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Caramel latte please, extra whip ☕️ 🤤 #coffee #espresso #caramel #vashon #island #pnw #pnwcoffee #washington #barista #cafeumbria using our favorite @caffeumbria beans of course 💁🏻‍♀️

Stop by Thriftway this Friday and Saturday and get your scone on! #scones #fisherscones #dessert #vashon #vashonisland #pnw #pacificnorthwest #washington

Happy Mother's Day! It's not too late to get your mother something great! We've got wine, flowers, and so much more! #mothersday #gift #mom #momsrock #wine #chocolate #flowers #vashon #vashonisland #washington #pnw #pacificnorthwest

Ever wonder how to pick the perfect watermelon? Here are some of our tips for checking to see if certain fruits are ripe and ready to eat! Watermelon: If you knock it with your knuckle you should hear a slightly hollow sound. This will indicate that the fruit is ripe. For pineapples and mangos: smell the skin of the fruit, it should smell sweet, with hints of the fruit scent peeping through. #fruit #pineapple #mango #watermelon #ripe #tips #advice #pnw #pacificnorthwest #vashon #vashonisland #washington #kingcounty #local #shoplocal #localbusiness #smallbusiness #shopsmall

Happy Easter Everyone! We hope you have an egg-celent day! #punny #puns #easter #pnw #pacificnorthwest #washington #smallbusiness #shopsmall #supportsmallbusiness #local #shoplocal

Easter is a great holiday and I think most of us can agree that one of the best parts of it is… the chocolate! But have you every wondered where this delicious treat originated? Chocolate’s 4,000-year history began in ancient Mesoamerica (present day Mexico). This is where the first cocoa plants were found. One of the earliest civilizations in Latin America, the Olmec, were the first to turn this plant into chocolate. However, it wasn’t the sweet treat we know it as today. Chocolate was used during rituals and in their medicine and was used without any additional sweeteners. Centuries later the Mayans praised chocolate as the drink of the gods. The Mayans are, who we believe, our word for Chocolate comes from. They called their foamy cocoa beverage ‘xocolatl’ which means bitter water, and bitter it was! The cocoa bean was later used by the Aztecs as currency in the 15th century. In the early 1500’s chocolate made its way to Spain. They made a chocolate drink, but instead of drinking it bitter, they added sugar and honey to neutralize the naturally bitter taste of the cocoa beans. In the early 1600’s when the French king married Anne of Austria, the daughter of the Spanish King Phillip III who brought chocolate into the rest Europe. For nearly two centuries chocolate remained a treat primarily for the wealthy in Europe. It had to be made by hand and was very labor intensive and rather expensive. However, the Industrial Revolution was coming and that was going to change things! In 1828 the chocolate press was invented. This device allowed roasted cocoa beans to be squeezed into cocoa butter, which left a very fine powder behind. When this powder was mixed with liquid and poured into molds it would harden into a delicious edible chocolate bar. From then on, the production of chocolate has become a worldwide endeavor, with new variations being born every day! #throwbackthursday #throwback #history #historyofchocolate #chocolate #xoxolatl #sweets #learnsome

Happy St. Patrick's day everyone! Hope you are all feeling a little extra lucky today! We've got loads of great deals so stop in and check them out! Corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, Irish soda bread, Guinness beer and so much more! #stpatricks day #stpattu #stpaddy #green #leprechaun #daftpunk #dance #happydance #crunk #clover #shhamrock

Allergy season is here & none of us are happy about it! But Vashon Thriftway has everything you need to beat your seasonal allergies! Allergy medicine, tissues, vitamins, and more! Don't let your allergies get the best of you! #allergies #sneeze #season #medicine #healthandbeauty #haba #grocery #season #spring #daylightsavings #smallbusiness #smallstore #local #localbusiness #shopsmall #shoplocal #shopgreen #community #communitybusiness

Cure your Monday blues with a tasty cup of Cold Brew. Our current favorite is Stok brand cold brew. Stok brews its cold brew with a higher ratio of coffee beans than traditional hot brewed coffee, so you're sure to get the caffeine boost you're looking for. Check out our variety of Stok cold brews for your Monday morning caffeine fix.

Get them while they're hot! Select face masks have been reduced to 50% off! Stay safe Vashon!

Fall Espresso Drinks Are Here!

Our fall flavors are available at the espresso stand! Egg nog, pumpkin spice, and more! Stop by and warm up with a cozy fall drink!

Asian Ingredient One Stop Shop

On a blustery day like today what's better than a hot bowl of soup? Or a sizzling stir fry? Check out our new display in the dairy department for some top notch Asian ingredients to make ramen, stir frys, teriyaki, wraps, and more! Here's one of our favorite vegan ramen recipes for some inspiration! https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-vegan-ramen/