Blue Buddha Boutique is now closed for the holidays. We will re-open for business as usual on Thursday, January 5 at 10 am CT. During our closing, we will continue to process and ship all orders that were placed by 5pm CT Dec 22, but please expect a bit of a delay in our order… Read more »
The words “audit” and “IRS” can strike terror in the hearts of many Americans—individuals and business owners alike. It’s hard not to have visions of a monstrous institution filled with agents dressed like characters in a Dick Tracy comic, waiting in rooms with interrogation lamps and you with your box of crumpled receipts. The reality… Read more »
As many of you know, our company was audited by the IRS this past year. As a business owner, I have always had a slight fear of the Great Unknown Audit by the Big, Mean IRS. But you know what, it really wasn’t so bad. Seriously. We keep solid books, and we’re honest about what… Read more »
At least a couple times a month, customers ask us: “Why are there no white anodized aluminum jump rings?” The simple answer is that it’s not possible. (Scroll to the last paragraph to learn what “white” aluminum is.) It seems like it should be possible because coloring aluminum is done by dye, and there are… Read more »
Several months ago, Blue Buddha Inventory Coordinator Jen and myself visited our aluminum anodizer. Because so many of you have expressed interest in finding out more about the anodizing process, we want to share some of the photos from our site visit. You may know that Blue Buddha has never done aluminum anodizing in-house, nor… Read more »
