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You Gave the Gift of Giving 🤲

On Giving Tuesday, we asked our customers to nominate nonprofits, one of which we promised to donate $1000. You, our awesome customers, inspired us with all of your suggestions! You nominated over 45 hardworking nonprofits, from all over the world, over Facebook, Instagram, and email!!

What Are Tibetan Prayer Flags? An Ancient Way to Spread Good Vibes 💫

When the tradition of hanging Tibetan prayer flags began more than 2000 years ago, Tibet was ruled by warlords who carried their own flags into battle. The native people took this as their inspiration but spun the intent on its axis when they made their own flags to honor the nature gods of Bon...

In the 7th century, Buddhism largely took the place of Bon, absorbing many of its characteristics including the flags, and bringing the new ideals of peace and compassion...

Meet the Maker: Deepak from India 🇮🇳

Deepak is a thoughtful man with kind eyes, a big heart, and a bright smile. Deriving from Sanskrit “source of light,” Deepak (दीपक ) is a Hindi word that literally translates to “lamp,” and it couldn’t be a better name for a human who shines their light so brightly on the world. Did we mention his poetic passion for making beautiful five point and seven point paper star lanterns?

S.M.I.L.E. - E (Ethical Pricing Policies) ⚖️

The E may be the end of the “SMILE”, but it is really just the beginning. The E is the ethical ethos of Mexicali Blues, the scale with which we weigh everything. The E is why our groovy global goods are fairly priced for you, the consumer, and why the artisans, designers, and shippers that make, create, and ship our products are fairly compensated. The E may be the end of the S.M.I.L.E, but it is the source of countless other smiles from Maine to Kathmandu...

S.M.I.L.E. - L (Lincoln County, Maine Based) 🌲🦞⛵️

The "L" is a little local love story called Lincoln County, Maine. Mexicali Blues loves all communities around the world, but the Mexicali magic started in Maine in 1988 and now we have stores all over the state in Portland, Freeport, Raymond, Bangor, not to mention the beautiful town of Newcastle in Lincoln County where our headquarters, heart, soul, and flagship location reside. Maine wears many hats as the pine tree state, the land of the lobster, home to the great mountain Katahdin, often referred to as vacationland, and the state speaks all of these languages fluently, but it finds it wicked hahhd to pronounce its "r"s...

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