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Yankee Dutch  and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Year

2/18/2026

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   Remember the story about Alexander, and his very bad day?    It’s a classic!  We loved that story until …now!

   It’s been one of those days; only the day has lasted for one month and eighteen days. ( so far.)  We started the year off strong (sarcasm here…) with a deer using Mari’s car as a trampoline (neither the car, nor the deer made out very well). It hasn’t gotten better since then…

   Usually, running a family-owned store is wonderful - communication is easy, and we generally love our job. The downside- is that when family emergencies happen (like Mari’s mother having a stroke, pneumonia, and an infection simultaneously) – it’s easy to burn out.

   This year (it’s only February for the goodness’ sake!) has been one of those years where every time you think to yourself, “well, we’re past the worst of it at least” life laughs in your face.

   Long story short: we’re a little tired- and we want to do something that’s FUN! What’s fun for us? The support and joy we see from you when we run an event/sale. Seriously- the feeling we get when you guys show up to support us is the highest of highs!

  So, for two days only, and starting Thursday the 19th (through Friday the 20th) we’re running a “no good, very, very, bad day year sale”.
For two days only: spend $100 and get an additional $30 of stuff FREE (use coupon code:nogoodverybadyear)-
​or
Spend $300 and receive and additional $100 of stuff FREE (Use coupon code: yearfromhe**)!

   Yes, you can use this on anything, and everything we have available, even the new stuff (the only exception is long arming).

   We would LOVE you see you guys in person- but if you can’t make it, we’ll feel the love through online orders just as much 😊

   We’ll end this little rant with a general thank you for all the love and support you guys send our way- and a last little nudge to take advantage of this sale- it would genuinely make our year (and hopefully bring us some better luck!)
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Want to see a humorous (and incomplete) list of how our year has gone? Take a look through our slideshow!
*to use the coupon codes: make sure you have either $130 of stuff in your cart to use code:nogoodverybadyear- or $400 in your cart to use code: yearfromhe**
the codes don't work with totals less than that (stupid computers not giving us unlimited coupon variations).
4 Comments
Kaysha
2/20/2026 07:28:45 am

My husband hit an elk on linn west last year! Glad your ok ❤️ may the year continue to improve

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Mari VanderStelt link
2/20/2026 08:35:37 am

It was as smooth of a hit (for a car accident) as it could possibly be! And, to put a positive spin on it, I can tell everyone that I got a deer this year. ( I don't have to mention it wasn't hunting....)

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Heather Reich
2/24/2026 01:31:18 pm

I loved the stories with pictures!. Thank you for the sale and the stories

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Mari VanderStelt
2/25/2026 09:06:31 am

Thank you for participating!!!

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