Alpaca Snack is centered around all things cute, colorful and bright! We carry a variety of items from stationary, jewelry, accessories, artwork and clothing! Whether you’re into funky and fun patterns, geeky goodness or J-fashion, Alpaca Snack aims to have something yummy for the colorful palate!
All artwork and design is created by the shop owner, Bobbi (AKA: Tehrinny). While her primary job is graphic and web design, Bobbi is also an artist and illustrator! Believe it or not, typical, simplified cute art isn’t her style! So you might find something a bit different in the realm of cute here. Never-the-less, a child of the 80’s and 90’s she’s heavily influenced by pop culture, toys and girly aethetics from her formative years! She’s a long-time wearer and collector of lolita fashion. She dabbles a bit in fairy-kei and Spank! styles as well. Bobbi also loves video games (JRPGs in particular), Table Top RPGs, cosplay, and animation (anime and western). Being an avid ADHD’er, Bobbi loves to experiment, try new creative things, and go for the wild and unexpected! There really is a little something for everyone here! You’ll never know what’s in store for Alpaca Snack!
Alpaca Snack is currently a one-woman show. Help is sometimes enlisted through her husband or friends.
Bobbi uses both traditional media (pen and ink, alcohol markers, colored pencil, watercolor) and digital media (photoshop, illustrator, and clip studio paint) to create artwork. She will never use any AI generated imagery to create designs! Everything at Alpaca Snack is and always will be 100% human created!
Shop History
Alpaca Snack began its journey in 2012 as Rawr Tiger, a small shop that sold colorful accessories and legwear. The shop was created as a fun way to make a bit of extra money to fund hobbies. While there was an online store, Rawr Tiger did most of its business at a handful of anime conventions in the artist alley. In 2019, Bobbi mentioned to her table neighbors and long-time friends, Mint and Apple that she wanted to rebrand and try a new direction. Ten minutes later, Nina yelled over, “I know, Alpaca Snack!” Bobbi’s favorite animals are alpacas and she had a lot of food-themed items. It was catchy and it stuck. Unfortuantely, 2020 came not too long after the rebrand began. Slowly, over 2021 and into 2023, plans were hashed and old stock was sold. Alpaca Snack stepped out of the dust in 2023 to focus on art-centered work rather than soley on jewelry.
Shop Location / Shipping:
We are based out of Ohio (Akron area) in the United States. We are currently testing the shop, and limiting purchasing to the USA only. Soon, we will be offering worldwide shipping.
Accessories, Stationary & Art Prints:
These items ship between 1-3 business days (Monday-Friday). All paper goods such as stickers and prints will be shipped with sturdy cardboard to ensure it doesn’t bend or crease! We currently ship via USPS.
Clothing:
Most clothing items are handled via drop-shipping production companies, as we’re just starting out in apparel. All clothing items feature original artwork and designs created by Bobbi (Tehrinny). You will not find them anywhere else but here!
Alpaca Snack strives to use companies that are both sustainable and ethical in their practices. Shipping details are included on the product pages themselves. Typically, T-shirts will be produced and sent in 2-4 business days, and all-over printed items take about 7-12 business days to produce and ship to you.
We will be looking into producing items to ship in-house in the near future!
Refunds & Exchanges:
We will glady offer refunds and exchanges for purchases that do not meet your expectations! However, please be sure to read the item details, as many products we carry are handmade or one of a kind. We will only sell items we feel are high quality in our online shop, but there is always a potential for minor defects. We cannot offer refunds or exchanges for items that have been damaged outside of their appropriate use. However, if we are at fault, we are happy to make things right! See our full policy for more details.
Made to Order clothing items will include a return label, so you can send any unwanted items back to the production company. However, if there is an issue, please contact us directly so we are aware of the issue!
Payment:
We currently accept credit and debit card via Stripe and Paypal as well as Paypal payments. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover for credit card purchases. More payment methods will be added in the future!
At in-person events, we accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, Apple Pay, Tap to pay, Venmo, Paypal as well as cash!