Our Story, Our Promise
The founders of ZellJoy are Ashanti & Dushani, two close friends from Burlington and Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
"During the pandemic in 2021, we bought more online than at the stores. Seeing boxes filled with so much plastic bubble wrap ending at our homes was the starting point. We switched from plastic bubble mailers to recycled paper mailers as online sellers in 2017 simply because we were conscious and did not want our packages ending in the oceans or landfills".
With a shared love for the beach, kayaking, and exact birthdates, our summers were spent on day trips with our kids picking up plastic trash while getting annoyed at those who left it on the beach. We discussed how much plastic is added unnecessarily to online orders and why no one did anything about it. We realized that no major online sellers required their sellers to be more environmentally conscious, and we cannot change major marketplaces. Therefore, we believed we could do this ourselves and began the journey of ZellJoy.
The name behind ZellJoy
We wanted to add "Joy" to the name as we want to inspire "joy" in what we do and bring "joy" to our Planet, buyers, and sellers. The word "Zell" was chosen because it resonated with the word "Sell." However, "SellJoy" was unavailable to buy as a domain, and we both agreed on "ZellJoy."
The ZellJoy Movement
As mothers, we ask what kind of Earth we leave behind for our children. With the "ZellJoy" Movement, we hope to create awareness and evoke change in people, for a better future for our children.
Why Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness to Our Earth?
- Awareness happens when "Mindfulness" happens.
- Mindfulness occurs when "Loving-Kindness" happens.
We believe in nurturing our children to love and be kind to one another and our environment, the stepping stone to a "Mindful citizen."
At ZellJoy, we bring these values to our marketplace and our sellers and evoke change within our sellers.
Our Vision
Bring mindful sellers and buyers together to reduce plastic pollution while creating awareness.
Our philosophy
"We bring Green eCommerce with meaningful transparency."
Thank you for reading our story.
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Why Shop at ZellJoy?
PLASTIC-FREE PACKAGING
ZellJoy and the Sellers are committed to packaging your orders without plastic that will eventually end up in our Lakes and Oceans.
CARBON NEUTRAL SHIPPING
You as a buyer now have the option of making your order Carbon neutral. Should you decide not to, we will make sure your order is Carbon neutral.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS
The beautiful products we source from around the world are made with sustainable material, keeping our landfills a bit more cleaner.
More Reasons to Shop
HELPING TALENTED ARTISTS
ZellJoy features amazingly talented artists from all over the world. We give them a "voice" and help them to launch their career at ZellJoy and now you can be a part of that greatness by opting to donate a small amount to the featured artist of the month.
SELLERS GET MORE
ZellJoy is not here to rip-off struggling artists. The owners of ZellJoy started as artists too. We understand.
Sellers pay "no monthly fees" or listing fees at ZellJoy, until they sell at least US$1000 per month.
HELPING OTHERS DO MORE GOOD
ZellJoy creates awareness for small organizations that are doing amazing greatness to make our world a better place for the future.
You can add a bit to that greatness by opting to donate to these wonderful organizations like Krystal Ambrose's the Bahamas Plastic Movement.