We are an independently owned Life is good®
Genuine Neighborhood Shoppe located in Tucson, Arizona. Blue Monkey
Trading Company is proud to be one of the first such specialty shops
exclusively offering Life is good® clothing
and merchandise on the west coast. It is a pleasure for us to share
these superb products with you and help spread their message of optimism,
while at the same time fulfilling a life-long dream of owning our
own business!
Every dream has a beginning...
Shannon and Michael Bourassa started out living and working in
Boston. Shannon worked with professional photographers and her husband
Michael worked for a printing business, and like many other young
couples, they thought they were content to be a part of the hustle
and bustle. Nevertheless, they could not shake the desire to start
up their own business and were constantly on the lookout for just
the right spark that would inspire them to do so. They soon started
a family and grew tired of the stress of living in a big city, so
they relocated to the suburbs. In October of 1999, Michael was hired
at a small T-shirt printing company close to home.
Then as fate would have it, they met Jake… In March of
2005, two brothers looking to expand their business bought the
factory Michael worked for. Their names were Bert and John Jacobs,
and they owned a little T-shirt company called Life is good®.
Almost immediately, Michael and Shannon were impressed with
the quality and style of their product line, which was unlike
any other they had ever seen. The simple graphics and beautiful
colors made an impact. But what inspired them most of all was
the positive outlook and down-to-earth mentality that they shared
with the Jacobs brothers.
And then, the plotting began… During an awe-inspiring
autumn season unique only to New England, Shannon's brother
Sean came for a visit from his hometown of Tucson, Arizona.
The couple shared their dream with him of opening up their very
own Life is good® store. Their inspiration
and enthusiasm was contagious. Sean caught the bug and suggested
Tucson as a possible location. He provided the spark that was
needed, and a partnership was born.
The rest, as they say, is history… Our website offers
all of the wonderful Life is good® selections
that you are looking for. Life is all about being inspired.
Life is good® stands for excellence. It
stands for a positive and active lifestyle. And not much else
could be more inspiring than that. Browse around our online
store and enjoy the unparalleled quality, exceptional colors,
and uplifting attitude represented in our products, and see
why life is so good!