SUNGRUBBIES.COM OPENS THEIR FIRST RETAIL BOUTIQUE

The growing crew at SunGrubbies.com (back row, left to right) Joan Hayes, Gail Madsen, Carl Stotler, Marta Phillips, Elena Barrett. In front Susie McGuier and Marcia Leadbetter (my mom)

Sungrubbies.com is utopia for anyone who wants to protect themselves from the sun. This 12-year-old San Diego Company has searched out the best products on the market to keep you pretty cool (and sun safe).

Owner Marta Phillips grew up near the beach and was astounded by the sun damage on her skin when she was just 23-years-old. The result of this epiphany was the birth of her site, sungrubbies.com.

Because Phillips enjoys outdoor sports (and so do many of her clients), she knew which products would satisfy this active-minded group. She found that products made of Lycra, polyester and nylon were the best protection against the sun.

Phillips was in sales at an insurance company (and has a degree in science) but finds that she enjoys working with clients and helping them save face, so to speak. That is why she is so excited to finally be able to meet her customers face-to-face in their new retail shop.

“For us it is exciting to meet our customers. We want to know what people like and what they don’t like. We enjoy hearing what they are thinking. One thing for sure, people are getting more educated about sun protection,” said Phillips.

The reason this arrangement finally took hold is because Sungrubbies.com moved their warehouse and found they had extra space to open a retail section (400-square-feet) inside their San Diego location. The retail shop just opened in April. “We wanted to do this for years and we just opened the store.”

“Hats are our best products – people know about them. We sell large brim Physician Endorsed hats, San Diego Hat Company, Watership Trading, Catalina, Lina Marie and other brands like SunBody Hats.

Phillips is always looking for new resources and vendors that make sun protective hats and other products. “We are always looking for good products (and unique designs) for sun protection. Our customers each have their own particular needs.”

Contact them if you have sun-protective hats or other items that protect consumers from the sun.

SunGrubbies.com
Marta Phillips
7519 Convoy Ct.
San Diego, CA 92111

1-888-970-1600
thefolks@sungrubbies.com