Have You Noticed Our New Homepage?

Good afternoon Minimus fans! We've re-vamped our homepage and now feature 2 new products and 2 sale products each month!

This month, we feature our new sunscreen products, Snap! Sunscreen SPF 30 and Coppertone Sport® Sunscreen Lotion SPF30, just in time for summer plans. Snap! Sunscreen is packaged as a flat card with a plastic bubble holding the sunscreen, and, when snapped in half, the sunscreen is dispersed.

Our sale products are currently the Kraft® Free Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing and Hidden Valley® Ranch Dressing, each $.47 - and no coupon code needed! Our fat free salad dressings have been a HUGE hit. We've found that many customers take them with them to restaurants for a healthy alternative or pack them for picnics.

Check back each month to see what else we have up our sleeves!

Glamping: Camping in Style

Pitching tents and roasting hot dogs over the fire isn’t everyone’s definition of a vacation. A new phenomenon called “glamping,” or glamorous camping, is taking the world by storm.

Glamping: (glam-ping) verb
1. to camp glamorously
2. to camp in style
3. to camp without leaving certain comforts behind: John and I went glamping this weekend, equipped with our silk-lined tent and personal chef.

Recently, the blogging community has been writing about glamping, originally started across the pond in England, but quickly becoming the latest camping phenomenon here in the United States. Glamping celebrates the outdoors while enjoying all the comforts of home. Companies are rolling out their red-carpet-worthy camping products to this new market segment, mostly comprised of women. Tents, sleeping bags, folding chairs, and the like are being fashioned in fun, feminine, plush colors and materials.

Why stop at camping gear? Camping food has seen a huge upgrade with portable grills, stovetops, and refrigeration, making way for gourmet offerings in less-luxurious settings. Many glampers are taking things one step further and bringing along chefs to fulfill their every craving.

Minimus.biz maintains a large following of customers who are regular campers looking to lighten their loads with smaller sizes. While die-hard campers may cringe at the thought of glamping, for those that are looking to sample the new phenomenon, we've put together a Glamping Accessories Kit and Glamping Snacks Kit.

The Glamping Accessories Kit , which retails for $59.51, contains essential-oil-enriched shampoo, conditioner, and body wash, as well as sunscreen, bug spray, loofah, and more. The Glamping Snacks Kit retails for $16.09 and contains flavored cheeses and crackers, organic peanut butter and almond butter, as well as coffee, tea, cappuccino mix, and much more.

Planning a glamping trip? Tell me about it at Whitney@Minimus.biz.

Splinter Out: My New Favorite Minimus.biz Product

I'm not usually accident prone, but today I was rummaging around one of the drawers of my desk and got a splinter! I'm pretty susceptible to paper cuts, but a splinter?! I tried to get it out myself, but after several failed attempts, remembered that we carry an ingenious product - Splinter Out. I ran over to the shelf and grabbed the small packet. When I got back to my desk, I ripped it open to find a small metal "lancet" - a strip of metal with a small pointed tip. I was amazed at how painless and simple it was to remove the splinter. It may not be the most practical tool to keep in your purse or glove compartment, but it sure came in handy today!

Price: $0.29

July is National Peach Month

Well, it's definitely summer and I'm clamoring for delicious, refreshing snacks. As I wandered down the produce isle at the grocery store, I was immediately drawn to the peaches. They're sweet, juicy, and are packed with vitamin C (and only 40 calories, for those of you who are counting). Did you know that in 1982, President Ronald Reagan declared July to be National Peach Month? Looking to celebrate the fruits of your labor? Try our Crystal Light® On the Go Peach Tea Drink Mix - we'll even give you 5% off. Use the code PEACH5OFF (case sensitive) to get 5% off of Crystal Light® On The Go Peach Tea Drink Mix at checkout. Coupon expires July 31st, 2007.

Organic Peanut Butter Packets (and Almond Butter too!)

I love peanut butter. So, when we were recently approached by Justin of Justin's Peanut Butter to carry his small packets of Organic Peanut Butter and Natural Almond Butter, I was anxious... hoping that it would be a tasty product. We received some samples to evaluate, and I was first amazed by the packaging -- very creative and fun. Next, I was excited by the different flavors -- versions with cinnamon, honey, or maple. The big test was yet to come... taste. I took one of each of the packets home and happily spent my evening sucking the peanut butter and almond butter right out of the packet while watching the evening's favorite shows (is it just me, or is Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel an amazing show?). Six packets later, I said, "we have to carry this." The next day we put in our order with Justin's, and we're happy to announce its launch on our website. Not only is it great for snacking, but it makes a great companion for traveling, camping, or virtually anywhere that you might need a quick dose of tasty goodness.