Recently we received a call from our suppliers at ToeSox. They told us we are no longer allowed to sell their Products online..
We were Shocked!
The Santa Barbara Pilates Studio has been with ToeSox since their very start. We set up our account in 2007 with the Original Owner of the Co. And we were told then and again in early 2011 that we were allowed to sell their products online..
So for the last 4 + years we have been marketing their products to our Pilates and Fitness customers and the rest of the world. We like to back the products we use in our studio and offer them to our clients because we believe in them. Our Pilates Clients are always looking for new things and we take pride in offering the high quality merchandise we use in our Fitness studios to our clients.
Now to receive a phone call from ToeSox out of the blue. After almost 5 years of selling ToeSox online they wish us to stop.. Wow, what about a thank you for supporting them when they were an unknown?
Now they are so big they produce their Socks in China !… and won’t allow a Real Pilates Studio / Fitness Business to sell their wares for fear the will anger Amazon.com, whom they do allow to sell…
Sounds like Wal-Mart all over again.
Shame on you ToeSox!. You should be thanking us for showing your product to our customers that in turn buy .. from you and us. But to allow Amazon.com to sell the product , and not us . After we helped make your Brand name. That is just disgusting.
We choose not to do business with people like you who drop loyalties over mass profits and in turn damage the small business that you once were. Amazon.com obviously can buy truck loads of ToeSox , and the Small Business like ours can hardly afford to buy a box of your product, Much less advertise the product , educate the public as to why to buy your product, store and handle your product. We take the time to talk with the customers who buy from us on Amazon so they know everything they need to know about Toe Sox products. Almighty Amazon doesn’t, they don’t wear your products and don’t know what to recommend to customers! This is something a manufacturer should praise a small business for instead of punishing them!!!
So sad to see what ToeSox sense of loyalties has come to..
We will drop the ToeSox line from our inventory and recommended that all of our clients, friends and other ToeSox owners burn their ToeSox , record it on video and submit that to You Tube in support of our disgust that ToeSox would suddenly without any explanation tells us that our agreement is Void and we are no longer allowed to sell ToeSox on Amazon as a Platinum vender.
Show your support for Small Business that make the USA run.. Burn your Made in China ToeSox and post the video to You Tube in Support of Small U.S.A Based Business.. .
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Some of you may have noticed by now that we have relocated.
Due to an unresponsive landlord (Bartlein & Company) we have moved out of our extremely over priced location on De La Vina Street. After 10 years we could no longer justify paying Bartlein for a space that they refuse to maintain. Crumbling roof, Gang Tags on our windows and walls, and faulty wiring were the last straw.
If you rent from Bartlein & Company look out… As you already know they do not maintain their properties. Thus we have decided to relocate to a better environment.
We have relocated to the Mesa, by appointment only. Please call us to set up your appointment or for more info.
We are considering relocating our full featured Pilates studio to the Oregon Coast. Please answer the questions below to help us locate your new Fitness studio in the Florence, Bookings or Gold Beach Oregon area.
At DepotEco.com we’re celebrating Earth Day by offering specials on green, eco-friendly products that both minimize our impact on the earth and add simplicity to our own lives. We and our customers have come to realize that many of the green products we can use to help the environment can at the same time make our own routines more economical and practical. Every year millions of disposable bags, cups and batteries are added to landfills. One way to cut down on this waste, and on our own expenses, is to use reusable bags, reusable mugs, and rechargeable batteries. In honor of Earth Day we’re offering the following specials to make it easier than ever for people to make these simple changes.
Anybody who makes an order from DepotEco.com on Earth Day will receive a free Chico Bag (limited one per household while supply’s last).
Chico Bags are reusable shopping bags made of recycled, durable, woven polyester fibers. The bags come with a small pouch and when compressed they can fit in your pocket, yet they carry up to 25 lbs.! The average American reportedly uses 300-700 plastic bags per year. Using a reusable, recycled Chico Bag is a great way to avoid the use of plastic bags.
Our second Earth Day offer is to allow anybody making an order of $50 or more to purchase a Green Contigo AUTOSEAL Mug for only $9.99 rather than the regular $19.99 price (limited one per household while supply’s last). The Stainless Steel AUTOSEAL Mug has a double wall, is vacuum-insulated and has a 100% leak proof lid that seals after every sip.
With these eco-friendly products you can greatly reduce your use of disposable cups and bags, but these aren’t the only changes we want to help you make this year.
