and we are participating again. You can receive a one-time $25 statement credit when you register any eligible American Express® Card and use that Card to make a purchase of $25 or more at a small business on November 26, 2011.
In addition to the $25 credit available from American Express and the multi-roll discount we always offer, we’ve managed to come up with sweet deal that we think will suit your taste.
Many people think shipping costs are too high. With our dense, no-preservative, perishable products, you’re facing the trifecta of shipping cost factors: speed, weight, and distance (our closer customers get a slight reprieve). So here’s your opportunity to support small business while saving big.
For orders placed on Small Business Saturday (11/26/11) and shipped by Wednesday, Dec. 7 that consist of:
Any 2 Bubba Rolls, get 50% OFF our standard 3-day shipping.
OR
Any 5 Bubba Rolls, get FREE standard 3-day shipping.
Only quantities of either 2 rolls or 5 rolls are eligible. Orders must be placed on 11/26/2011 and shipped by 12/7/2011 to be eligible. Ineligible orders will be charged the regular USPS Priority Mail rates. Valid only for orders shipped within the US. These restrictions are on the shipping discount only, not the opportunity to receive a $25 statement credit from American Express.
Impressions of a Poppy Seed Roll
Bubba's Poppy Seed Roll - Good any way you slice it!
I cannot remember a time when I did not like homemade poppy seed rolls. Yet I know others have stories about never liking them or never even trying them. Of course not all poppy seed rolls are the same and I am sure there are as many stories as there are recipes.
This story happened not long after WWII. A short time after my uncle Johnny married his new wife, my mother (who came to be called “Bubba” through her grandchildren) sent a gift home with her brother – one of his favorite things: a poppy seed roll. When Johnny’s wife and sister discovered the roll they had no idea what it was. Before long they decided it was a joke being played on them and disposed of the roll.
When Uncle Johnny got around to asking the sisters the whereabouts of the poppy seed roll they lied, telling him how much they had liked the gift and that they had eaten it all. Uncle Johnny was beside himself with disappointment and frustration. He demanded they bake him poppy seed rolls just like his sister’s. Rather than accommodate him they confessed that they thought someone used coffee grounds, or worse, and tried to poison them, so they had washed it down the sewer. After much ado about taste and poison, eventually there was a nervous confession to my mom about the incident. Everyone was quickly put at ease when she broke out in uproarious laughter!
In 1983, Mom passed away. For years after I started the “Bubba Roll” business, my aunt and her sister were my best customers… but I do not remember them ever buying poppy seed rolls – just nut, apricot, or prune rolls – mostly walnut.
How about you? Do you have any family episodes relating to new or first impressions of a poppy seed roll?
How does your family say grandma and/or grandpa?
Bubba & Jedo
If you’ve been following our company at all, you’ll already know that the paternal side of my family calls grandma “Bubba” – thus “Bubba’s HomeBaked.” We grandchildren unknowingly misspelled baba, which is Serbian for grandmother. We did a similar thing with our name for grandfather. Dzedo is Serbian for grandfather, but we grandkids spelled it “Jedo.” We were familiar only with the spoken words and never saw them written out, so we spelled them the only way that made sense to us – and none of the adults ever said otherwise. Honestly, I was an adult before I knew any different.
So, what do you call your grandmother and/or grandfather? If necessary, please explain it for us!
Welcome to a new era for nutrolls at Bubba’s HomeBaked.
The forthcoming relaunch of our e-commerce website (the new site is nearly ready!) and the start of this diablogue (blog + dialogue = diablogue) mark not only a big step forward for us with technology, but something of a new era for Bubba’s HomeBaked (BHB). You see, we have embarked on the process of transitioning to the second generation of family ownership. (Exciting times these are – we’re all biting our nails around here!) After starting this business just shy of 25 years ago, Dad is starting to think about slowing down a bit. As it happens, I’m ready to step up. So who am I? I’m John Jr. – aka Bubba Jr.
Among other things, I’ll be managing the website and blog – probably doing the majority of authoring here. We’ll see, though, how much I can get the rest of the family to contribute. I look forward to your comments and generally interacting with you in this space. I expect “you” will be our customers, friends, peers, possibly a few competitors (anonymously, I’d assume), as well as some random, unexpected delights, but hopefully no trolls. Ideally we’ll all benefit from it – but I have been told that the sheer act of writing will help me to develop in many ways.
I expect to post about a wide variety of topics. While all of them will have some relevance to the business, since ours is a family-business, they likely won’t be impersonal and dry. I foresee writing about our products (old, new, and imagined), sure, but also about the challenges we face in running our little company and in the transition to the second generation of family ownership. I hope that we create a bit of a hub for almost anything related to the Eastern-European dessert we call nutrolls (also called potica, povitica, and many other names – but that’s another post!) and the families who enjoy them. I also hope that we draw other folks who participate in family-businesses.
Here’s looking toward a lively, fulfilling diablogue.