A Decade of Carsoda: From Our First Order to Today
Ten Years of Carsoda
A small family shop, still packing orders by hand
"We're just two moms trying to raise three kids and do right by every customer. No factory, no employees, no big plans — just honest work, one box at a time."
Ten years ago, on March 23, 2016, our first order came in — Order #21131002. We had just built this little website ourselves, and honestly, we were just hoping to make enough to cover groceries that week.
We still remember that first sale like it happened yesterday.
How It Started
Most of you probably don't know this, but Carsoda was born out of a setback. Our Etsy shop got shut down, and we were left scrambling. So Liz and I built this tiny store ourselves — just the two of us, learning as we went. No investors, no warehouse, no marketing team. Just a couple trying to figure out how to pay the bills while staying home with our kids.
This business has always been about putting food on the table and keeping the lights on. It's not a startup. It's not a brand. It's just how we support our family.
What We Actually Do
After ten years, we're still a small operation. Everything here is made by hand, packed by hand, and shipped by hand. We don't have a factory. We don't have employees. It's still mostly Liz and me, with the kids helping out when they're not busy with school.
We've been lucky enough to have some customers come back to us again and again over the years. We see your names pop up in our inbox, and it still surprises us — in the best way — that anyone would trust us twice, let alone ten or twenty times.
To Our Customers
We're not a corporation. We're not trying to become one. Our goal is simple: keep doing what we're doing, take care of our kids, and treat every single order like it matters. Because to us, it does.
Every email you send, every order you place, every kind word you share — it goes directly to our family. We read every message, and we pack every box ourselves. If something's not right, you talk to us, not a customer service department.
If you've been with us for ten years or ten days, thank you. You are the reason we can keep doing this.
Have feedback, questions, or just want to say hi?
hello@carsoda.comWe read every email. Your patience with our little shop means more than you know.
Here's to keeping things small, honest, and handmade. We're not going anywhere — we'll be here, packing orders at the kitchen table, one box at a time.
— Liz & the Carsoda family