Running a small queer business in the Deep South means we have to think about everything a little differently—from how we make our products to how we treat our people to how we ship things out the door.
This page isn’t here to greenwash anything. It’s just an honest look at what we’re doing to make things better, for the planet, our community, and the folks we work with.
We make everything in small batches to avoid waste. If something turns out slightly imperfect, we don’t throw it away, we sell it at a big discount or toss it in a mystery bag. If it’s truly unusable, we donate it to our local college for student projects or to secondhand craft stores where someone else can give it new life.
We’re picky about quality, too. We want our stuff to last and not end up in the trash two weeks later. When we make things in-house (like stickers, magnets, or art prints), we nest designs tightly to avoid wasting materials, and we reuse what we can, like cardboard boxes or sticker backing, as packaging.
Most of our shipping supplies come from EcoEnclose, a Colorado-based company that makes eco-friendly mailers, boxes, and tapes. We avoid plastic when we can, and when we do use it, we opt for compostable.
You will see plastic in some of our packaging. Here’s why: our manufacturers often ship products to us pre-packaged in plastic bags to protect them. Instead of opening everything and re-bagging it just to say we’re “plastic free,” we leave them as-is. Why double the waste?
We also reuse all the cardboard that comes into the warehouse, run through our box shredder and used for packing material. It’s not glamorous, but it works.
We don’t make everything ourselves. For some things, we work with trusted manufacturers overseas, mostly in China. We know that brings up questions, so here’s the real deal:
We don’t source from China to be cheap. We source from China because that’s where the best factories are for the things we need.
A lot of our designs (especially queer and NSFW ones) aren’t welcome at U.S. manufacturers. Others simply don’t meet our quality standards.
We only work with verified, certified factories. We’ve built relationships over years and are planning an in-person visit in 2026.
China is actually highly regulated when it comes to labor and environmental practices—don’t believe everything you hear on the news.
We care more about working with ethical, experienced partners than saving a few bucks. Always.
We’re based in Southern Louisiana, a place where most people go into oil or trades, not art. We’re creating creative jobs in a region that doesn’t usually have them. And we’re queer as hell.
We’ve worked hard to build a team that reflects our values. Here’s what that looks like:
Our staff is 100% queer
We pay above minimum wage and are working toward living wages
Unlimited vacation (because burnout sucks)
Paid internships for local college students
A cut of profits when employees design a product for the shop
We also give back where it counts. Some of the places we donate to regularly:
Acadiana Queer Collective (we sponsored queer prom!)
Medical aid for Palestine
Planned Parenthood
Other mutual aid and local LGBTQ orgs
We also try to work with other queer-, BIPOC-, and women-owned businesses any time we can.
We’re fully self-funded. No investors, no banks breathing down our necks. Just us figuring things out, one sticker (or pill case or bumper magnet) at a time. Every sale helps us keep doing what we’re doing and do it even better.
Want to know more?
You can always message us with questions. We love transparency, and we’ll never BS you. Thanks for being part of what we’re building.