Frequently Asked Questions
- Isn’t all fleece made from recycled plastic?
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NO. While all synthetic fleece is essentially
plastic fibers, only products that use fiber
which was once a plastic bottle or container and
then chipped up, melted down and re-spun unto
fiber can make the claim to be recycled. (Click
here for more information about Ecospun™)
- How many plastic bottles are in one of your blankets?
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By weight, approximately 18 one-liter bottles are
in the fiber of each of our Santa Cruz Collection
outdoor blankets.
- What’s the size of your blankets?
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Our outdoor blankets are approximately 60”
wide and 72” inch long. Our baby blankets
are approximately 29” by 36”.
- Can I get a custom order size?
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Yes. We can accommodate special order sizes,
however we are limited in the width to 60”,
as this is the width of the bolt of fleece
fabric.
- Can they be washed?
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Yes. Cold water in the washing machine and then
drip-dried. They can also be dried in the dryer
on a low delicate cycle if you are in a hurry. NO
bleach!
- What is polartec™?
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This is the brand name of the original fleece
developed by Malden Mills in Massachusetts. It is
the highest quality fleece available and is
guaranteed not to pill when washed.
- Any discounts?
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We offer a 10% discount for orders of 5 or more
blankets and have additional volume discounts for
larger quantities purchased.
- Where can I see them?
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The best place to see our blankets is on our web
site. However if you want to touch one, feel free
to visit us at the many Art and Wine Festivals we
attend throughout the year. Click here for our
current shows. If you happen to be in the Santa
Cruz area we can arrange to show you our blankets
with just a little notice.
- Can I buy them in stores and catalogs?
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No. We manufacture and distribute them ourselves
to ensure you the best possible price.
- Can I have them embroidered or monogrammed?
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Custom embroidery is one of our specialties. We
have embroidered beautiful logos for wineries,
nurseries, music festivals, universities,
city governments and many local businesses. They
have used these as gifts for their clients and
staff as well as promotional items for sale.
Please call for more information or visit our
embroidery page.
- Do you have a store?
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Not yet!
- What is the Coop America Business Network?
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This is the largest association of socially
responsible businesses in the world. Blue Lotus
has been approved for inclusion in their National
Green Pages directory, America’s honor roll
of green companies, and pledges to conduct
business according to standards that reach beyond
contemporary practices in addressing the needs of
consumers, employees, the community and the
environment.
- Why do you call yourselves a sustainable business?
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We are striving to earn this title every day. We
almost exclusively utilize fleece that is either
made from the fiber of recycled plastic bottles
or manufactured from a Mill that values its
workers and the environment as its paramount
values. Our sewers are paid a fair living wage.
We print our promotional material paper on paper
with significant post consumer recycled content,
minimize our packaging and aim to educate the
community about the importance and value of
recycling at every one of the many shows and
festivals we attend to sell our blankets. We say
we strive, for every day we must make decisions,
that place an immediate and additional economic
cost onto the values we uphold. We use
sustainability, economic justice and a regard for
the environment in addition to profitability as a
guide for our business decisions.
