About Us
Moonlighting v. operating a business while holding down regular employment
G'day,
The Flipper is a small, family-owned Australian business based in Perth, WA. We handcraft unique sporting gifts using Australian made genuine leather cricket balls and hockey balls, and quality tennis and golf balls.
Karl is the brains and creative genius behind the biz and Chelsea does everything else! Proud moonlighters, Karl has a regular gig in the mining industry and Chelsea works part-time as a primary school teacher. Karl loves sports and beer and Chelsea loves... Karl. Together, we make a pretty great team! We also have two small children who keep us on our toes.
We are a hard-working, highly professional team and manage our business with integrity. We pride ourselves in providing exceptional customer service as we consider it a top priority. We endeavour to dispatch promptly, respond to queries and rectify issues swiftly, monitor deliveries, pay attention to detail and when needed, go the extra mile. We are committed to applying sustainable practices as best we can.
It is important to us that we create quality products that are 100% Australian made. We source our materials locally or from interstate and support local businesses by outsourcing our custom work. So when you purchase from us, you aren't just supporting our family but other local and interstate Australian businesses too. We craft and dispatch from our home in the (mostly) sunny southern suburbs of Perth.
We launched this business not long after the pandemic began in 2020 with our range of cricket ball bottle openers which successfully obtained a certificate of Australian design registration #202014958. In mid 2022 we expanded our product range with our pen holders and hockey ball bottle openers. In early 2024, after many client requests, we began transforming tennis balls into bottle openers, as well as golf balls that have the added bonus of a divot tool/can opener. Our latest product, The Full Toss, was launched in October 2024 and has fast become one of our best sellers.
In January 2023, we created 100 pink 'Flippers' with the McGrath Foundation community friend logo printed on them. 100% of the proceeds will go to the McGrath Foundation. So far we have raised over $1300! For more info and to purchase, go to https://theflipper.com.au/products/mcgrath-foundation-pink.
Throughout this journey we have navigated our way through uncharted waters. We have faced many road blocks and set backs which left us disheartened and shattered. But we have overcome these challenges each time and they have made us even more determined to succeed!
Over the years we have refined our openers to what they are today; quality products using quality materials, crafted with precision.
Please contact us on the.flipper@outlook.com if you'd like to purchase wholesale and become a stockist of our products in your retail store or purchase wholesale for fundraising opportunities at your cricket, golf, tennis or hockey club. We can also tailor our products to suit your personal, business or sporting club needs. Click here to check out our custom work and find out more info.
We thoroughly enjoy 'dancing in the moonlight' together and crafting unique products which our customers admire. We appreciate every order we receive and prepare each package with immense gratitude.
We thank you for supporting our family business!
Open with class!
Chelsea and Karl
The first prototype