Who Are You Anyway?

But Harriet Carter’s online “about us” description is quite extensive, discussing how it got started on Harriet Carter’s kitchen table, what her first product was and so forth. Here’s an excerpt: “A lot has changed since my family and I began our venture into the mail order business back in 1958. Our first successful item was a decorative wood switch-plate cover which we hand cut and stained down in our basement. My office was our kitchen table where my young son and daughter would help fill orders under my watchful eye. We learned right from the start that customer satisfaction was the key to keeping our little business growing successfully.”