Worldly Wednesday - Oh Vancouver

In honour of this year's host of the Winter Olympics, here are some pictures of Vancouver from our trip last summer.

The opening and closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics will be held at B.C. Place. I don't know if shirtless guy (pictured behind me) will still be at his post.

No matter where we go, we always find our way to the local Chinatown. This is the Chinatown Arch in Vancouver. It's the gateway to the city's bustling Chinatown. It's also the gateway that led me to the hair salon where I walked in for a trim and walked out with a mullet. Good thing about hair is that it grows back and shows no sign of the trauma it once endured. My self-esteem however, has been permanently scarred. I spent the rest of the vacation listening to Chris serenade me with 80's music in honour of my haircut. That and he said I looked a bit like Bruce Lee.

Chris pondering the next CLC promotion at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

So that's pretty much it for Vancouver. We were only there for a few days as a stopover on our way to Alaska.

Next post - Alaska.

Gimme That! Stack o' Scrubs Gift Set!

Win your very own Stack o' Scrubs Gift Set!

Last month, we sponsored a giveaway hosted by Courtney, blogger extrodinaire of Me and Bella. It was such a hit with 337 entries and we couldn't be more pleased!

So...here's your chance to win dear Scentimental Waxing readers. Simply send an e-mail to info (at) craterlakecompany (dot) com. You get multiple entries by doing the following:

1 entry for subscribing to our newsletter or being an existing subscriber.

Up to 5 entries for submitting a product review (please go to the specific product page on our website and click the Write an online review link.) You can submit up to 5 product reviews for a total of 5 entries.

2 entries by reviewing a CLC product on your blog (please include a link of the review in your e-mail.)

In your e-mail, please list what actions you took to enter so we can tally up your total number of entries.

Thanks for participating!

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!