Wednesday, May 6th, 9 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, May 7th, 9 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, May 8th, 9 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, May 9th, 9 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday May 10th, 10 AM – 4:00 PM         Get Directions

• Special drawings for free baskets
• Great deals on overstock and second quality baskets
• All sales are final on factory seconds and clearance items.

Our power has been restored and we are back up and manufacturing as of 7:30 this morning.  Please rest assured we are working overtime to ensure that all pending orders are shipped to arrive before Christmas.  Unless you hear specifically from our customer service department, you can assume your order will arrive by December 24th.  Additionally, any orders shipping within New England placed by this Friday, December 19th, should arrive by December 24th.  If you have any questions, or want to confirm the availability of last minute baskets, please call our customer service line at 800-555-3919.

Thank you for all the kind words and support - we're glad to be back up and running!

Power has finally been restored to our factory here in Peterborough.  We'll have another update soon.

Thank you for your patience!

Unfortunately we are still without power here in Peterborough. The town was classified as a "hot spot" by Public Service of New Hampshire. Numerous utility crews were in town today to expedite the process. Power should be restored soon. Rest assured, we will do everything in our power to make sure everyone receives their Peterboro Baskets in time for Christmas.

For more information on the ice storm, visit the WMUR website.

To guarantee delivery by Christmas via Free Ground Shipping: Free Ground Shipping West of the Mississippi Orders shipping west of the Mississippi must be received by Sunday, December 14th at 11:59PM EST East of the Mississippi (non-New England) Orders shipping east of the Mississippi (except the New England states) must be received by Tuesday, December 16th at 11:59PM New England states Orders shipping to any state in New England must be received by Thursday, December 19th at 12:00PM. Air Freight Options If you need faster deivery via 2nd Day or Next Day Air, please call us at (800) 555-3919 for in-stock baskets and air frieght charges to your location.

We would like to announce that we have upgraded our website. It might not look that different, but this upgrade has brought with it a ton of new features, including:

• "Click to enlarge" on a lot of our basket photos (like this one)
• Tracking numbers will now be emailed to you when your order ships
• Improved order history, with tracking numbers, printable receipts, and the ability to re-order
• Save multiple ship-to addresses in your address book
• Baskets are now categorized by room, in addition to our regular categories
• Much improved search capabilities, with the ability to search in specific categories, rooms, price ranges, and more

We'll also be adding new features as we go forward - like a gift registry, email-able gift cards and certificates, and more! We would -love- to hear your feedback on our new site, so definitely let us know what you think by filling out our online contact form, linked to from this page.

The history of the Peterboro Basket Company dates back to 1841 when Amzi Childs came to Peterborough to manufacture lead pipe. In 1854 he began weaving baskets and built an excellent reputation for quality. Several years and quite a few factories later, the present Peterboro Basket Company organized, upholding the traditions of Amzi Childs.  Since its inception in 1854, Peterboro Basket Company has been the only New England company to produce the Ash splint basket originated by the American Indian.  Their baskets are still carefully hand crafted today as they were 150 years ago.

Can you believe it, the fourth of July is almost here. It's so funny, we wait all Spring long for the big day and it's all over so quickly. All we can do at this point is hope for really great weather.

Our factory is shut down the first week of July every year. We close for maintenance of our boiler, which is what produces the steam to make our baskets. This needs to be completely free of hot ashes so that someone can get inside and give it a good cleaning. We also use this time to give our employees a week of vacation time.

We will not be shipping any website orders during this week, they will not be processed for shipping until we return. So, any orders received from June 30th through July 8th, won't actually get processed until we return on July 9th. Please keep this in mind if you place any orders during this time. We always try our hardest to get the orders out as quickly as we can as soon as we return.

Again, our QVC show will be on July 4th from 2-3AM and 1-3PM EST. Be sure to tune in to catch Walter and I and see first hand our brand new basket styles that we produced just for this show. Walter will have a very special Limited Edition basket with his signature on it. Plus, we have an amazing, amazing patriotic flag basket that I am in love with. All exclusive to QVC, so you need to watch!

Our Factory Outlet Store is open during the week of our annual shut down vacation, so please don't hesitate to visit us if your off that week and in our neighborhood. The only day our store is closed is July 4th. If you want to give us a call for directions or our Outlet Store hours, call us at 603-371-9020.

Have a Fabulous vacation whatever you do, and may it be a safe and happy one!

Shari

It's finally here, our annual "Spring Tent Sale" is scheduled for:

May 18th, 19th & 20th.

Our inventory is plentiful and we have lots of baskets and accessories to offer this year, including wrought iron. If you have been wanting to started on your holiday shopping, this is the perfect time to stock up on Peterboro Baskets for your gift list. If you have never been to one of our sales, you won't regret making the trip. There are lots of bargains, we are generally trying to clean out to make room for new product.

I have been working at our tents sales since the first year I started here. I remember back when I pretty much worked under the tent alone. Today, it takes at least 3-4 people to keep it running smooth. It has grown tremendously, mostly by word of mouth. Some of our customers travel from as far as PA, OH, & NC. The sale runs Friday-Sunday, but the best variety is Friday and Saturday. Sunday is for the people who like to pick through the last of the inventory and see what kind of deals we are making. We always hate to have product leftover, so we usually make special deals on Sunday.

Hope to see all those familiar faces again this year!

-Shari