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Our Story
Minimus began when the Shrater family was on a vacation to a cottage in New Hampshire.
When we realized we would need to throw away several bottles of condiments at the end of our trip, we thought,
"wouldn't it be great if there was one place you could go for the small packets of condiments -- better yet,
a place to get all of your travel accessories and travel size item needs?" Sure you can go to your local grocery
store or pharmacy for some of the items, but they don't always have the best selection. What if you've always used
Colgate, and all they have is Crest? Would you really want to drive all over town to cobble together items for your
trip? Thus, Minimus.biz was born.
Since that initial idea, we've grown to include a variety of categories of travel size and trial size items. Many of
the items are not available for retail sale anywhere else. Our offerings continue to grow with the help of our
customers' input. To be better in touch with our customers, we've setup a blog (online journal) on the site
where there are interesting stories about our products, coupon codes, or stories and photos submitted from our customers.
We are located in a 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse and office facility in the Los Angeles area, with expansion plans currently underway. Apart from the retail website business, we also work with many major corporations, non-profits, and international exports with special wholesale pricing and fulfillment.
We also offer special bulk pricing for our regular customers who want to order in larger quantities by the case.
As always, our main focus is keeping our customers happy. We believe in being a company that answers emails and phone
calls in a timely and personal manner. If a customer has special needs (overnight delivery, custom packaging, special
product requests), we see what we can do to make it happen.
Please check out the site, and let us know what you think. We love to add quotes from our customers on our homepage,
as well as tell stories on our blog about how our products are being used. Happy shopping!
Best,
The Shrater Family
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Check out our television commercial:
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Check out our radio ads:
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Soldiers' Angels
Soldiers' Angels - First Response Backpacks
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High resolution logos and photography:
Contact our marketing department at marketing (@minimus.biz).
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2004-2006 press mentions (see right column for 2007 press mentions):
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| December, 2004 - Netscape's Gadgets & Tech page
November 12, 2004 - ABC New York
November, 2004 - United Airlines Hemispheres
October 25, 2004 - USA Today
October 22, 2004 - DailyCandy.com
October 15, 2004 - Soldiers' Angels
October, 2004 - Travel+Leisure
September 30, 2004 - Canada.com
August 20, 2004 - Bestfares.com
August 17, 2004 - NBC Atlanta
July 19, 2004 - Hungry-Girl.com
July 14, 2004 - Fodors.com |
December, 2005 - The Stress Point Magazine
November 30, 2005 - MSNBC.com
November 30, 2005 - The Independent Traveler
November 26, 2005 - NBC's The Today Show
November 22, 2005 - USA Today.com
November, 2005 - Passport Magazine
October, 2005 - Camping Life Magazine
September, 2005 - Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine
August, 2005 - Arrington's Bed & Breakfast Journal
August, 2005 - Association Forum of Chicagoland
July 30, 2005 - Tech Talk with Craig Peterson
July 11, 2005 - Charlotte Observer
July 10, 2005 - The Kansas City Star
July, 2005 - Real Simple Magazine
June 6, 2005 - The Journal News
June 1, 2005 - Issues Today Radio
May 31, 2005 - Delight.com
May 18, 2005 - New York Daily News
May 17, 2005 - Dow Jones MarketWatch
May 10, 2005 - USAToday.com
May 6, 2005 - The New York Sun
May, 2005 - Buzz Magazine
April 18, 2005 - WRWB-TV Rochester
April 17, 2005 - Ventura County Star
April 8, 2005 - SheFinds.com
April, 2005 - Conde Nast Traveler Magazine
March 8, 2005 - The Orlando Sentinel
March 5, 2005 - Kclafm.com
March 3, 2005 - GallaghersTravels.com.
