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Meet Travis Weaver, A Teller of Stories

Walking door to door in the Houston summer heat selling fax lines is no small feat. Do this in a suit and you, too, would be looking for a new direction in life. Travis Weaver, owner of Manready Mercantile, @manreadymercantile, the purveyor of quality goods both handpicked and handmade, has experienced this first hand. Many years before Harvey hit Houston and with no shortage of hard work, he started that new direction — which became Manready — in his apartment, accepting American Express from the beginning. This is his story.

Coming from Zephyr, Texas, a town in the literal heart of Texas with a graduating class of 22 people, Travis Weaver lives the American dream. He graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas with an advertising degree that was never put to use. While selling those T1 fax lines under the Texas heat, he learned valuable lessons about not succumbing to failure and learning to be creative in his sales approach.

Welcome to Manready Mercantile

Step right up, there are goods for everyone.

It is the attention to detail that grounds the Manready story. Everything matters.

 With $100 dollars, Travis started making candles in his apartment. “Why were candles only for women?” Focusing on products that were sold in a gender specific market, he found an open market that could be capitalized on. “I didn’t invent anything. I just learned how to market it.”

With candles cooking on a stove, Travis built the Manready Mercantile website on his phone with photos edited using Instagram filters. Once the candles were selling, he kept expanding the product line along the same concept.  It was all “stuff I wanted or needed.”

Growing up, Travis spent much of his weekends attending flea markets and picking antiques with his grandparents long before it was “cool.” It was only natural that while selling these new products in flea markets he found items that would find a home in the online store.

Now with a brick and mortar store in Houston Heights , you can find all of these items and an ever-expanding product line of other makers under one roof. With a drive to share stories, “I am able to not only share mine, but the story of others.”This is the motivation and inspiration that keeps him going each day. Housed in a building that has seen countless storms, Manready weathered Hurricane Harvey with good fortune, unlike many. Once the weather passed, they came to the aid of Houstonians in need by opening the doors to receive donations of goods which were dispersed around town to shelters in need. The employees delivered them once the van could no longer hold even a sock and then went a little further by dontaining their own time and effort in the shelters. “I wish we could do more” Travis told me.

“We made an art gallery of sorts. Our art is quality, ”  Travis explains. “ Everything has a story, we give those stories to people to ensure the customer leaves with an appreciation for what they’re buying. It’s an investment, not just a purchase.”

Even as the brand grows, Travis refuses to remain idle. “’If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is the worst saying ever!” He says that you must constantly adapt, looking forward to where you are going. Change is constantly taking place, but convincing others this is necessary remains one of his largest roadblocks.

 Never fear, Travis is not shying away or lowering his level of expectations. People come to Manready with the understanding that “if it’s good enough for me, customers know it’s the best. I won’t sacrifice!”

The latest rendition of candles from Manready.

What Travis lacks in big business presence, he more than makes up for with quality and a story that others will share for them. “I do just what my granddad would have done in the pre-internet days.”

 When his customers come to take those stories and goods home, American Express is there to help keep the dream alive. Since it’s so easy to use Amex’s online merchant portal, Travis is able to spend more time telling those stories than hovering over a computer. Did you know that in 2016, over 1,000 more clothing locations in the Houston area started accepting American Express cards? Manready was well ahead of that curve, but it’s never too late to start.

Travis shares stories of the products with an employee to pass on to customers.

TX pride comes in many forms.

Although he is always hustling, Travis still finds time to leave the shop for a few hobbies. Junking and picking, camping, hunting and fishing remain at the top of his list with leather working being the favorite.

With a new interest in photography who knows where Travis may end up next. “I made my hobbies into a business and put my favorites in a store.”  Whether you visit online or come through the door, it’s inevitable you will feel the truth behind Travis’s mantra of Manready, “Work Hard, Live Well.”

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[thetyhardin]

Pouring skills applied to a different task. Get in where ya fit in 🕯 | | | | #houston #htx #manreadymerc #manready #candlemaker #heartbreaker #pouritup #handmade #smallbatch #soycandles (at Manready Mercantile)

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Give It.

