No Thyme Productions, a Seattle-based gardening and office supply retailer, began selling online in 1998. Amazon has proven to be a trusted platform for No Thyme Productions to continue selling gardening products while expanding into a new market simultaneously. “The flexibility Amazon offers by integrating multiple WebStores with selling on Amazon.com keeps me interested and engaged in my product offerings, allowing me to introduce new items and stores as often as I’d like,” says Nancy Mencke, Owner of No Thyme Productions.

Nancy is a firm-believer that there is simply no time to make a big production out of the small things in life. Thanks to Amazon Services’ quality online customer service, Mencke finds more time for herself, enabling her to expand on the larger components of her business and explore new areas of eCommerce.

A born gardener, Mencke has shared her enjoyment of plants and gardening with thousands of customers around the country through the use of Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). Most recently, Mencke has seen her business boom during the down economy, as more and more people look for alternative, less expensive ways to bring food to the table. “Growing your own vegetables is much more inexpensive and sustainable than buying from your local grocery store,” says Mencke. “Fulfillment by Amazon helped me carry out the overwhelming increase in vegetable seed orders, which jumped more than 200 percent during the recession.”

Since the success of No Thyme Productions, Mencke has used “seed money,” quite literally, to start up other e-commerce stores. As an avid reader, Mencke most recently grew her business through the addition of two WebStores including www.lostmyglassesagain.com and www.haveyouseenmyglasses.com, where she sells whimsical reading and office supplies. In addition to the reliability and convenience Amazon Services provides for No Thyme Productions, Mencke also finds that using Amazon keeps her tech-savvy – a must in business today.