One of the things that goes along with being a professional tarot reader is the propensity for deck hoarding. Most tarot decks are delivered in either a cardboard flip box, or an elaborate cigar box style thinger. The flip boxes are flimsy and fall apart pretty quickly, and the cigar boxes are gigantic and hard to carry around.

So, what do you do? You find tarot bags. I have some that were made by friends, a really terrible one that I made myself, and a few really expensive ones that I got when I was younger. What I’ve learned over the years, though, is that ZIPPER POUCHES are our salvation, brothers and sisters. And they’re fucking $6.99.

They’re the perfect size, they are sturdy and secure, and if you’re lucky, you can find some really cute ones. This is where Blue Q comes in. Along with making really fantastic accidental-tarot bags, they make socks and boxes and totes and bathroom stuff and random other things. 

I emailed them to see if I could interview them for the site and they said yes! And they sent me some swag, which is greatly appreciated (although my husband made me share)  Below, you’ll find the interview with amazing Blue Q Rep who wishes to remain anonymous, but I totally know who it is because psychic, duh.

LFT Questionnaire

1. What you appreciate the most in your friends. Self-awareness

2. Your idea of happiness. A dirty martini

3. Your idea of misery. Confrontation

4. Your favorite colors and flowers. Color: a smokey blue / Flower: Hellebores

5. Your favorite poets. Jack Gilbert

6. Your heroes/heroines in fiction. Pippi Longstocking

7. What role does divination play in your life? Not much

8. Your heroes/heroines in real life. David Byrne

9. What is your present state of mind? A little fuzzy

10. What is your favorite tarot deck or divination tool? I have no idea!

11. Your favorite songs? Obvious Child, Paul Simon

12. What is your favorite word? Actually

13. What is your least favorite word?  Probably

14. What sound or noise do you love? Peepers in the spring

15. What sound or noise do you hate? The buzz of a mosquito

16. What turns you on? Humor

17. What turns you off? Arrogance

18. What is your favorite curse word? Fuck

19. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? “Turn around, I’m sending you back in.”

Blue Q’s tag line is “Proud designers and manufacturers of life-improving, joy-bringing, products since 1988.” Right up my alley. I hope you like them, too.

xo Lis