[natgeotraveluk]

The inside of Manready Mercantile in Houston, which sells unique Texan treasures from candles to cowboy hats // Photo by @jamesbreeden for the June 2021 issue of National Geographic Traveller — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/TlUBIzA

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Every Black Friday Sale Worth Seeing (Stores A - M)

This is apparently the first year where online Black Friday sales are predicted to eclipse brick-and-mortar ones. More and more retailers are putting their sales online, allowing you to shop comfortably from home. We’ll be doing a Black Friday sales roundup from now until Sunday, and then make a new post the following day for Cyber Monday. Check back often, as we’ll update this list. Listings A through M are here; N through Z can be found in this post. We’ll italicize new listings, so you know what’s just come in. 

Before we get to the listings, note that our sponsors have some pretty special promotions. Some items at The Hanger Project are as low as 70% off (the Cedes Milano stag-handle bottle openers would make for great gifts). Proper Cloth is offering free shipping on any order placed by Sunday; Dapper Classics is having a 30% off promotion sitewide (discount applies to their popular tailored trousers). Lastly, Huckberry has some exclusive deals, many of which you could give to the outdoors enthusiast in your life, while Twillory is offering their largest sale ever on dress shirts. 

OK, now to the listings. Remember, italicized listings will indicate what’s new. We also have time stamp at the bottom of this post, so you know when it was last updated. 

14oz: 20% off sitewide, with just a few brand exclusions.

3sixteen: 10% off sitewide with the code BF2017

Acorn Fabrics: Discounted shirt fabrics, plus free shipping on orders over 150 GBP with the code BLACK

Acrimony: 35% off sitewide with the code BLACKFRIDAY

Adidas: Up to 50% off select items. Use the code SCORE. Also sign up for the newsletter to get an additional 15% off

A Fine Pair of Shoes: 25% off with the code blackfriday2017

Allen Edmonds: Up to 50% off on select styles. Plus discounts at their online factory second store.

Alpha Shadows: 20% off all full priced items with the code THANKSG

American Rag: 20% off everything with the code BLACK20

American Trench: 15% off sitewide with code BLACKFRIDAY2017

Aran Sweater Market: 20% off sitewide when you spend over $100 with the code ARANTHANKS

Armitage & McMillan: All denim is 25% off with the code DENIM25

Article 22: $30 off rose and yellow gold fill jewelry and $5 off the arrow. No code necessary.

Artisan Deluxe: 25% off sitewide

Atelier de l'Armee: 25% off everything Friday only

Ball and Buck: 30% off regular price items with the code FRIDAY17

Barbanera: Up to 30% off sitewide

Barney's: 40% off select items, plus price drops in their Warehouse section

Beckett Simonon: Shoes for $149; boots for $159

Begg: Up to 40% off

Beige: Up to 30% off

Belstaff: Up to 40% off select items

Ben Sherman: 40% off sitewide with the code BLACK40 

Ben Silver: Free shipping with the code CYBER17

Benzak Denim Developers: 20% off sitewide except denim with the code BF17APPAREL

Bergdorf Goodman: Up to 40% off select items

Bespoke England: Select John Lobb shoes on sale

Blackbird: 25% off with the code TRAMPLEFREESHOPPING

BlackBlue: 20% off all seasonal items with the code Thanksgiving2017

Blackhorse Lane Ateliers: 17% off customer's first purchase when joining their newsletter. Free worldwide shipping on orders over 200 GBP

Bloomingdales: Up to 25% off, depending on how much you spend

Blue Button Shop: Up to 50% off select items

Blue in Green: Tiered discounts, depending on how much you spend. Up to 30% off.

Blluemade: 20% off sitewide with the code TURKEYTIME

Blue Owl Shop: 20% off with the code TURKEY

Bodega: 25% off with the code BF2017

Bon Homme: Free worldwide shipping

Borghini: 20% off all fall/ winter items with the code BLACK

Bow & Arrows: 30% off with the code BF2017

Braun Hamburg: Cashmere sale. Up to 50% off.

Bread & Boxers: 40% off plus free shipping

Bridge & Burn: 20% off all Bridge and Burn goods

Brook Taverner: Up to 80% off

Brooks Brothers: Four men's shirts for $199

Brooks England: 20% off selection of black-colored Brooks cycling bags with the code BLACKFRIDAY20

Burkman Bros: 25% off plus free shipping

Cable Car Clothiers: 20% off select items with the code HOLIDAY20

Caliroots: 30% off everything

Canoe Club: 25% off everything

Carmina: FREE matching belt and a cream with every order, plus an extra 20% discount on outlets with the code: BLACKFRIDAY2017

Christian Kimber: 20% off with the code BLKFDY

Club Monaco: Save up to 35% off, depending on how much you spend.

