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    How A Little Bottle-Opener Changed Our Business Forever

    For years we gave our hand-forged bottle openers away as gifts. After years of being told we should sell them, we decided to give it a try. Now we're moving forward and never looking back.

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    How A Little Bottle-Opener Changed Our Business Forever

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    Leaning Barn Iron Works has been around for decades. Manufacturing unique products for customers all over the United States. For years we made our infamous bottle opener for friends and family. After being told that we should "sell these things online" over and over, we decided to give it a try.

    Traditionally we manufacture huge custom railings that wind up two story staircases. We've built fences that are longer than city blocks...but bottle openers... we didn't think they had a place in our business.

    We submitted our Bottle Opener to Werd.com, TheAwesomer.com and very quickly, our website started gaining steam. We started to receive calls for wholesale orders, retail orders and special requests. Business was looking up and we took it by the reigns -- It was a whole new direction.

    Look out for our unique products. We plan on launching quite a few new ones in 2014.

    Check it out at: http://www.theleaningbarn.com/?product=hand-forged-bottle-opener

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