Skankeywear® is an Oregon-based apparel company that offers a range of stylish clothes to meet your on the go lifestyle needs that are treated with C6 Tech®. C6 Technology is a special process that allows the clothes to be stain resistant, water repellant, fade resistant, odor repellant, breathable and wrinkle free. Clothing styles range for casual every day wear to business dress (our NW Allen® line).
For more information email CEO Nathan Skankey at skankey@gmail.com.
Today, Skankeywear was featured on 947.fm playing our Perfect Playlist. Check out 947.fm for more info on the Perfect Playlist and a radio station that still plays good music. This was our Perfect Playlist which all songs had a loose interpretation or meaning to Skankeywear, but first and foremost, the music is good.
1) The Steelwells "This Dance Is Out of Your Hands" We picked this because firstly, we love The Steelwells, and secondly because there is a very small reference to Paisley and our Paisley shirt is the most popular shirt sold.
2) A Silent Film "You Will Leave a Mark" This song is picked out of irony, since clothing treated with C6 Tech does not leave a mark. We love this band ever since we saw them live this past month.
3) Muse "Resistance" The Muse are great and have so many good songs. This was just one of them which coincides with our them of resistance of water and stains.
4) The Temper Trap "Fader" This is a newer bad to us, but we are loving their sound and the variety that they have. Our Skankeywear clothing is actually fade resistant as well, so it will not fade.
5) Blind Melon "No Rain" This song takes us back to the 90s in more simple times. Plus, living in Oregon has gotten us to pray for no rain. Rain or not, Skankeywear and NW Allen lines of clothing can hold up against any water or stains.
FYI, if you follow us on Twitter, you will find a promo code as a thank you for listening to us on the Radio.
You may or may not have noticed in our Tweets and Facebook posts that we have supported a band called The Steelwells. They were recently invited into the “Choose the Cover of Rolling Stone” competition. We tried our best to keep them in the competition, but unfortunately they are now out. This has helped them get their name out there, though. We watched an episode of Chuck and heard “El Capitan.”
Who are they?
All five members stem from Orange County, California. What I enjoy about their music is as you listen, you assume that the song will take one road, but it usually takes the back road or one you didn’t think of. They have a folk-sy style to them on top of the epic soundscapes they build mixed with clever lyrics. They are musicians first, so good music comes first. They have great sound that is appealing to many generations.
There are many debates with Living Social and Groupon as to who is the original and copycat, are they good for business, etc. I’ve read many articles and linked to many stories about these on our Twitter account. This is what I know about them.
As a Consumer:
Living Social was very easy to purchase with and worked with me to upgrade or change out my deal. They seems very knowledgeable about what was going on and my options.
Groupon is easy to say and that’s why I think it tends to be more popular.
Both have great deals and there is no reason to be loyal to one over the other.
Groupon tends to have more asterisks and small print, so you have to make sure you are careful with them.
Living Social offers Family Editions as well as Escapes, which gives you more opportunity for deals. They also make it easier to sign up for several subscriptions.
I’ve purchased more Groupon deals, so they might have better ones.
As a Business:
I would think that if this coupon gets me into a nice restaurant that I would only go when I had a coupon for it since it is a nice rare occasion.
There is a lot of pressure on the business to give customer’s an experience that they would want to pay full price for and it’s rarely delivered.
In order to have a successful coupon deal, you need to have something that’s already paid for ie: Bowling. This way you really aren’t loosing money to accommodate the extremely low prices they ask for with Groupon and Living Social.
It’s hard to be picked for a Groupon or Living Social ad, so apply to both and check out smaller companies that are trying to get their names out there (ie: Today’s Group Deal).
If you do a deal, be ready for the traffic it will bring to your business. Make sure to bombard customers with reasons, coupons, and fliers to come back to.
I don’t think Groupon or Living Social is better than the other and I don’t think they are necessarily bad for business. What I do know, is that it’s a smart idea that gets people spending money and into businesses they wouldn’t have gone to before.
As a consumer, look for as many deals as you can with Groupon, Living Social, and others. If you’re a fan of something or want to return, follow them in any way you can. If you’re patient, you shouldn’t have to pay full price.
As a business, do as many deals as you can. Everyone needs and wants money, but you have to get people to nibble first. Rotate your deals so the customer doesn’t rely on “Five Dollars off for every Ten you spend.” Give variety and surprise them with all different levels and types of deals.
