NEATitems.com, LLC
NEATitems.com, LLC was formed by Steve & Ana Hall. We started our business in 1981 (then known as Hall Way Enterprises in Boise, Idaho) demonstrating and selling neat items at Home Shows, RV Shows, Boat Shows, etc. directly to the public. Our website was first posted on the Internet in 1997. In 2003 Ana & Steve retired and we moved our shipping operations to Sedona, AZ (photos below taken from our warehouse deck) where everything is now managed by our niece, Christina, pictured above with her family.
Over the years we have always been on the lookout for NEAT items that offer our customers something unique, something that is not available just down the road at your local Wal-Mart or Home Depot. With the advent of the Internet, we changed our company name and our marketing to keep up with the times. We no longer sell at shows, only through our web site. We don't have a retail store, showroom or expensive catalogs so we keep our operating costs low. This allows us to offer our NEAT items at competitive prices. Most of our items are shipped directly from us and are stocked by us. We strive to offer you great products and customer service and we hope you'll enjoy using the items you purchase from us.
Now for some more personal info. We are a middle aged+ couple who have been married for 30+ years. While Boise is still our home, we now spend much our time at our home in La Paz, Mexico and aboard our sailboat. Ana founded her own successful computer business in 1978, Memory Banks Business Services, when personal computers were just beginning. (Our first one was a Radio Shack TRS80 Model 1 with 48k of memory and 4 disk drives!) When Steve retired from Cycles Peugeot, USA in 1981, the family moved to Boise and started the company. Except for a 2 year period in 1988 - 1990 when we sailed down to Mexico, over to Tahiti, back up to Hawaii, and then to San Francisco, we could be found selling at many consumer shows in CA, ID, HI, AK, AZ, NV, WA, OR, MT and other states.
No Worries in 1988
It will be interesting to see how new technology plays into our plans. Who knows, maybe someday we'll be sending you an email while sipping Mai Tais in Papeete! Regardless of where we are, NEATitems.com will still be as close as your computer. Please feel free to email us if you have any questions about us, our business or sailing.
No Worries in 2002
Original layout for Oceans 12M built in New Zealand. Some modifications made to aft cabin and hard dodger.
Wave breaking under us in Hiva Oa.
Ana collecting shells on Rangiroa. Steve lands a nice Mahi Mahi.
First cruising boat. Shadowfax - 40' Piver Victress trimaran built in late 1960's. Sailed to Hawaii in 1970.
This is one of my Dad's 'cruising' boats, the USS Searaven, a WWII fleet sub. My father, Harold T Hall, served on subs during the war beginning with USS S39, one of the WWI era subs that were still being used when the war began (the S39 was later lost in action.) Overall he did numerous war patrols on 6 different subs. Not my idea of a fun time cruising the South Pacific.
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