Changing from Tile Shack to Glass Tile of Oklahoma

We are making a huge change this week. We will be closing Tile Shack and reopening as Glass Tile of Oklahoma. We are now a glass tile liquidation company. You will receive the same great service and products but through a different website.

www.okglasstile.com

We have a new shipment arriving Tuesday, April 28. This will contain restocks on most of our Art Tile Collection, some Brushstrokes, and a few Art Tile Minis. We are also adding a few new items.

Once we get our new shipment, pricing will go up slightly. We have made our new and restocked items available for pre-order on our www.okglasstile.com website. These are available at the old price and will only be priced this low for a limited time. All pre-orders will ship out by Thursday, April 30.

We will no longer be offering Artist or Trade accounts. The pricing will be so low on our tile that you won't need it! However, we will be offering special discounts on very large quantity orders. More info will come soon for this.

Liquidation Event Still in Progress

We are making some amazing changes that will be announced soon. In the meantime, you will find that our Liquidation Event is still going strong. We are out of a lot of colors but still have many items still in stock.

We have marked all our AfterGlow Series down to 50% off. All full sheets are now $5.95 each!

Using Both Sides of the Tile

Many people get very annoyed by the bumpy, ridged side of vitreous glass tiles. When cutting this tile, these bumps can be very aggravating. They cause your wheels to slip into the grooves and can make cutting difficult.

A friend of mine recently decided not to let the ridges bother her. Instead, she is now using them to her advantage.

Let's start off with cutting. The grooves are not there as a guide for where to cut. You are better off to just forget they are there. However, some tiles seem to cut better across the grain while others cut better with it. You will have to test a couple to tell for sure which tile needs to be cut in which direction. To get the best cut, you will need to hold the tile securely in one hand while cutting with the other. If you let the tile slip then your cut will be bad.

My friend that I spoke about wanted to create a deer using the vitreous glass. She selected all her colors in the tiny tiles. She did this so she could get as much detail without cutting so much. She cut all her tiles in half to make slivers to represent the growth of hair on the deer. But when she tried to glue these slivers to her board they kept falling over. Out of frustration, she turned all of the tiny shards over and glued them all upside down.

After she grouted it, the effect was amazing. Her deer turned out great. Each tile looked just like the flow of the deer's fur. She could not have achieved this if she would have placed all of the tiles face up.

Sometimes it pays to have those bumps!

Still Running Out Of Colors

We are selling out quickly. Luckily we had tons of inventory to start with! Here is our updated Out Of Stock list.

• Avocado
• Ebony
• Chocolate
• Halo
• Iris Minis
• Espresso
• Falu Red
• Sienna
• Stainless Steel

There are a few more showing out of stock on our website but we actually have 1 or 2 sheets left. I will be adding those in the next few days.

Snowed Out Again

Unfortunately we are not able to make it into the office again today. There are many layers of ice, sleet, and now covering our roads. We are hoping to make it in tomorrow morning. Please send us an email if you have any questions.

tileshack@gmail.com

Winter Weather - CLOSED

Just a quick note to let you know that we received a lot of ice through the night and more is on the way for today so we are closed. No orders will ship out today. I am hopeful that I can get to the office tomorrow although we are also in a deep freeze and there is no place for the ice to go.

I will be checking my email constantly throughout the day. If you have any questions, please email me at tileshack@gmail.com.

Out of Stocks

Colors are going fast around here! We are now out of stock on:

Avocado
Ebony
Feather
Paisley

Iris Minis

Sienna
Soapstone
Stainless Steel

We found a few sheets of Black Walnut that are still available and we are getting low on many other colors. To see which ones, just click on the Quick Order link in each category.

Back Ordered Items

We are trying very hard to keep up with constantly changing inventory but has proven difficult. We are running out of colors daily it seems and I am working to keep the website up to date.

If we run out of an item that you ordered, we will simply remove it from the invoice and mark it out of stock. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but it seems to be the quickest way to keep orders going out the door. We won't be calling or emailing to let you know. If the color you are ordering vital, the inventory looks low, and you would like to be notified if it is out of stock then make me a note on your order form. I will then call or email you.

Thanks for your understanding in our time of chaos!

Shipping Prices

Shipping costs are always a concern for clients and they should be. I have had a couple of people wondering why the shipping is so high on their order. I promise that we are not adding anything on to the shipping rates. These are taken directly from UPS and USPS websites. We do add the $1 for handling but that can be seen during checkout.

Shipping rates are based on where you live and how much your package weighs. We figure shipping based on the packing weight. The Art Tile Collection and Brushstrokes weigh 1.65 lbs per sheet and the AfterGlow weighs 1.9 lbs per sheet. You can add up the weight on your order and plug it into ups.com to see what the rate should be.

With orders pouring in and clients saving 40% on most products, the shipping looks high. Think about this way...a $200 order that has shipping of $45 may weigh 139 lbs and contain 84 sheets of glass. Of course this is based on purchases of the Art Tile at $2.40 per sheet. So 139 lbs at $45 is not high for shipping. And if you had to pay regular retail, the cost for the tile would have been $336. Wow, that makes that shipping charge pretty low!

If you are ever unsure about the shipping that pops up, feel free to contact us and we can verify it for you. 99% of the time, the shipping that shows up on our site is correct.

Liquidation of Tile Shack

Yes, it is true...I have decided to close the doors at Tile Shack. It has been 6 years of a lot of fun and I have made many friends along the way.

We started off with $400 worth of inventory and a dream. I still remember the day when I had to make the decision to give up teaching because Tile Shack had grown too large for me to do both. We can now boast a warehouse full of tile and record sales for 2008. We beat our sales goals for this year over and over.

So now why would I be ready to close the doors??? As much as I have enjoyed working with all of you over the years, I have also found a new career that I love. My new company is Online Marketing Services, www.marketingowasso.com. I have been helping Tulsa area small businesses to improve their online presence for awhile now and have a strong passion for this. My client base has grown to the point where I now have to make that familiar decision of which business I want to continue doing.

There are several companies looking into purchasing Tile Shack but for now I am going to liquidate all the inventory and assets as quickly as possible. So until someone else takes over...enjoy the huge savings!