{"id":2485,"date":"2025-04-22T16:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T22:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threeriversnovelties.com\/?page_id=2485"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:35:01","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/threeriversnovelties.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2485\" class=\"elementor elementor-2485\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1649492c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1649492c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50f95386\" data-id=\"50f95386\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5070cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5070cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who we are<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c8e30a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20c8e30a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for visiting us! We are a family-owned and operated business based in <strong>Calgary, Alberta, Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Our journey began with a spark of entrepreneurial spirit from our then eight-year old daughter, who wanted to sell toys and novelties to her school friends. We decided to support her by providing a small seed fund to test the waters. Her first batch of novelty toys sold out quickly, despite a couple of trips to the Principal\u2019s office! This success inspired us to formalize her venture, and the rest is history.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-088f77e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"088f77e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-331914a\" data-id=\"331914a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4f32c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f4f32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/threeriversnovelties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Comic-Expo-2018-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threeriversnovelties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Comic-Expo-2018-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/threeriversnovelties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Comic-Expo-2018-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threeriversnovelties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Comic-Expo-2018-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/threeriversnovelties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Comic-Expo-2018-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/threeriversnovelties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Comic-Expo-2018-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Our first Calgary Comics &amp; Entertainment Expo in 2018<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9f5625\" data-id=\"f9f5625\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7522110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7522110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">My wife and I met in an Entrepreneurship class, so it\u2019s no surprise that our daughter has caught the entrepreneurial bug. As we approach our 7th year anniversary, we are proud of our thriving online store and grateful for the support from fellow vendors, business entrepreneurs, friends, and family.<\/p>\n<p>Running a small business means the world to us. We travel to major comic and toy shows, stay active in our local community, and build relationships with our neighbors. While it\u2019s hard work, it\u2019s also incredibly fun and rewarding. As a family-run company, we cherish the time we spend together and the valuable experiences we share.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to introducing many new faces through our store and WordPress blog. If you have any questions about our products, the creators behind them, or our daily operations, please don\u2019t hesitate to reach out. 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