You re Special Gifts & Collectibles NEWSLETTER Phone: (920) 738-0490 Hours: M-F/10-8; SAT/10-5; SUN/11-4 www.yourespecialgifts.com Volume 12, No. 2 Hello Everyone! Hope you ve all had some time to enjoy our season of Summer. I was blessed to be able to travel to Alaska this summer and visit some very special family there. Was great to get away from the regular routine of things and just relax and enjoy. And I did very much! But now it s back to reality and some things need to be accomplished like this newsletter! Can you believe it s not that far out there to be thinking of Fall and Halloween already and I just said to someone late last week it s only 4 months until Christmas! YIKES! Where does the time go? Also coming up here real quick is our Annual Customer Appreciation Sale AUGUST 25th through AUGUST 29th. We do this special sale once a year as a Thank You for your loyalty to our business look for the coupon in this newsletter and bring it with you the coupon gets you 20% off your entire purchase! That s a great opportunity to maybe start some of your holiday shopping AND/OR buying some of those smaller priced items that you normally don t like to use your points on (like the Embellish Your Story magnetic pieces or the Magnabilities magnetic jewelry inserts or Old World ornaments or Bauble Lu Lu beads, etc., etc.). So mark your calendars you don t want to miss this one! Hope you have some time to read further about lots of new products and new things going on at You re Special Gifts & Collectibles. We re excited about what s happening and we hope you will be too. Look forward to seeing you soon! Amy, Linda, Roger, Rhoda, Michelle, Leslie, Amy B., Bonnie, Ginny, Connie & Nicole The Staff of You re Special Gifts & Collectibles FRIGHTFULLY FUN HALLOWEEN ITEMS Bethany Lowe We brought in a great selection of new pieces just like you requested! Two of Bethany s original pieces have been reproduced and we have them the Catnip Clown and Tombstone Trickster figurines. Be sure to also notice the Vintage Haunted House, the Uptown Dancing Pumpkin, ornaments, and many other items. Byers Choice I ll list a couple of new Halloween items you ll want to see the Lighted Ghostly Manor, the Witch with Lace Hat, and the Halloween Table. Fabulous Halloween Carolers!
Jim Shore New items have arrived Ghost on Tombstone, Ghosts on Pumpkin Candy Dish, and Stacked Halloween Scene (Witch with Bat on Tombstone with Cat on her Hat). These and many other hauntingly fun Halloween figurines check them all out! Charming Tails How can you resist this charming product? Here s a peek at two new pieces-- Did I Scare You? and Too Sweet To Resist! New Christmas pieces are in too! Department 56 Here it is the 4th & final Haunted Rails piece the Haunted Rails Caboose. Coordinating new accessory piece is Git Offa My Train. AND the new lighted Rickety Railroad Platform is very spooky and fun! Really exciting other new pieces too have you seen the Retching Pumpkin Diner? YIKES!! Other Fantastic Halloween Items We have Old World Halloween cards (so many of you request these), lighted (glowing) pumpkin, skeleton, and ghost figures, night lights, new mini ornaments, and so much more! You ll be hauntingly delighted! WHAT ELSE IS NEW? Oh, we have so many new items I hardly know where to start! I ll attempt to show you as many pictures as I can so I ll have to spare the words to allow more space now there s a challenge for me!! Kameleon Jewelry Have you seen any of the new Kameleon items? We have an awesome selection of new Jewel Pops, new earrings, and a new ring. We are so excited and think you will be too! More New Trendy Watches! This has been one of our most requested items well, we have them in now! Lots of very fun colors and many, many new styles (we even brought in some Wisconsin Badgers watches, Halloween watches, and Holiday watches). They are just cool!! At our price, you can maybe buy more than 1 and they make a fantastic and fun gift too! 2
