It’s become abundantly clear over the last few days that we urgently need to work together as a community.
In light of recent recommendations from Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, I have made some difficult decisions about our operations at Malenka Originals.
We will be open only for the next three days, Tuesday March 17th to Thursday March 19th from 10am-3pm,with additional steps to ensure social distancing in the store (more info below). Effective Friday, March 20th, Malenka Originals storefront will close until further notice.
We are still offering sales of ALL PRODUCTS online at malenkaoriginals.com.
I’ve heard loud and clear from many of you over the last few days that you want – even more than ever – to continue with your home painting projects during this time. I want to make sure you still are able to get the materials you need, so we’re offering the following:
- On Tuesday March 17th, Wednesday 18th & Thursday 19th we will be open from 10am-3pm. In order to maintain social distancing, we will be setting up a “take-away” area for quick pick-up and payment (if possible, we prefer payment by debit or credit card). If you know what you’d like, you can call ahead and we’ll have it boxed and ready to go. We’re still, of course, more than happy to have a quick consult with you on colours if needed.
- From March 20th until further notice, all purchases will move online at malenkaoriginals.com. We have reduced shipping costs within Ottawa to $7.50 or free over $100.
- If you prefer to pick-up your order from the store, select “in-store pick-up” at checkout and I will contact you individually to arrange a pick-up time (please ensure your email address and phone number are correct on your order).
- If you prefer not to pay by credit card, please contact us at info@malenka.ca with your order and a phone number. We will call you to arrange payment.
- All workshops will be postponed to later this spring. If you have already booked into a workshop, we will be contacting you shortly to work out arrangements. We promise to get you in as soon as possible for your class.
- Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram where I will be regularly posting information and also sharing some of the projects I’ll be working on over the next few weeks. I’d love to see what you’re working on too so please share those with us by tagging @malenkaoriginals.
As a small business owner I am so grateful for your continued support.
I’m very sad to have had to make this decision, but my greater concern
is for the health and well-being of my employees, customers and the
community as a whole. I feel this is the most responsible action to take
right now. We hope to be back up and running again as soon as possible.
Please keep well,
Katrina x