October is here and for us at Nature’s Treasures that means it's time for our 16th Annual Denver Fall Trunk Sale starting October 16th and running until November 14th. It sure is a good thing we started preparing for this event months ago. Yes, we will still have our auditorium filled with tables full of merchandise for you to choose from but we’re not sure how much new inventory we’ll have after the holidays. Due to the impact of COVID on shipping and supplies, they are advising shoppers to start their holiday shopping now to ensure product availability and lower sticker pricing as eventually these extra charges caused by COVID are going to trickle down to consumers.

As I’m sure you have heard in the news, getting merchandise bought and delivered is becoming a nightmare. A container of minerals from China that once cost $700 for two week shipping, now costs $4,000 and took over 4 months to arrive. The shipping conditions at the LA port is so backlogged ships are having to float at sea for over 2 months and they now charge double plus to cover the cost of not being able to travel for more product to deliver. Once the containers are unloaded they are forced to sit in the yards incurring storage fees every day starting at $250-$500 per day because they can’t find truck drivers to deliver to destinations. In Brazil the mines are unable to fulfill orders not because of a lack of minerals or healthy workers, but because they can’t get cardboard or containers to pack the mined minerals in. Fortunately we have had orders in for months and have a huge list of vendors we have been doing business with for years, so we will be able to maintain stock inventory for a while but the word on the street is we won’t see the end of this mess until next year.

Holiday observations in October include Columbus Day on October 11th and be sure to not forget your boss on Bosses Day, October 16th. We have to give a shout out to National Fossil Day on October 13th and remember Mercury will go direct on October 18th. Of course Halloween on the 31st is your annual chance to try on an alternate personality so be brave and creative. Put a smile on your face and enjoy the freedom of being someone else for a day and stop by the shop to see how everyone here decides to dress up!

A quick reminder we will be out and about this month. On October 2nd and 3rd we’ll be at the 4th quarter Metaphysical & Holistic Life Expo at Norris Conference Center on Anderson Lane, and we will have a booth at the Austin Gem and Mineral Society at their Annual 2021 Gem Capers at Palmer Event Center on October 22-24. We also have a booth every month in San Antonio on the first Sunday of every month. Be sure to stop by and say hi, we’d love to see ya. All our booths offer products found in our retail location plus specialty items selected for each event. See below for more detailed information on these events.

Great news for our online store customers. Starting in September the online store has started offering the opportunity to purchase merchandise using our new installment payment process, just in time for holiday shopping. The online store has its own purchasing department, so be sure to check out what they have available. Oftentimes the online store receives products and special pricing we are unable to offer in the retail store. They just received a new small shipment that included a few polished pieces of Shungite from Karelia and some Lemurian Quartz from Brazil that is causing quite a buzz of excitement on our social media. You can check out our informative blogs, specials and selected goodies available online 24/7 at naturestreasuresatx.com or just go to our web site www.Ntrocks.com and click on Shop Online.

Our daily practitioners are back in the store during the week now so check out who is available below.

Please everyone, continue to stay safe and healthy.