Cobbler Union: Up to 50% off select shoes

Coggles: 30% off with the code CG30

Context: Sale on Thorogood boots

Cordings: 10% off everything

Corlection: Sale on select items

Corridor: 20% off sitewide wit the code BLACKFRIDAY2017

Country Attire: 25% off select items

Couverture and The Garbstore: 24% off with the code BLACKFRIDAY24

Crown & Calliber: $200 off any watch with the code BlackFriday200

Cultizm: 20% off everything with the code BF20

Dapper Classics: Small Business Saturday sale. 25% off orders over $100. Use the code SMALL17

Denim Repair: 10% off any repair with the code STUFFING

Deveaux: Select items on sale

Doherty Evans & Stott: Free international shipping over 300 GBP

DSPTCH: 25% off wtih the code BLKFRDY17

E. Tautz: 205 off with the code CCE2017

East Dane: Up to 30% off, depending on how much you spend.

eHaberdasher: 10% off across the site with code ‘SFBLKFRI‘

Elliot Rampley: 25% off sitewide with the code BF2017

Emmett London: Up to 50% off select items

End: 20% off with the code BLACKFRIDAY

Envoy: 20% off select styles with discount code BLACK20

Epaulet: 50% off Teba style jackets

Equus Leather: 20% off everything with the code NOIR2017

FairEnds:30% off sitewide with the code FAIRENDSGIVING17

FarFetch: Extra 10% off with the code x1017

Feit: Bowery Shoe Drive. Donate shoes and receive 20% off

Filson: Up to $100 off, depending on how much you spend

Finaest: Up to 50% off select items

Frances May: 25% off with the code BOOKSMART

Frank Clegg Leatherworks: Complimentary gift with any $500+ purchase, this weekend only

Franklin and Poe: 30% off select items with the code STUFFED

Freeman Seattle: 20% off sitewide with code CYBERMONDAY

Freenote Cloth: 25% off sitewide & free shipping over $500

Gaziano & Girling: 50% off select shoes

Gentlemen’s Footwear: Code ‘extra15‘ for additional 15% off on already marked down sale products (sale items only).

Gentry: Take an additional 10% off already-marked down items in their store closeout sale. Use the code EXTRA10

Georgia Perry: 40% off flash sale on pins. Use the code MINUS40

Ghurka: Tiered discounts, depending on how much you spend.

Glasshouse Shirtmakers: 60% off everything with the code HOLIDAYGIVING

Goodhood Store: First 200 customers today get 20% off with the code BF17. Minimum order of 100 GBP. 

Goruck: Up to 25% off rucksacks. Also free shipping on orders over $100

Graduate: 30% off sitewide

Guideboat Company: Up to 20% off gift cards

Haerfest: Up to 70% off select items, plus free shipping on orders over $200

Haven: 20% off with the code BLKWKND17

Hodinkee: 15% off all straps, Friday only. Use code BLACKFRIDAY17

HUB Clothing: 25% off sitewide. Also, for ever $250 you spend, you get a $50 giftcard to spend in December

Huckberry: Select items on sale

Hunting Ensemble: 30% off select items with the code BLACKFRIDAY30

Hvrminn: 25% off everything with the code givingthanks

Idol Brooklyn: 15% off sitewide with the code CYBERWEEKEND

Iffley Road: All orders over 50 GBP get a free beanie. Use the code BEANIEFRIDAY

Imogene + Willie: 20% off all items with the code WTHBF

Independence: 20% off sitewide, no exclusions

Indie Scents: $15 off orders, along with a $15 gift card, for every order over  $75 with the code bfriday. They’re also offering free shipping

Indigenous: 30% off with the code ShopForGood

J. Crew: 40% off plus free shipping with the code THANKU

J. Fitzpatrick: 20% off core line products

John Sterner: 30% off knitwear

J. Peterman: Everything is on sale. Plus, extra 25% off items in the "Last Chance" section

J. Press: Up to 25% off select items

Jean Shop: 20% off items in "holiday sale: section. Use the code HOLIDAY2017

Jeeves: All products 15% off or more

John Smedley: 205 off sitewide with the code FFAW17

Jungmaven: 20% off sitewide

JWJ Brand: 20% off and free worldwide shipping with code BLK20

Ka-pok: 20% off sitewide

Kiehl's: $20 off orders over $65 with the code JINGLE, or four deluxe sized samples on orders over $45 with the code BFRIDAY

Kiriko: 20% off sitewide with the code KINYOUBI. All purchases Friday also get a free gift

Krammer & Stoudt: 60% off past collections with the code BLACKFRIDAY

Kurt Geiger: 20% off select items

La Portegna: 24% off, Friday only, with the code BLACK17

Leatherfoot: 35% off all stock items with the code BFRIYAY

Ledbury: 30% off today, 25% off tomorrow. 

