Wicker Mill New Hartford NY
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The Olde Wicker Mill opened on April 2, 1979, in an old feed mill on Kellogg Road in Washington Mills. (I didn’t want to open on April 1st because I didn’t want people to think it was an April Fools joke!)
I started out carrying only three wicker companies. All I sold was wicker baskets, accessories and furniture, macrame plant hangers, tables and lamps, plus wall hangings that I made there in the store. Macrame was very popular back then. I slowly added new items that my customers were asking for. As trends changed, so did my product mix. Now we have over 200 companies represented in the store.
My philosophy back in 1979 was the same as today: If you listen to what your customers want and give it to them at a good price, they will buy it and become loyal customers.