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION EVENT at You re Special Gifts & Collectibles Thursday, August 25th, through Monday, August 29th, 2011 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! It s a great event we hope you enjoy it. We certainly appreciate your loyalty to our business. Because of you, You re Special Gifts & Collectibles continues to be able to offer you a full selection of the newest gifts and collectibles in the market. That is just fun for everyone! So again, THANK YOU! So here s that special coupon below--(it s 20% off your entire purchase--on regular price, in-stock merchandise). PLEASE BRING THE COUPON WITH YOU (great idea is to cut it out right now)! This is an opportune time to purchase some items you ve been wishing for and, if you can, the ideal time to buy gifts too! Hope to see you! You re Special Gifts & Collectibles CU STOM ER APPRECIATION COU PON Coupon valid Thursday, August 25th, through Monday, August 29th, 2011 20% OFF Your Entire Purchase (When one-time use coupon is presented and your purchase is for $35 or more - pretax) Cannot be combined with other discounts, Scrip, or sale items. Coupon applies to in-stock merchandise only. Coupon cannot be applied to special orders, previous or future purchases, or layaway purchases. Special artist hand-painted ornaments and Club Kits not included. Embellish Your Story This is Hot! Hot! If you are new to this product, you ll want to check out why this product is so fun and functional and personal. We provide the product (and we have an awesome selection you make it fun and personal! It s all purchased in small quantities so you can create the look you want and change it up as often as you d like. You mix and match the magnetic embellishments on a memo board or frame (or refrigerator or file cabinet or desk, etc.!) with your personal photographs or special items to enhance your memories and celebrate the occasion! Many of you are creating very special gifts with this product too. Now an exciting announcement--new HOLIDAY EMBELLISHMENTS HAVE ARRIVED! They are awesome and sparkly! Just don t wait too long on this one and your 20% coupon is a real bonus on these smaller-priced items too! Nora Fleming Tabletop This is a wonderful and unique tabletop system One platter...every Occasion! You choose the platter shape and size of your choice (or several--once you discover how great this product is!). Then you choose from a wide selection of mini s that are inserted into the platter for the occasion at hand. For example, for Halloween we have a Spider mini, a Witch s Hat mini, and a R.I.P. mini. Insert the mini in your platter and you re all set for your Halloween party. For the Holidays, we have quite a selection of mini s a Santa, Snowman, Stocking, Santa Hat, Gingerbread Cookie, Holly, etc. You use the same platter just change the mini. And there are mini s for all occasions and holidays. How fun is that? 3
Dated Ornaments I m going to put this at the top of this page so everyone hopefully will see it. Many of the dated ornaments have now arrived NOT ALL but many are now in-stock! As I state every year, don t put this purchase off, if possible! We have the Precious Moments dated ornaments, the Cherished Teddies dated ornament, Swarovski Annual Dated Ornament, Christopher Radko dated ornaments, Old World dated ornament, Inge-Glas dated ornament, Charming Tails dated ornament, and Willow Tree dated ornament. Because of our Vendors inventories, sometimes we can t reorder. When it s a dated product, they only produce so many they re all considered Limited Editions. So that s why we encourage early buying. Our goal is to have everyone get what they need and then everyone s happy! Precious Moments These figurines have been available as long as I can remember! And they continue to be very popular. We have figurines in-stock for almost any special occasion wedding, new baby, baptism, confirmation, first communion, birthday, and we also have many new Disney introductions too. It s amazing how popular the Birthday Train and Growing in Grace series are. As you know, when it comes to these special birthday series pieces, we always try to have them in-stock for you. 2011 Lang Calendars!! These are now available at our store! This is something new for You re Special this year and we hope it works out for you. Because it s new for our store, we tried to select what we thought were the most popular styles but you ll need to let us know if we missed something and can get it ordered for next year! We have a good selection of Wall Calendars, some Vertical Calendars, some Pocket Calendars, and the wooden Calendar Frames too. We ve been told these can be difficult to find, so buying early makes great sense! Bauble LuLu Beads These are the quality beads that many of you are very familiar and they are also very reasonably priced. They are interchangeable with any of the Sterling Silver name brand bracelets and beads. With the enclosed coupon, it s a great time to add to your bead collection or purchase some for gifts and get 20% off! Lutini Jewelry by Bauble LuLu These are the more petite beads with the same great quality and pricing of Bauble LuLu beads. Newest to this collection are the addition of the Bling Bling beads they are VERY sparkly! 4
