In the Workshop

Soft Star has always had an option for customers to choose”minimal packaging” as part of their checkout process on the Internet. This meant that instead of having your shoes packed in a branded Soft Star gift box AND a mailing box, your shoes would simply be put directly in the mailing box (like this picture). […]

The Elves got this certificate in the mail this week. It made us feel good about participating in the Blue Sky program offered through Pacific Power. According to this certificate, we kept over 3.5 tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere last year. YEA!!! Soft Star Shoes is a family friendly company […]

We were VERY lucky to get a visit from a superhero today. Batman and Robin stopped in at the shop to make sure there were no bad guys hanging around. After checking that all was okay at Soft Star, the caped crusader zoomed off in the Batmobile to fight crime at the toy store down […]

This week we had Julie from Allied Waste come talk to us about recycling. Julie was impressed with our shop… everything from using reusable cups/plates to us sorting our recycling. We had a handful of items we asked her about… can colored paper go in ‘office’ recycling? Or should it go in co-mingled? (It can […]

We recently added a new benefit at Soft Star Shoes where we provide employees who use bicycle transportation a monthly bike maintenance allowance. I have always been impressed with how dedicated Hava is to biking to work each day, but yesterday she really surprised me when I saw her pull up with a full cup […]

Here is one heart-warming example of how wonderful it is to have integration of our work and family life. This chalkboard welcome sign was made by Elf Sherilyn’s son to greet customers as they come up the stairs. We love that our children are welcome and frequent visitors in the Soft Star workshop Soft Star […]

Elf Hava designed these adorable baby shoes for a friend with a new baby named (you guessed it) – Olive! They were soooo cute, had to share! They feature our newest suede color in the back – moss green. We plan on using a lot of this color in our new 2010 moccasin colors – […]