”Forty years ago I bought a basket for two dollars in the straw market of Ocho Rios, Jamaica. I had paid forty dollars for one similar back in Mississippi. Doug could not get the 2000% markup out of his head, and thus began the first adventure that created our incredible business known today as Kalalou. When fate tapped us on the shoulder that day, we never looked back. We only moved forward and worked very hard, growing a business from nothing. Two employees (that would be Doug and me) turned into one hundred. A garage turned into a 200,000-square-foot distribution center. The small island country of Jamaica led to doing business in nine countries spanning the globe. And those gorgeous Jamaican baskets led the way to over 1500 gift and home accessories offered in this catalog. It has been a whirlwind, and thirty-seven years have flown by! When we have a moment to catch our breath, we reminisce about all of our stories and how we created Kalalou…one adventure at a time.”