Tervis Tumblers Now that we know we will have our football season again, don t forget about the official NEW Green Bay Packer Super Bowl Champion Tervis Tumblers. We have a nice selection of sizes in stock. I can t say enough about this excellent product. We use them at our house almost exclusively now because there are no more drippy glasses! We like to play games or do puzzles and if you re having some type of drink, these are THE BEST NO DRIPS NO WET SPOTS!! YAY! YAY! If you haven t yet, try them! You ll be glad you did! These make terrific gifts too men love the 24 oz. size! Tervis is a USA made product. Its double-walled insulation feature keeps cold drinks colder and hot drinks hotter than any other product and they re guaranteed for life! JUST A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK AT HOLIDAY PRODUCT! Old World Ornaments Be sure to take a look at our Old World ornament wall you ll see lots of new ornaments. The Holiday Bell, the Quilt Square, the Bag of Chips, and the Flying Pig all are new. New Department 56 Village Pieces There are many new 2011 buildings already set up in all of the different Village series. I ll just point out a couple. For example, in North Pole, take a peek at the new Gumdrop Shop and Mickey s Ears Factory. In the Dickens series, look at the Joseph Edward Tea Shoppe it has a lot of charm. And in Snow Village, this year s Christmas Lane piece is the Patriot House and as you ve come to expect, it s fully decorated! But take a few minutes to see them all they re so beautifully detailed. Christopher Radko Event Once again, we ll be hosting a very special Christopher Radko Event in October. Mark your calendars now it s all set for Friday, October 7th, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Our Radko Representative, Mara, will be in our store to answer any questions as well as a special guest from the Christopher Radko Corporation. More details will follow in future mailings such as what the Limited Edition Event Ornament will be and what special discounts will be available during the Event. Please plan to attend. It s always a great evening. Snowbabies There are lots of new Snowbabies already on display. In honor of their 25th Anniversary, you ll notice many more new Snow Dream figures they re the ones with the vintage silver glitter and tinsel. These figurines really make you smile and just warm your heart. Add A Little Sparkle is adorable as is Angel of My Heart and Joy for You and Me. 5
You re Special Gifts & Collectibles 801 N. Casaloma Dr. Appleton, WI 54913 www.yourespecialgifts.com PRSRT STD U.S. PoSTage P a I D green BaY, WI PeRmIT No. 460 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED POSTMASTER: Please deliver no later than August 20 to August 24, 2011 Follow us on Facebook. Free Gift Wrapping Shipping Always Available We accept Visa - Mastercard - Discover - American Express September Highlights Village Candles Fragrance of the Month (20% off).............. Crisp Apple Monday, September 5th (Special Hours 10-2)....... Labor Day October Highlights Village Candles Fragrance of the Month (20% off)........... Cinnamon Bun Friday, October 7th (5:00-7:00P.M.)............. Radko Event Wednesday, October 19th........................ Boss s Day Monday, October 31st........................... Halloween You re Special Offers: Web Site - Click on www.yourespecialgifts.com Customer Incentive Program - Points for your purchases (1 point for every pre-tax dollar spent) an accumulation of 250 points earns 20% off a regular price item of choice (some exclusions apply) Layaway - 20% down holds your purchase with monthly payments until paid in full. Registry/Wish Lists - We ll register your wishes. Then have your family and friends stop in & shop! Shipping - Available in the continental USA. November Highlights Village Candles Fragrance of the Month (20% off).......... Warm Apple Pie Thursday, November 3rd thru Monday, November 7th........... Holiday Open House Sunday, November 6th........ Daylight Savings Time Ends Thursday, November 24th (Closed).......... Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 25th (Store opens at 9:00A.M.)........................... Thanksgiving Weekend Sale Begins