Jack

Since 2021 we’ve supplied 34 countries of the world with Carrooka boards, but that all changed at the end of 2021 when we decided to restrict supply of boards to the UK only. There are a few reasons for this, but it’s mostly due to value for money for our customers. An American Carrooka player paid £98 for shipping, a European flicker paid £48 plus the same amount again (at least) for import duties and taxes. Feedback indicated that you all think our handmade boards are value for money (especially considering the board will give you a lifetime of play), but that you didn’t want to pay so much shipping in order to get your hands on a board. So we decided to seek international partners who can make and sell Carrooka boards around the world. If we’re successful it should mean that there is a local solution for you, no matter where you are. At the time of writing, we’re in talks with a couple of makers. We’re certain that we want to maintain the quality of our Carrooka boards, no matter who is making them, so we’re being a bit fussy about who we talk to! It’s early days but the indicators are good and we hope to have others making boards at some point in 2025. If you live anywhere other than the UK and you would like to join the Carrooka revolution, please email us at hello@carrooka.com with the subject line “tell me when I can order for international delivery” and we’ll add you to our list so that we can let you know hen it’s possible. Please forgive us if we don’t reply to your email… there’s only so many hours in the day! If you’re an overseas maker who is interested to join our Carrooka journey, please feel free to get in touch!

We’ve never had a Carrooka newsletter; partly because we get slightly annoyed by the constant bombardment of our own inbox with “newsletters” that are actually sales pushes masquerading as news- but mostly because we doubt are own ability to produce regular, interesting news as we’re fully occupied making Carrooka boards in the workshop instead of sitting at a desk! So, we thought starting an informal blog would give us the chance to provide you all with Carrooka updates when they’re new and exciting, without you having to sign up to anything at all. Feel free to dip into this blog whenever you fancy.We’ll be letting you know about new venues where you can play Carrooka, or upcoming events and competitions. We’ll hopefully be sharing some videos and hints on how to maximise your flicking skills. We’ll also use it as a chance to answer some of your questions around rules, board care etc. Feel free to let us know what you would like to hear about or to comment on what we’ve written, we love to hear from you! Best wishes for nowJack and George (who is really a Georgina) Furnival- inventors and makers ofCarrooka