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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=195 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4659b480.gif" border=0 width="155" height="72" ALT="Adobe PhotoDeluxe Business Edition Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id153.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Locations"><U>Our Locations</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="ordering.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to Order"><U>How to Order</U></A> </div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>  </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Employment Opportunities"><U>Employmen</U></A></FONT><A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Employment Opportunities"><U>t</U></A> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="06e6ab40.gif" border=0 width="106" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000" background="113c8c83.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>Vagabond Imports  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" > </FONT>  <B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>|     </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vagabond Imports "><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="11bf4030.gif" border=0 width="500" height="3" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> About Us</div> <div>      The first Vagabond Imports retail store was opened in 1977 when the owner returned from seven years of living, working, and traveling through Europe, Asia, and the Far East.  During his travels he picked up many artifacts: Silver, leather, fabric, pottery and other unique and unusual items.  The first store was opened in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1977, in a building no bigger than a modern bedroom.  Since then, the company has expanded to five stores and contracted to three: Appleton, WI,  DePere, WI  and  Fish Creek, in beautiful Door County, Wisconsin. </div> <bR> <div>     Although the number of our retail stores has changed, the fundamental philosophy has remained the same: a quality product at affordable prices, with customer oriented service.</div> <bR> <div>   We directly import many things.  We get much of our jewelry - rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces in sterling silver - from artisans in Thailand.   Our giftware comes from all over the world and we import directly from Nepal, Indonesia and Thailand.    Our clothing comes from India, Indonesia, Thailand and China</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="560" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="548"><div> Market just outside of Bangkok, Thailand</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 441 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="23862b10.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="433" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>