February 1, 2005 - National Federation of Independent Businesses
January 2, 2005 - The Chicago Tribune |
December 21, 2006 - The Free Lance-Star
December 18, 2006 - Austin American Statesman
December 13, 2006 - Glee* Magazine
December 12, 2006 - MSNBC.com
December 11, 2006 - WCHS-Fox11, The Press-Enterprise
December 10, 2006 - Austin American-Statesman
December 9, 2006 - North County Times
December 7, 2006 - Gadling.com
November 26, 2006 - Deseret News
November 24, 2006 - CNN.com, Newsday
November 22, 2006 - CBS News, The State
November 20, 2006 - Associated Press, Fond Du Lac Reporter
November 17, 2006 - Winston-Salem Journal
November 12, 2006 - Canton Repository
November 3, 2006 - Washington Post
November, 2006 - AAA's Via Magazine
October 31, 2006 - Forbes.com
October 19, 2006 - ModernMom.com
October 8, 2006 - The New York Times
October 5, 2006 - Wall Street Journal
September 28, 2006 - TilleyTalksTravel, wsRadio
September 27, 2006 - TravelVideo.TV, TravelPost.com
September 25, 2006 - Condé Nast Traveler
September 20, 2006 - Condé Nast Traveler
September 13, 2006 - USAToday.com, KOMO 1000 ABC News Radio, Allbusiness.com
September 6, 2006 - Cruise Critic
September 3, 2006 - Staunton News Leader
September 2, 2006 - Commercial Appeal
September 1, 2006 - KAIT
September / October, 2006 - Hooters Magazine
August 25, 2006 - St. Petersburg Times
August 24, 2006 - Beaumont Enterprise
August 23, 2006 - Writers Success Newsletter
August 22, 2006 - Fox News, Chicago
August 21, 2006 - WTHR & KLFY
August 20, 2006 - The Oregonian
August 11, 2006 - Yahoo! Finance, Sys-Con Media, Keep Media, WSTM, KRON
August 10, 2006 - CNBC's "On the Money"
August 8, 2006 - Frommer's
July, 2006 - Gluten-Free Living Magazine
July, 2006 - American Markets Newsletter
June 11, 2006 - Detroit Free Press
June 8, 2006 - Slashfood.com
June 5, 2006 - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
June 4, 2006 - The Boston Globe
May 2, 2006 - Woman's World Magazine
May, 2006 - eDiets.com
April 28, 2006 - Simi Valley Acorn
April 13, 2006 - The Plain Dealer
March 15, 2006 - Ventura County Star
March 12, 2006 - Talking With Heroes radio show
March 8, 2006 - Finanzen.net (Germany)
February 3, 2006 - H. J. Heinz Co. Press Release
January 15, 2006 - SpaceRef.com
January 3, 2006 - Miss Trendy (Italian) |
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In The News Selected
2007-2008
Press Mentions
updated: 12-19-07 (see column to left for archived mentions)
January, 2008 - Lucky magazine
December 19, 2007 - PlanetOut.com
December 17, 2007 - AAA's Home & Away
December 12, 2007 - USA Today
December 4, 2007 - Professional Network
September 30 , 2007 - Talking With Heroes Radio (recorded in Iraq)
September 17, 2007 - iVillage
September , 2007 - iVillage, Mom-To-Be Depot
August 31, 2007 - KKZZ Radio; Glee Magazine
August 20, 2007 - Mama's Musings
August 8, 2007 - KFNN Business for Breakfast
August 1, 2007 - Road and Travel Magazine; Exchange Magazine
July 13, 2007 - Star Tribune
July 10, 2007 - Modern Mom
July 8, 2007 - The Star-Telegram
July 4, 2007 - Fox TV Detroit
July, 2007 - Star 94 FM
July, 2007 - EDGE Boston
June 20, 2007 - Hungry Girl ,The Junior Society
June 10, 2007 - Newsday
June 8, 2007 - Business Traveler Magazine
June, 2007 - Food and Drug Packaging
May 25, 2007 - Entrepreneur.com
May 16, 2007 - MSNBC.com
May 7, 2007 - TravelForSmallBiz.com
May 2, 2007 - 100Hats.com
April 15, 2007 - SheKnows.com
April 1, 2007 - The New York Times
March 14, 2007 - Cincinatti Post
March, 2007 - Real Simple Magazine Special Travel Edition
March, 2007 - Endless Vacations Magazine
January 30, 2007 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Twin Cities
January 16, 2007 - Best Syndication
September 1, 2007 - What's New In Travel Sizes: September 2007
August 8, 2007 - Condiments in Space: The Final Frontier
July 31, 2007 - Holiday Guests Feel Right at Home with Travel Sizes
July 31, 2007 - Entrepreneurs Create Big Business with Small Sizes
July 24, 2007 - Glamping: Camping with Style
July 19, 2007 - Veteran's Day: School Provides Warmth and Support with Blankets of Hope
July 17, 2007 - What's New in Travel Sizes: August 2007
June 26, 2007 - What's New in Travel Sizes: July 2007
June 26, 2007 - Back to School is a Breeze: Dorm Kits
June 26, 2007 - A Unique New Corporate Golf Gift: The Foursome Golf Kit
June 5, 2007 - Travel Sizes Make Camping A Breeze: The Top Ten List
June 1, 2007 - What's New in Travel Sizes: June 2007
May 24, 2007 - Caring for Wounded Troops in Transit: The First Response Backpacks
May 23, 2007 - Must-Haves for Summer Camp... Travel Sizes
2006
TSA
TSA
NASA
2005
Troops
Non-Profits
Expansion
2004
Soldiers' Angels
International
Launch
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