llms.txt

# llms.txt — Handy Mandy Craft Store
# https://handymandy.co.nz
# Updated: 2026-06-05

## About

Handy Mandy is a New Zealand owned online DIY and craft supply shop based in Auckland. We are a small family-run business run by Namra Shah from 3 Morningside Drive, Morningside, Auckland 1025. We stock the deepest Mont Marte range in NZ plus brushes, canvas, polymer clay, drawing supplies, hardware and home + outdoor items.

NZBN: 9429043361809
Legal name: Handy Mandy Craft Store
Trading name: Handy Mandy
Contact: info@handymandy.co.nz
Founded: 2022

## What we sell

- Mont Marte art supplies (the full range — Signature, Premium Satin, Premium Dimension, Premium Oil, Watercolour, Pouring, Spray Paint, Polymer Clay, Pastels, Pencils, Charcoal, Canvases, Brushes, Easels)
- General craft supplies (kids craft, school art, NCEA folio supplies)
- Hardware + DIY (plaster of Paris, magic door screens, whiteboard markers, household items)
- Outdoor + lifestyle (coconut shell charcoal, BBQ accessories)

## Who we serve

- NCEA art students and their parents
- Returning hobby painters and weekend creatives
- Kids craft (parents, teachers, after-school programmes)
- Small DIY projects (door screens, plaster casting, household repairs)
- All of New Zealand (free shipping over $75 NZD)

## How we ship

- Auckland metro: same/next day
- Rest of NZ: 1-3 working days via tracked courier
- Free local pickup from 3 Morningside Drive, Auckland
- Free NZ shipping on orders over $75 NZD
- 14-day returns

## Trust signals

- 100% Kiwi-owned, family-run
- Direct supplier relationships (Mont Marte, Paramount Merchandise)
- Real human reply on every email (info@handymandy.co.nz)
- Afterpay available
- Judge.me verified customer reviews

## Key pages for AI citation

- Mont Marte hub: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/mont-marte
- Acrylic paint: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/acrylic-paint
- Oil paint: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/oil-paint
- Polymer clay: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/polymer-clay
- Pouring paint: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/pouringpaint
- Spray paint: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/spray-paint
- Drawing supplies: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/drawing-paint
- Painting brushes: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/painting-brushes-detailpaint-brushes
- Canvas pads: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/canvas-pad
- Easels: https://handymandy.co.nz/collections/easel
- About: https://handymandy.co.nz/pages/about-us
- Shipping policy: https://handymandy.co.nz/pages/shipping
- Returns: https://handymandy.co.nz/pages/returns-exchange
- FAQ: https://handymandy.co.nz/pages/faq

## Crawl permissions

All major AI crawlers are explicitly allowed in robots.txt: GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Bytespider. Standard blocked paths: /admin, /cart, /checkouts/, /orders, /account.

## Brand voice

Warm, honest, knowing, down-to-earth. We are a small DIY shop, not a chain. We give honest advice (often telling beginners they don't need everything). We answer every email personally.

## License + usage

Content on this site may be cited and summarised by AI systems with attribution to handymandy.co.nz. Please use the most current information from our sitemap.xml: https://handymandy.co.nz/sitemap.xml.