The Crackerjack Shack

09/02/2026

I know, I know. It’s September and nobody wants us talking about Christmas yet... But if you own a business, this is about the time that little voice in the back of your head (aka MeMaw) starts reminding you that eventually you’re going to need gifts for employees, customers, vendors, or all those people who helped you make it through another year.

So that got us thinkin'... What’s the BEST swag gift you’ve ever received?

It doesn't need to be the most expensive, just something you actually liked enough to keep and use.

Tell us! We're taking notes.📝

08/31/2026

IT'S TIME! Get your softball merch! 📢 The Republic HS Softball merch store is open until Thursday. Share this with all your Repmo Softball friends!
🧡🤍🖤
https://www.crackerjackshack.com/republic-softball/

08/30/2026

Most businesses sadly fail in year 1. If you make it to year 3 that’s a huge accomplishment! Making it to year 5 means you’re tough, tenacious, serious, and you’ve overcome A LOT!! Congratulations to one of our favorite Shackers and fellow Chamber member, The Grill Guys of Missouri on your fifth anniversary!! It’s a celebration well deserved!! 🧡

Five years of The Grill Guys in Republic!🎉
We’re grateful not only for their friendship, but for the way our entire community has embraced and supported this family business over the years.

They’re a great example of what it means to shop local, support local, and build a business that truly becomes part of the community. Congratulations on 5 years, Grill Guys… here’s to many more!🔥👏

Proud to support local,
Macy Mitchell - Chamber Director

08/27/2026

Ding D**g! MeMaw! 🛎️
In Part One I taught you how to center a 5-panel cap. In Part Two let’s test out the design.

I know it seems like overkill to use caps for testing, but there’s really no way to know how a design is going to perform unless you’re stitching on a similar surface to what your customer has ordered. In embroidery, details matter! And details are what separate professionals from amateurs and hobbyists. 

Turns out, your grandma was right all along! A job worth doing, is worth doing right! 😉

08/21/2026

Ding D**g! MeMaw! 🛎️
It’s FriYAY and boy do we have a good one for you! Our local nursing and rehab facility is hosting an Alzheimer’s awareness event soon and they wanted t-shirts. An anonymous donor overheard their conversation about the invoice, and paid it in full! 🙌🏻 People are doing wonderfully kind things all around us! 🩷

08/20/2026

Ding D**g! MeMaw! 🛎️
News flash! Not everything you see on the Internet is an accurate picture of what might be going on in reality. 😂 It’s easy to form opinions and make assumptions that people have an easier life than you because they seem that way online. The truth is we all have our challenges! There’s another truth, though. There is strength in JOY! 💪🏻

I experience lows like everybody else, but after the darkness fades, I always choose to face my challenges with joy! 🙌🏻

If you’re going through a rough spot, I hope you know you are not alone.  I hope, no matter what you’re going through, you find a spot of joy that makes it a little easier. 🩷

08/20/2026

Ding D**g! MeMaw! 🛎️
Did you know we have an Amazon storefront full of our favorites? Over on our TikTok channel, everyone is asking about the mechanical chalk pencil Cheryl was using in a recent video. Guess what? It’s in our storefront! 😃 We don’t keep secrets around here. If you want it, your MeMaw is gonna figure out a way for you to get it! 👵🏻 (Can’t help it. That’s the rule for MeMaws 🤷🏼‍♀️) Link is in the first comment.

08/19/2026

Ding D**g! MeMaw! 🛎️
Years ago, I banned a certain phrase at The Crackerjack Shack. What phrase, you ask?

“Good enough.”

Anytime we catch ourselves, wanting to say, “Yeah, that’s good enough,” we know that’s probably where our competitors would quit. 

NOT US!! 🙅🏼‍♀️

We’ve made “good enough” our starting point instead of our finish line! And this print is a perfect example! 🙌🏻

We printed it.
Hated it.
Printed it again…and again…and again…until we got it right!

Around here, “good enough” just isn’t good enough. 🤷🏼‍♀️

08/19/2026

Don’t mind us. We’re just over here CRUSHING IT!! 🤩

08/18/2026

Ding D**g! MeMaw! 🛎️
Zack Rutland’s company, Kinetic Transportation, has a hat problem. Good thing we’re hat problem solvers! 🤓 5-panel caps are super popular right now, so you’re going to see them all over your embroidery department this fall. Here’s how to get those designs centered. ⭐️