May 9, 2020 | Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
Coping with Covid in California After Governor Gavin Newsom issued a plan to begin reopening businesses in California, Bambu Batu has followed suit with softer restrictions on retail shopping. In addition to online shopping, our customers can now come into the store...
Apr 23, 2020 | Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
2020 Update: The storewide clearance sale ended on May 31, 2020, when the Brick & Mortar shop closed permanently. In these disturbing times, we could all use a little more comfort. I wouldn’t mind a nice handshake. But we might have to settle for a cozy new...
Apr 3, 2020 | Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
Few things in life require more confidence and optimism than starting your own business. It can be a challenging undertaking, but the sense of accomplishment can also be quite satisfying and rewarding. And it’s especially appealing to adrenaline junkies and...
Mar 28, 2020 | Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
If you’d told me 14 years ago, when Bambu Batu first opened, that I’d end up here — in the midst of a global pandemic, frantically trying to liquidate my inventory in order to close the shop and get back to my wife and kids, who were living overseas in the...
May 6, 2012 | Alternative Lifestyle, Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
As an introvert with his Sun in Cancer and a penchant for writing poetry, I am normally very uncomfortable with the word “mob”. I immediately picture villagers with pitchforks, trashcans on fire, and bloated, greasy-haired wiseguys in pinstripe suits. But...
