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Keeping Dreams Alive Fights Pediatric Blood Cancer on Flying Cart

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Here at Flying Cart we host stores that sell just about anything you can imagine. Keeping Dreams Alive is doing something a little different with their FC store – they’re selling tickets to the 3rd annual Keeping Dreams Alive charity event in Richmond Heights, Ohio. The event will be raising money for Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Pediatric Oncology Research. If you’re in the Richmond Heights area, and you’re not doing anything on February 17th, why not pick up a ticket? After all, it’s for a great cause!

Themes Zone Sells Scripts and Software on Flying Cart

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Take our word for it – designing a functional, high quality website can be a lot of work. It can be extremely helpful to use scripts and software that already exist when it’s possible, and that’s where Themes Zone comes in. They’re selling some useful scripts and software on their Flying Cart store. They offer scripts that will help you show off your music and photos, and they also offer scripts to help you integrate social media functionality into your site. They also have some software available to help you keep your computer running smoothly. Once you’ve got your site running smoothly, you can worry about the important stuff… like writing great blog posts!

Hawaii Snacks Sells Unique Treats on Flying Cart

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

When you think of snack foods what are the first things that come to mind? Pretzels? Gummi Bears? Potato chips? Snickers bars? How about†Li Hing Mui Strawberry Belts or fish jerky? Yea, we didn’t think so. If you’re looking for some exotic and delicious treats, check out Hawaii Snacks. They sell some of the most unique snacks you can imagine in their online store. Whether you’re looking for a sweet treat or a salty snack Hawaii Snacks has something unique to suit your tastes.

If you decide to give the fish jerky a try, let us know in the comments below about how it was – we weren’t brave enough to try it ourselves!

How to Setup PayPal Shipping and Allow Free In Store PickUp

Friday, January 6th, 2012

I just created a step by step video tutorial of how to Setup PayPal Shipping to allow free in-store pickup. Watch below and let me know if you have any questions.

Mercantile Sells Great Garden Sculptures on Flying Cart

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Let’s face it – most garden sculptures are dull. Brown chipmunks, dark green turtles and gray squirrels sit in gardens across the country getting overlooked because they don’t stand out.

An online store named Mercantile has stepped in to put an end to boring garden statues. They sell ceramic animal statures that come in a variety of bright, fun colors. Each of these MercHaus pets gets created specifically for you after you place your order, and each one gets its own unique number. In other words, not only are these garden statues fun, but each one is completely unique! So what are you waiting for? Order a MercHaus pet and spice up your garden!

Le Dolci Sells Cup Cake Supplies on Flying Cart

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Le Dolci is one of the finest places to learn how to make cup cakes in Toronto. My mouth is watering just looking at their website. They have some really incredible cupcake designs. Checkout these:

My favorite thing about the Le Dolci folks is their classes. They have an events calendar so you can learn how to make them yourself! Once you get back home from their class you can impress all your dinner guests with your own cupcake creations.

Their online store is great when you run out of supplies. Check their store out here.

Hope For The Warriors Online Store

Friday, December 16th, 2011

The official How for the Warriors Online Store has launched! They are using Flying Cart to sell their merchandise.

All items are listed  on their store come with a suggested donation amount. The mission of Hope For The Warriors® is to enhance quality of life for U.S. service members and their families nationwide who have been adversely affected by injuries or death in the line of duty. Hope For The Warriors® actively seeks to ensure that the sacrifices of wounded and fallen warriors and their families are never forgotten nor their needs unmet.

Hello Brazil!

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

We just added the Brazilian Real (BRL) currency to Flying Cart. You can now start charging your customers in R$ (that is the symbol for the Brazilian currency).

Favianna.com uses Flying Cart to sell limited edition prints

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

We are really excited to be a part of Favianna’s art work. This is what she wrote on her blog:

I just launched by new online store and will be offering a 10% discount on all sales in December. It’s easy to order. Just click here to visit my new store and when checking out, type in “decembersale” into coupon box.

In my store, you can find fine art, limited edition prints, political posters, chic prints, esoteric prints, heartbreak prints, melancholic prints, calendars, books, t-shirts, and sexy dresses created by me.

Below are some of the new dresses I just released. Thank you for supporting my work.

And if you are in the Bay Area, you can save on shipping and come to my annual Open Studio on Dec. 17th, info here.

Bill Conger’s 2012 Dakar Rally Adventure in South America

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Bill Conger will be racing through the Andes Mountains on a motorcycle. This is a 9,000 km (~5,600 miles) race across South America known as Dakar.

His supporters have setup an online store on Flying Cart called BC2DAKAR. You can buy some really cool t-shirts and stickers.

You can check out the official Dakar Website here.