Dear Customers, Colleagues and Friends,
It is with heartfelt regret that our family, here at A & J, has decided to retire. The factory will be closing permanently on Friday September 2, 2022. After four generations, it’s time for us to move on.
Please allow us to express our most sincere and deepest gratitude for your business and friendships over the years. We couldn’t have done it without you. A staggering number of you have been part of our family for 78 amazing years!
We will continue to accept new orders until Thursday August 25. However, orders for “made-to-order” handmade products must be in by July 28. Our office will remain open for a short time to complete shipments and finalize accounts. At this time, we ask that your accounts be paid in full. We will be transferring any over-due balances to our financial advisor. To avoid interest, fees, and collections, please settle your account by Friday September 30, 2022.
A & J will take our annual vacation from July 1 through July 17. We will return on Monday July 18. Please plan accordingly and place all orders as soon as possible. “MF” findings will be filled on a first come first serve basis, with stock on hand. Handmade or “#” items cannot be guaranteed. Orders with handmade items should be placed as soon as possible. This includes earrings (hoops and other shapes) scrolls and items that are hammered flat. These items take quite a bit of time and orders cannot be promised. We will do our best to fulfill your orders with the time we have and current stock.
Numerous factors have led us to this disheartening decision. Changing times and modern technology have been a stress on our business in recent years. True “old-school” toolmakers are few and far between. The cost for a small factory like ours to modernize is astronomical and virtually unattainable. Our family is getting older and regrettably times have just changed.
We are both blessed and honored to have worked with all of you. You have given us almost 80 years of partnerships certainly worth bragging about. We are gracious, humbled, and so very proud of everything we have been able to accomplish together.
Sincerely,
Hope, Cindy, Brett, and Mark
Always in our hearts,
Albert, Bertha, Jack, Betty, Kenny, Scott, and Jackie
• July 1 – July 18 – Closed for Vacation
• July 28 – Deadline on orders for “made-to-order” handmade products is July 28
• August 25 – We will continue to accept orders for all other findings with any stock on hand through August 25 **Please do check in with us as we still have a huge amount of stock on many items.
• Accounts Due in Full Sept 30
