Sticker Shop: East End Sticker Co.

Stickers are hot items in the teen world. They’re a must in both the creative and corporate realm, loved for their variety and their expression potential. And stickers are more than just cute sticky designs; for businesses, they’re easy promotion and advertising, and for us, they help to brand our personality. So it’s no surprise that the sticker industry has grown substantially in the last several years. Unfortunately, with this growth comes an explosion of sticker stores, companies, and marketplaces. You can pretty much find stickers anywhere now, all at relatively low prices considering they aren’t too costly to produce. But that doesn’t mean you should buy stickers from just anywhere. Forget the bland sticker packs on Amazon! East End Sticker Co. has all the stickers and styles you need to add a splash of personality and a pop of color to any item.

(Note: All pictures taken from the Instagram page of East End Sticker Co. @eastendstickerco)

East End Sticker Co. is a small business run by best friends Hannah and Maren who design and sell vinyl stickers at high quality and low prices. Their stickers are unique in that they are “hand-crafted, hand-drawn, and hand-picked to make sure that [their customers] are getting the best possible quality that [they] have to offer.” Choose from packs like the Boho Plant Pack and the Good Vibes Pack or from individual rainbow, people, plant, animal, and food stickers. East End Sticker Co. also makes it super easy to customize styles and colors with many stickers coming in several different shades. Even better? You can order custom pet stickers to take your furry friend (or not) with you wherever you go. My personal favorites are the Unique You People stickers which are gorgeously fun and unique people stickers in a wide array of positions and outfits. Like the pet stickers, these designs can be altered to resemble yourself or someone you know, making them a great gift!

Hannah and Maren share this enthusiasm for these specific designs. According to Maren, their “favourite stickers to make would have to be the custom pet stickers because they are so fun, unique, and we love to see people’s reaction to seeing their pet as a sticker that they can carry around with them. And personally, my favourite sticker pack would have to be either the Polaroid pack or the Uniquely You People stickers [because] they are such a great way of representing that we are all different and beautiful in our own way.”

Another great thing about East End Sticker Co. is the affordability: everything they currently have available is under $8 ($10 CAD). While this may be more expensive than the bland sticker packs on Amazon, with small businesses, you are buying more than just products; you are buying the passion that Hannah and Maren so evidently have for their sticker shop. All their stickers are “made with love and care and individually packaged by the owner of the business, not just some random Amazon worker who doesn’t think twice about your order,” Maren says. She also explained that “every order ignites a celebration and makes our day.” Why not get some cute stickers and add some good to someone else’s day?

As savvy business owners, Maren and Hannah also gave me some great advice for people interested in starting their own small business: “Don’t give up. It can be hard at first to get going, to put your heart and soul out there for others to judge but you have all the skills you need to succeed, just don’t give up.” Perseverance is key to running a successful business, and East End Sticker Co. shows it. Hannah and Maren’s love for their business and passion for their products is more than convincing—it’s inspiring. They represent teen talent at its best and I for one look forward to seeing where their small business goes!

If you are interested in East End Sticker Co. and want to purchase some of their adorable stickers, visit Hannah and Maren on Instagram (and check out their beautifully aesthetic Instagram page!): @eastendstickerco. To buy, all you have to do is DM them!