UncommonGoods
find anything but ordinary
Our Vision
UncommonGoods (www.uncommongoods.com) is an online marketplace offering creatively designed, high-quality merchandise at affordable prices. At UncommonGoods, we believe that creativity and the expression of individuality represent two great human treasures. We have set out to create a business that makes uncommon goods accessible to everyone.
Founded in August 1999, UncommonGoods is privately held and headquartered in New York City.
Uncommon features and presentation:
UncommonGoods presents shoppers with an array of special features that make shopping at UncommonGoods an entertaining, convenient, and uncommon experience. These features include:
• Featured Artist: UncommonGoods highlights the stories of our artists and designers throughout our website as well as our print catalog.
•  Handmade Goods: Look for the blue hand icon throughout the website to find our handmade goods.
• Uncommon Knowledge: UncommonGoods posts surprisingly uncommon information facts related to certain product categories or featured items on the site. For example, did you know that early candles were often eaten rather than burned? Or that Leonardo da Vinci invented the scissors?
•  Our Commitment to the Environment UncommonGoods strives to work in harmony with the environment: our print catalogs are printed on recycled paper (30% post consumer waste) and all our merchandise is produced without harm to animals. Look for the green recycled icon throughout our website for products made of recycled materials.
• Better to Give Program: We donate a portion of each order to your choice of non-profit organizations: Defenders of Wildlife, the Craft Emergency Relief Fund, which aids artisans in need, Comprehensive Development, which assists underserved NYC high school students, and AmeriCares, which provides humanitarian assistance around the world and has played a major role in the relief effort for the victims of the recent tsunami in Asia.
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