Near the end of an American Pickers episode entitled ‘White Castle On The Farm’, hosts Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz visit a gift shop to pick up something for Danielle, who helps them find places to execute their ‘picking’ skills. That shopping spree resulted in a cameo appearance by none other than La-Tee-Da! Fortunately for us, the gift shop in question happens to be a premier dealer of ours. Porch Inc in Rockford, Illinois is owned and operated by Debbie Mongan. On the show, Debbie demonstrates why she’s such a successful independent retailer. She ascertains the customers’ needs and provides a level of customer service and knowledgeable guidance that is exceptionally rare in today’s typical Big Box shopping experience. Check out the show to see what happens. There is a great shot of our display fixture and a brief discussion of our effusion lamp fragrance refill called Lickity Split – a zesty, fizzy blend of lemon and other citrus fruits with a sprinkle of sugar. Even though the guys end up buying something else for Danielle, it was thrilling for us to see the product we work so hard to produce make a cameo appearance on a show we actually like. Debbie sent them on their way with a heartfelt gift that was gorgeously gift-wrapped. Next time you find yourself in Rockford, go check out Porch Inc and say ‘Hi’ to Debbie for us.

American Pickers is on the History Channel, Monday nights at 8:00 CST. We weren’t able to get any footage from the network to share with you (thanks, A&E!), but that’s material for a later entry. You can download the episode on iTunes here. It is also available On Demand if you have DIRECTV (channel 1269).