Fresh Bet Bits, Claire Burke Original Memories, Home Fragrance Product Updates and Commentary

Spring has officially arrived and this weekend families and friends will gather for Easter Sunday. What a lovely time of year as we look forward to warm weather and summer vacations. We must make some room in the warehouse, so it’s time for our March Madness Clearance Sale!

I have marked down lots of goodies like Finders KeyPurse, Milk bodycare, Badger lip balms, Enchanted Meadow Home & Body, Abra bath soaks, Greenleaf, Hillhouse, Isola Luce, Kama Sutra, Tart Warmers, Organic Natural Spa, Claire Burke, Simple Scents, Peacekeeper, Sonoma Lavender, Eucalyptus & Spice, Terra Nova and WoodWicks. Phew!

Stock up for next fall on winter seasonal items at big savings! Many of these items will no longer be available and are already in limited supply. Here are just a few examples of our newest markdowns:

Savings above are limited to current stock on hand. Many of these great items will make wonderful Graduation, Mother’s Day and Bridal Gifts. Click here to shop our Clearance Sale.

Happy Spring Ya’ll!

If you are signed up for our Newsletter, you already know about this once a year offer!

Winter weather creates trapped odors in your home or office. Freshen up with an automatic air freshener dispenser by Technical Concepts. For the next week, you can receive a FREE Standard TC Economy Dispenser when you place a $100.00 order for refills - Details below.

We also have 3 new Microburst 3000 fragrances that are quickly becoming new favorites! During Winter Flu season, protect your family and employees with our Hand Sanitizer Kits and Auto Foam Soap systems by washing your hands frequently.

Simply buy any assortment of these refills: Standard 6 oz refills or Microburst 9000 refills

Click to add the Free Dispenser Offer to your Cart. As long as you purchase $100. of refills, you will receive the #401375 Economy Dispenser at no charge. Valued at: $31.95

Offer Expires: March 8, 2008

Sadly with today’s high fuel prices UPS is raising our costs by 5% for 2008 for all ground shipments. These new rates will go into effect on December 31, 2007 for calendar year 2008. Below is an excerpt from their notification:
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As 2008 approaches, all of us at UPS would like to express our appreciation for your continued business. To help you plan for the coming year, we want you to know about new UPS rates and services that will take effect December 31, 2007.

UPS published small package Daily Rates will change as follows*: UPS Ground and UPS Standard to Canada services will increase 4.9%. Air and International express services will increase a net 4.9% through a combination of a 6.9% increase in rates and a 2% reduction in the air and international fuel surcharge.

Changes will also be made to accessorial charges. Delivery Area Surcharges and Residential Surcharges will increase by $0.10. The Additional Handling charge will increase by $0.50 and the charge for Address Corrections for UPS Ground packages will increase by $1.00. The charge for Declared Value will increase by $0.05 per $100 of Declared Value, with a minimum charge of $1.80, and you, as the shipper, will have the option to bill Declared Value charges for Freight Collect shipments to your account. To see the complete list of accessorial changes, please visit ups.com/rates.
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Please know that I absolutely HATE having to raise our shipping costs to our customers. But, we are a small business and we try to keep our rates evenly matched to our actual costs. Therefore, we will most like have to increase our shipping costs as well.

Fresh Bet will continue to shop between the US Postal Service, UPS & FedEx to try to find the best shipping rate for our customers. We appreciate your patience and understanding in this area.

We had a Rebate Program in 2006 that was so well received, I thought we should repeat it again for 2008! The basics are the same. The result is essentially a 10% rebate for our loyal customers who choose to make Fresh Bet their home fragrance retailer of choice.

Here’s how it works:

* You will receive a postcard with your next shipment that explains the program on the front of the card.
* On the back of the card you simply record each purchase by Sale # and dollar amount.
* When you reach the desired level, simply mail it to us and we will mail or email you a rebate coupon. Simple enough!
* The program will end in the 4th quarter of 2008, so be sure to mail your postcards back to us by November 2008.

Now you can accumulate your purchases with Fresh Bet Home Fragrances over the next 6-12 months and use your Rebate Coupon towards FREE Stuff!

Here are the rebate levels:

* $200.00 - $249.99 - $20.00 off Coupon
* $250.00 - $349.99 - $25.00 off Coupon
* $350.00 - $449.99 - $35.00 off Coupon
* $450.00 - $549.99 - $45.00 off Coupon
* $550.00 or more - $55.00 off Coupon

So keep an eye out for the lavender Rebate Postcard in your next order! As always, thanks for shopping with Freshbet.com.

Bet

Archipelago Botanicals decided to blend a combination of Oat, Rice, and Soy Proteins to create this collection of bath, body, foot, and hair care products that is super fresh and clean. If you enjoy a simple scent that is pure and natural, consider the Milk Collection by Archipelago Botanicals.

This award winning collection from Archipelago Botanicals is a favorite amongst nutrition experts, who believe that Soy extract is the perfect bath and body additive! The proteins, amino acids, and lipids found in Soy beans allow for rapid hydration and cell regeneration.

While our inventory lasts; now all Milk bodycare is 15% off.
Click here for Archipelago on sale.

Last month we had an opportunity to try out a new Customer Survey program. I was delighted with the responses we received. Many of our customers requested more competitive pricing for TC Air Fresheners and Dispensers. Thus, I am pleased to announce that we have lowered prices on all TC Air Freshener Dispensers & Kits; as well as added Case Pricing for Microburst 3000 refills, T-Cells, Gel Cups, Yankee Candle Standard 6 oz and Pump Refills.

