08/07/2026
Here are some answers to questions that are being asked about The Clothesline Mercantile!
The Clothesline Mercantile, WHAT is it?
How do you pronounce the word "Mercantile?" Miriam Webster says it's mer•kan•teel, that's not how we pronounce it! We say it with a long "i" sound at the end, We must be wrong, but we will just call our pronunciation the Hoosier one!
No matter how you pronounce it, what do you think of when you hear the word? A place with a long counter and things to purchase behind that counter? A place to buy yard goods with a barrel full of dishes packed in saw dust? A place where you get sugar by the pound and a hat out of the window display? Do you think of something from a western movie or maybe Olsen's Mercantile from Little House on the Prairie? Maybe that's just us! We think it sounds old fashioned, like the world before Wal Mart, the world even before K Mart!
What is The Clothesline Mercantile? First, it is a place where a couple sisters come together to share what we are passionate about! (This post is answering the "WHAT" question.) We will post again soon and answer the WHO and WHY questions and then the WHEN and WHERE!
The Clothesline Mercantile will have a long counter! It will have things to purchase behind that counter, we don't think we will sell hats in the window display, but there will be some dishes, they just won't be in a barrel! Let's start behind the counter and make our way through the items to be sold:
• The Polka Dot Apron, will have different sweets, maybe seasonal! Cake pops are a favorite, caramel corn, caramel apples, that's just a start!
• Fountain drinks and flavored ones! Do you crave a good marshmallow or Vanilla Coke? You can sip while you shop!
•Everything The Clothesline Diva sells will now be a place to refill to order! Laundry wash, hard surface cleaner, room sprays, car diffusers, hand sanitizers and many new products can be refilled! You will be able to make your own to order! You can choose from over 25 scents to mix and match to personalize your products!
•Antiques!
• Pictures
• All kinds of decor.
• Odds and ends and unique finds!
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