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CushionsAndUmbrellas Redux

March 12, 2010 Company News

It’s been a really great experience redesigning CushionsAndUmbrellas.com from the ground up.   It was time for us to take a look at what we wanted to accomplish with our site and how we wanted to improve our customers experience.  I think on of the achieved some of our most important goals.

Completely redesigned the site using [...]

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Home Depot recalls patio umbrellas

June 4, 2009 Company News

The Home Depot is recalling some large patio umbrellas because they may tip over and strike consumers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
Home Depot stores sold about 60 of the 11-foot beige, offset patio umbrellas in January and February. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer said the products should be returned to the store for a full refund.

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Recyle your Sunbrella Fabric

April 11, 2009 Company News

Sunbrella, which is our flagship fabric line, and one of the most known outdoor fabrics in the US, has announced a fantastic new program for recycling used Sunbrella fabrics.   Here is a quote from the blog.

The new program, “Recycle My Sunbrella,” operates through a new website – www.recyclemysunbrella.com. Anyone interested in submitting Sunbrella fabrics for [...]

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Winner of 5 Big Tall Wishes

December 9, 2008 Company News

CushionsAndUmbrellas is proud to announce that the winner of the 5 Big Tall Wishes to Change The World contest is  Brian Mark.  His entry really inspired us and was exactly what we where hoping for.
Even though only three people took part in the contest, we are happy that at least we where able to inspire [...]

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5 Big Tall Christmas Wishes to Change The World

November 30, 2008 Company News

I want to do something special for Christmas, something that is a little out of the ordinary, but something that would bring us, all of us, you, me, our neighbors, a little closer, and help to remember that there is some magic in this world.  The magic of wishes, the magic of prayer, the magic [...]

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Divine Caroline Awards – Please Vote For Charity

November 16, 2008 Company News

Well, it seems that we’ve been nomitated to the DivineCaroline Love This Site Awards, and we couldn’t be happier.  DivineCaroline is a great women’s community site, and we’re happy to be nominated.  Nine winners will be chosen, and each will receive a Visa Gift Card for $250.
Winning would be cool, but I’d like to get [...]

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Wanna GoogleSearch?

June 1, 2008 Company News

To give our website visitors more ways of finding their favorite patio umbrellas and patio cushions, we’ve created two new search sites just for search cushions or umbrellas.  Using the power of the Google search engine, you can use or new:

Patio Umbrella Search:  Just for searching cushionsandumbrellas.com for patio umbrellas.
Patio Cushion Search: Just for search [...]

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Announcement: Stripes!

May 6, 2008 Company News

We’ve been working on getting in just the right stripes for our patio umbrellas, and it seems we’ve finally come up with a great grouping that we can add this weekend.  Of course, they are all Sunbrella Fabrics, which are pretty much the best in the biz.  Hope you enjoy!

Dolce Mango
A beautiful stripe that features [...]

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The New Cushions And Umbrellas

April 6, 2008 Company News

As much as I love design, this redesign will be the last redesign, I swear. I think we’ve finally come to a brand image for the cushionsandumbrellas.com, and put together a new site that we feel is not only indicative of who we are, but what we want to be, the premiere patio umbrellas and patio cushions source on the net.

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Gearing up for the upcoming outdoor season

April 6, 2008 Company News

Summer is a few weeks away, but it’s always a good idea to start your comparison shopping as early as March and April for all the things you’d like to purchase for your patio or backyard. Shopping for patio cushions or patio umbrellas early is a great way to get the best bargains, or to look ahead for the new color and/or outdoor fabric styling you want to add to your patio decor.

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