Left Field: 10% off with the code BF10

Levi’s: 40% of with code INDIGO40

Lexdray: 25% off sitewide with the code BLACKCYBER

Le Rayon Frais: 40% off a selection

Linjer: Every day from Wed Nov 22 to Mon Nov 27 inclusive, one lucky customer shops for free.

LL Bean: 20% off select apparel. Use the code THANKS20

LN-CC: Up to 30% off select items

Loit: 30% off with the code LOITBF30

Lone Flag: 30% off select items with the code LFCREW. Also new items in the sale section

Lost and Found: 20% off select items

Maas & Stacks: 25% off select items with the code GIVETHANKS2017

Macy's: Discounts on various items

Magasin: 30% off select items. In-store only and you have to mention you received their Black Friday email. 

Maison Margiela: 40% off select items

Makr: 20% off sitewide

Malford of London: Extra 75% off sale prices with the code BLACK75

Man of the World: 50% off everything

Manready Mercantile: Sale section

Maple: 20% off sitewide. Free shipping on orders over $200. Use promo code BLKWKND

Marcus Malmborg: Up to 70% off on Eidos

Markowski: Select shoes on sale

Mark McNairy: Discounted shoes. All 100 GBP

Marrkt: Deals on Converse 70s sneakers, Hancock raincoats, and Ebbet Field Flannels hats

Mason & Sons: Suit, shirt, tie, and pocket square for 700 GBP. Use the code CCSUIT

Massimo Dutti: 30% off select items

Matches Fashion: Up to 50% off

Meermin: Free international shipping with the code THANKSGIVINGMEERMIN17

Michael Jondral: Discounts on select items

Miloh Shop: Up to 25% off select items

Mismo: 20% off with the code BF17

Mohawk General Store: 20% off apparel and shoese with the code BLACKFRI17

Monitaly: 15% off sitewide on orders over $100 with the code THANKS15

Mountain & Sackett: 25% off everything with the code Shop25

Mr. Porter: 30% off select items

Last updated: Sunday 3:53pm PST

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Houston | 2019 #colorplus200 #lomolca (at Manready Mercantile) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7B9WXXp04m/?igshid=fy2diq58yyr9

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Road Trip from Seattle to Houston part 5

Lost part of our road trip was Texas. We had a sales meeting with our retailer in Philadelphia, Franklin & Poe. Andrew fly from Philadelphia to Austin to see the collection and to hang out. Good times! We had breakfast with our buddy Israel Nash at a nice little Diner in Dripping Springs. Last stop was a sales meeting with Manready Mercantile in Houston. That store is something else. What a great vibe that had there, Nicely curated selection of brands and vintage goods. And their Old Fashioned was the best one I had on our trip.

Almost forgot that we stopped at Marfa, TX. I will come back with a full picture reports from there. Believe Marfa deserves that!

Photos by Natalia Tolmatsova

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Had a great time rompin' around #Houston with @midlandofficial last weekend. Took the boys to @manreadymerc, drank some brews and fell asleep on set #VinylRanch (at Manready Mercantile)

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[crawford-denim]

Manready Mercantile block printing tees ... 100% of sales goes to Houston relief work + photo: Made in Rye

[thetyhardin]

My favorite detail. Indigo Crocking on a Hunted White Tail Deerskin Back Patch. Crow Wing denim from @ginew_usa ✨ | | | | #selvedge #selvedgedenim #denimporn #heddels #indigo #heddelsdenim #ginew #ginewdenim (at Manready Mercantile)

[lrnmrk]

Proud of this girl ✨💞🙏🏼 (at Manready Mercantile)

[acerivington]

Couldn't be more excited to be linking up with Manready Mercantile and the Liberty Fairs Team for a new round of adventures in Vegas: #Repost @manreadymerc with @repostapp ・・・ Another incredible day working with incredible brands! Side note, @acerivington will be showcasing with us in The General Store @libertyfairs Vegas next month! #workhardlivewell