Since the time our e-doors have opened, NW Allen, though under the Skankeywear umbrella, has been it's on entity and an entirely different website. We have now combined our sites for convenience in shopping. Starting April 1st, you can now combine and save buying ties and casual tee's in the same purchase.
To help combine, we now have pushed together the blogs so they are accessible by Skankeywear.blogspot.com and we have also added our twitter accounts so there is only one: @Skankeywear.
Your welcome and we really do hope this helps ease your mind with less things to add and follow.
Only 3 days for this offer! From March 29th-31st, Get 50% off your entire purchase when you type: MarchMad50 at check out for Skankeywear.com or NWAllen.com!
I recently went to a game for the Winterhawks at the Memorial Coliseum and got great tickets thanks to Living Social.
The Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team, but there is nothing junior about them. They are really talented. I think I enjoyed going to their game more than I enjoyed going to an Anaheim Ducks game because you can get that much closer and be that much more involved for a friendlier price. The Winterhawks have a good history of having a strong team, but in the past few years haven’t been as great. This has definitely been the year to bring it all back. They are now in the Western Hockey League Playoffs, which start this Saturday. They are playing the Everett Silvertips. I’m hopefully going to be there to support, but even if I don’t I’ll be showing my pride for them.
Just thought I’d share how much I enjoyed this. You may want to find your local junior ice hockey team and watch these players feed into the Pros. It’s exciting and you get to be much more “in the game.”
Each week for the month of March, we will have a different March Madness Deals. So check back often to be updated. The deals will only be good for the days that are said with them and then...they are gone! So take advantage of all the great deals you see!
First one, which is good for March 1st-7th:
Get 2 FREE tie fasteners with the purchase of any tie!
Each week for the month of March, we will have a different "Mad Deal." So check back often to be updated. The deals will only be good for the days that are said with them and then...they are gone! So take advantage of all the great deals you see!
To start us off, from March 1st -7th: Get $10 off your entire purchase when you type: MarchMad10off at check out!
C6 Technology is an innovative process that protects your clothing even in the most inconvenient of circumstances.
Skankeywear®-Beaverton, Oregon. C6 Technology® is an innovative technology that can be applied to any fabric before or after production. Being able to apply this treatment to a finished product opens new doors and capabilities for the fabric product that is treated. Now embroideries, screen printed products, seams and thread will be included in the treatment, making them stain and water resistant as well. This process can be applied to most fabrics making many more possibilities for the product. From jeans, to knitted shirts, to woven shirts: almost anything can be treated.
C6 Technology® uses a C6 carbon chain rather than a C8 carbon chain like most of its competitors. C8 carbon chains are full of Perfluorooctanoic acids(PFOA), a man-made chemical which does not occur naturally in the environment. Recently scientists have found great apprehension as levels of PFOA have been commonly found in many humans across the world and concerns abound about how exposure to PFOA could affect people’s health. Unlike C8, a C6 Carbon chain does not contain PFOA, which makes our C6 Technology environmentally safe.
This new process is a step ahead of the rest in protecting the products that are sold. C6 Technology® makes the product stain, water, odor, wrinkle and fade resistant, but a new attribute that has yet to be mentioned is the breathability that the products retain. With this new treatment process, the product can have long life treatment of over 55 washes and keep a desired hand (or feel) of the fabric as though it had never been treated with any process.
C6 Technology® does not make the products water or stain proof, only water and stain resistant. This means that if any dirt or grease has accumulated, it will stay on the surface. Washing of these garments is made easier and faster. It alleviates stress of buying high end detergents or pretreatments. The dirt is simply cleaned right off the surface and leaves C6 Technology® on the garment ready to again resist water and stains. This also cuts down on the time in the dryer, which helps save your energy bill.
Skankeywear® and NW Allen® are two lines of clothing that use C6 Technology®. Making the comforts of a wrinkle and stain resistant lifestyle more attainable to the average consumer. Purchasing clothing with C6 Technology® treatments helps save you money on your water and energy bill with washings and drying. C6 Technology® is here to save your wallet as well as your time. For business and dress clothing for men, look into NW Allen® at nwallen.com. For your everyday clothing needs, look into our ever changing and expanding options for men and women with Skankeywear® found at skankeywear.com.