We have also set up new Case Pricing for Microburst 9000 and TC Standard 6 oz Air Freshener refills. For business restroom hygiene, we have lowered selected pricing on One Shot Plus, Hand Sanitizers, Foam Soap and Auto Janitor.

New Lower TC Air Freshener Dispenser Pricing

* Microburst 3000 Economy Dispenser Was: $31.95, Now: $23.95
* Standard 6 oz Economy Dispenser Was: $31.95, Now: $18.95
* Gel Cup Economy Dispenser Was: $14.95, Now: $9.95
* Service Plus Standard 6 oz Dispenser Was: $35.95, Now $26.95

New Lower TC Air Freshener Kit Prices

* Microburst 3000 Chrome Programmable Kit - Was: $75.95, Now $61.95.
* Microburst 3000 Economy Kit - Was: $40.95, Now $30.95
* Microburst 3000 White Programmable Kit - Was: $69.95, Now $57.95
* Microburst 9000 Economy Kit - Was: $45.95, Now $37.95
* Microburst 9000 White Programmable Kit - Was: $76.95, Now $63.95

New Case Quantity Discounted Prices for Refills

If you usually buy the same scent by the case, now you can save big!
* Microburst 3000 Refills, 12 per case: $69.60
* Yankee Candle 6 oz Standard Refills, 12/case: $69.95
* Gel Cup Refills - Were: $4.00/each, Now $3.00/each.
* Pump Refills now on Closeout clearance at $72.00/case of 12. Were: $93.00/case

T-Cell Case Prices, New Lower T-Cell Fan Dispenser Price - Was: $29.95, Now $24.95!

T-Cell Fan Dispenser is perfect for passive, continual fragrancing without a spray. Refills last 2 months and Batteries last one year. Ideal odor-neutralizing system for smaller rooms; uses no propellants. T-Cell Refills - Case of 6 Now $64.80

Lower Prices on TC Hand Soap, Hand Sanitizers, Auto Janitor
Cold & Flu Season will be here soon enough. Every home or office can use extra protection from illness with TC systems like:

* One Shot Plus Automatic Wall-Mount Foamy Hand Soap
* Instant Hand Sanitizer Wall-Mount Dispenser & Refills
* Manual, Wall-Mount Lotion Foam Soap Kits
* Counter Mount Automatic One Shot Gel Soap Dispensers, Kits, Refills

The folks who subscribe to our Newsletter already know about these, so if you haven’t yet signed up, here are our current Clearance Savings:

Hillhouse Naturals 10-50% off
Enchanted Meadow bodycare 10-30% off
Enchanted Meadow Home Fragrances 10% off
Enchanted Meadow Candles 40-50% off
Terra Nova Bodycare 15% off
Claire Burke 10-50% off
Greenleaf Bodycare, Diffusers 15% off
Isola Luce Diffusers, Candles 10-40% off
Sonoma Eucalyptus 10-30% off
Sonoma Lavender 10-30% off

Summer vacation season will soon be ending as the students prepare to return to school this month. It’s time for an “End of Summer Sale” as we start thinking about moving into Fall. This is a great time to indulge in summer fragrance mark-downs as we make room for lots of great new Fall merchandise. We have several bodycare lines by Enchanted Meadow that are on Clearance. Many of our Claire Burke summer fragrances are on Sale. All of our Summer WoodWick Candles and Old Virginia Wax Tarts summer scents have also been marked down.

Later this month we’ll be receiving the new WoodWick Car Gel Scents. Claire Burke will be shipping The Haunted Home and Pomegranate Plum to us by Labor Day. In September we will have new Eternal Flame Eclipse Lamps from Enchanted Meadow and new Autumn Reed Diffusers and Refills.

* Claire Burke on sale: Citrus Blush, Wisteria, Simply Jasmine
* Summer WoodWick Candles now 10% off
* Summer Old Virginia Wax Tarts now 20% off
* Terra Nova Gardenia, Rain & Water Petals bodycare - 15% off
* Selected Organic Sonoma Lavender Sachets - 30% off
* Selected Greenleaf Aroma Decor Diffusers, Bath & Body - 15% off
* Selected Kama Sutra - 10% off
* Simple Scents Body Butters - selected scents 10% off

Treat summer skin to lots of moisturizing and save money on our great sale pricing! Just Arrived: New Badger Sun Care. Whether you’re starting your holiday shopping early or just stocking up on some end of summer scents at great savings; don’t delay as our clearance prices are limited to stock on hand.

Click here to shop our Clearance Sale!

If you subscribe to our newsletter, here is an excerpt of our current Sale/Coupon Offer:

Enjoy 20% off savings on our Summer scent Woodwick Candles! Selected scents are already marked down by 10% on our website.

*Simply use Coupon FB77 to get an additional 10% off while supplies last.

You can also use this coupon toward:

Claire Burke summer scents
Enchanted Meadow clearance closeouts
Isola Luce Palm Wax Candles
Archipelago Botanicals Milk bodycare
Woodwick Reed Diffusers
Wax Tarts by Old Virginia

Coupon Expires: 7/31/2007

We are all a bit sad to hear that the Enchanted Meadow Factory has discontinued some of our favorite scents:

* Fleurs de Provence
* Apple Torte
* Mandarin Tea
* Apres Jardin (Gardeners)
* All Hand & Body Scrubs
* All Mineral Salts in 5 Vial Gift Box

I am still sorting through the new information and have requested more details from the Factory. Some of these items are already on clearance sale on our website. So, if you are a fan of any of these great classic scents, be sure to stock up now. The Factory has already depleted their stock so there will not be anymore available once our inventory is gone.

Click here to shop Enchanted Meadow on Clearance.

Click here for all Enchanted Meadow as stocked at Freshbet.com