Our final special is an Earth Day discount on the extremely popular Sanyo Eneloop Power Pack Kit, the perfect product to help you completely eliminate your use of disposable batteries and switch to a rechargeable battery system. The Eneloop Power Pack Kit combines all of your battery needs into a convenient kit. It comes equipped with a four position charger, eight AA Eneloop batteries, four AAA Eneloop batteries, two Eneloop C spacers and two Eneloop D spacers. To appreciate how many batteries you can save by buying this kit consider that 1 Eneloop rechargeable battery can replace 1,000 regular alkaline batteries. For earth day only we will sell these Power Packs for 25% off the already discounted sign in rate. Visit us on Earth Day to take advantage of this special deal. (limited one per household while supply’s last)
Our sincere hope is that these Earth Day specials will help you to make some simple changes this year that are completely practical and will also minimize your footprint on the earth. We at DepotEco.com thank you for your interest in green, eco-friendly products and wish you a great Earth Day.
Santa Barbara Pilates and Fitness has devised several new Pilates and non Pilates based classes for the beginner all the way to the most advanced . From $40 per hour for Group Pilates classes to $25 circuit classes there is simply no better or more affordable way to get an intense but well supervised work out. Come join us for the following classes offered only at the Santa Barbara Pilates Studio. The only Pilates Studio in Santa Barbara to include the Full body Cardio Workout of the ROM with all Classical Pilates Sessions!
New Pilates Group Sessions
Complete Pilates Workout. Including all apparatus! This is the equivalent of a Duet session except we will no longer require you to have a duet partner! Just show up at your assigned time and workout. Your price is the same. Your workout is not canceled if your partner cannot show, you will just be alone with your instructor. So make the best of that!.
* 1 hour Classical Pilates on the Reformer, Cadillac, Chair & ROM. All clients must have previous Pilates experience. Call to sign up and reserve your workout schedule.
o $40.00.
New Pilates Jump Board Classes
* Half hour Jump Board Reformer classes offered at the following times. See Studio Calendar
o Cost = $25.00
New Bosu Madness
* 1 Hour Class featuring Pilates Mat, and the Bosu balancing platform. Balancing, jumping and getting your heart rate up while having a great time . Also includes some Cadillac and Stability Ball with weights. Come join us. Have FUN and you won’t even realize you’re working out!!
Call to sign up and reserve your workout schedule.
o Cost = $20.00
New Express Lunch Special
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40 min express workout on Reformer/Cadillac/Rom/Bosu See Studio Calendar
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Cost = $20.00
New Pilates Circuit Classes!*
* Circuit 1 includes exercises on the Mat, Bosu, Cadillac, Foam Roller & Stability Ball.
* Circuit 2 adds Reformer exercises for the beginner.
* These classes will help you build core strength, increase flexibility and improve balance. And with the ROM cross trainer you will experience full body cardio increasing your strength and stamina.
* Don’t miss this opportunity to get an incredible Pilates workout at a great price!
* Circuit 1 = $15.00
* Circuit 2 = $25.00
*Note All Circuit Classes offered only if 4 or more participants have signed up. See Studio Calendar. Call to sign up and reserve your workout schedule.
Full Body Cardio workout with the incredible ROM machine ! ( 10 Minutes )
Everyone knows America is the land of convenience. From fast food to internet shopping, play-on-demand movies, and drive-through coffee shops, we’re gluttons for instant gratification, and not only when it comes to consumption. We also demand instant results when it comes to our fitness, and that’s a tall order when it comes right alongside a Quarter Pounder with fries.
Leave it to Hollywood to come up with the instant fitness solution: the ROM four-minute cardio cross-trainer. Retailing at $14, 615, the ROM (Range of Motion) machine is a piece of equipment not unlike a combination of the step machine and rowing machine you’ll find in your average gym—at least in appearance. Its promise, though, is unique: Work out on the ROM for four minutes a day and you’ll be fitter than if you’d gone to the gym each day for an hour.
As a daily exerciser, my curiosity was piqued, so I headed out to the Santa Barbara Pilates Studio to test one of the city’s few ROMs. Owner Kristen Williams ushered me inside and within minutes put me to work on the upper-body portion of the machine. Four minutes later I was sweating and breathing deeply, my muscles burning. Since I wouldn’t be back the next day, she put my lower body through its paces as well, for a total of eight minutes of exercise.
I’ve been back for two more ROM workouts since, and they always leave me feeling energized, whether or not I really burn more calories than in my regular 45 minutes of trail running or kickboxing. The truth is, I don’t actually care that much about maximizing my workout’s efficiency; I exercise because I love the way it feels, it’s social, and it’s a way of life. But if you think the four-minute full-body workout sounds too good to be true, there’s only one way to find out.
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For more info on the ROM Range of Motion Machine, or to checkout the ROM in Santa Barbara call. Santa Barbara Pilates and Fitness. (805) 563-8065 or visit www.sbpilates.com.
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