Bones-N-Scones

08/11/2024

My Dear Friends & Neighbors. Recently we announced our program to Roll Back Inflation's Damage and Make Pet Parenting Affordable again. Those programs are now joined by our new Adopter Assistance program, that creates a low prix fixe for feeding a newly-adopted cat or dog from any Coachella Valley shelter, re-homing organization or other official non-profit organization. We're determined to help remove the barriers to adoption that are locking homeless cats & dogs away for life in our shelters. You can learn more about this and help us spread the word by visiting http://adopterassistance.com

Thank you!
Kathy Hart
Founder, Bones-N-Scones

26/10/2024

26/10/2024

Here at Bones-N-Scones we're hearing from people every day who are finding it more difficult than ever to keep and feed their fourpaw family. We're determined to do as much as we can about it. This video explains what we're doing, and why. Along with a "kind challenge" for other businesses.

Thanks for watching.

12/07/2024

A note from your friends at Bones-N-Scones
Unprecedented conditions have combined to form a near-perfect storm that spells struggle for your local merchants, especially our downtown merchants where business costs tend to be higher and this kind of heat can kill walk traffic.
Your city's character as a go-to destination for tourists and locals, as well as our reputation for eclectic tastes and diversities is put at risk when conditions make it this difficult for established businesses to make a living, and the attraction for new business is reduced by a simple appraisal of economic potency across the city.
Competition from online giants like Amazon & Walmart certainly create fair-market challenges. One specific example of how these challenges influence our local businesses is very easy to understand. Why would customers leave the house to shop locally when the thermometer reaches 120 degrees when Amazon or Walmart will deliver, often for free or for an already-paid fee, right to their door?
Here's the reality behind that logic: it's perfectly natural and understandable. Even though there's a horrific downside to it in that local dollars that will help local merchants substantially more than they will aid Amazon or Walmart are now diverted outside of our city, the reality is that's how free markets work and we support either local or not with our buying decisions.
So, how can Palm Springs' citizens help? We strongly encourage two things:
1) At Bones-N-Scones, we've added our own local delivery service to provide same-day delivery to local customers. But not every business can afford to do something like this. We encourage you to ask your city representatives to consider working with and through the Chamber of Commerce and the City's Office of Economic development to create initiatives that will allow local merchants to have their products delivered to local customers at rates that customers and small businesses can afford and that will compete with the giants' rates. This will engage the City in the provision of essential services necessary to compete with services that gigantic companies like Amazon and Walmart use to provide convenience to customers that smaller companies can't afford. While this won't help businesses that rely on walk-by traffic in this heat, it will help to level the playing field with respect to delivery options and convenience in weather conditions that tend to keep people at home.
2) Consider every purchase that you may contemplate buying from competing giants like Amazon and Walmart (Chewy?). Then, if the product can be provided by a local business, plan your trips to minimize discomfort and buy local whenever possible.
Thank you for taking the time to consider these things and may Palm Springs continue to flourish and prosper.

25/06/2024

When it's THIS HOT, we've got you covered. Stay home, and we'll come to you. Just give us a call 760-864-1133, and we'll take it from there. Same-day delivery is just $5 and we deliver to most areas within 15 miles of any of our stores.

04/04/2024

Having trouble managing the cost of feeding your fourpaw family? Most know this already, but we just want to remind all of our neighbors that we're here to help. In 2023 we gave away over $40,000.00 in free product to our neighbors . So, before you consider giving up your dogs or cats to any shelter or anyone else, give us a chance to try to help. That's one of the reasons why we're here.

26/02/2024

Also kinda a big deal.. especially because it's free with memberships. Just sayin'