Here's looking at you 2010!

I'm back from my quick holiday/business jaunt to the Philippines.

We're starting the year off right with a big sale, so watch for our re-opening in the next week or two. We'll have a general sale for the public, as well as an extra something special to newsletter subscribers, so please make sure you're signed up to receive CLC's newsletter, The Fragrant Times.

Just a quick update on what's happening at CLC:

We'll be hosting a giveaway of our Holiday best-selling gift set, Stack o' Cupcakes, so stay tuned for details on how to enter.

The rising cost of supplies has made it necessary for us to raise our prices. Average price increase is approximately 16%. While I know this is not welcome news, we're doing our best to find other ways to make this increase easier, such as running more frequent promotions, enhancing our customer loyalty/points program and evaluating other cost-cutting initiatives.

We'll open with a sale on our Holiday fragrances. It will be a percentage off retail. However, if you're a newsletter subscriber, we'll provide a coupon code for you to enjoy an additional discount on top of the sale price.

Wanna get 50 points credited to your account? If you purchased a Holiday 2009 Sampler and used our new Whipped Cream & Sugar Scrub, we'd love to hear your thoughts on this newly reformulated product. Please e-mail your feedback to sharonn (at) craterlakecompany (dot) com. Was it scrubby enough? Did it rinse clean or would you chacracterize it as a moisturizing scrub? Did it make your skin smooth? Did it leave your skin fragranced? What were your overall impressions of the product? To thank you for your time, we'll credit your account with 50 points which is equivalent to a $5 credit.

Well that's it from me for now! Only 6 days into the new year and already my head is spinning! Whew!