WENATCHEE — Their husbands own a successful business together, so why can’t they?
Paige and Ashley Monteith recently decided to upgrade their relationship from sisters-in-law to business partners.
“We just thought it’d be fun to own a business together. Our husbands do it well. And we thought an established business would be a good idea,” Paige said. “Pak-it-Rite has been in the valley for 42 years. When we saw it was for sale, we thought it was a good idea! So we checked it out.”
The ladies purchased Pak-it-Rite from its previous owners in November 2022. They added a shredding service, but decided to mostly keep the store how it has been. “We’re not wanting to change a lot. Why change what works?” Ashley said.
A variety of differently sized cardboard boxes available for shipping use at Pak-It-Rite.
When asked what it’s like being part of the local business community, Ashley said, “It’s neat! We can tell there’s a lot of support between the local businesses. All of us are born and raised here so it’s neat to own a little piece of Wenatchee and its history.”
Both women said their husbands, co-owners of Monteith Construction, are super supportive of them going into business together and even built a new front desk for them.
The gift shop area of the Pak-It-Rite store featuring a wide variety of locally sourced products available for purchase.
The store features a variety of packing and shipping options, along with the newly added shredding service. A gift shop in the lobby area stays stocked with locally-sourced products, with the ladies sharing they want to keep things PNW-based. Products include Cougar Gold cheese, wine, sweets, stationary, photographs from local photographer Pete Freund and more. Cards by local artist Nikki Isaacson are also available, as well as gift baskets compiled of specially-selected and locally-sourced products.
Pak-it-Rite is located at 36 N. Chelan Ave. in Wenatchee. More information is available at pakitrite.com.
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