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

This past visit to Market in July, we saw the brand new “Fire & Ice” Lamp by Enchanted Meadow. Leave it to Barbara to come up with such a stunning new design! Sparkling and Shimmering Ice Effects in glass with a glowing dancing flame!

We are starting out with the 7″ size in the Inverted Obelisk design. These are in the “Pure Energy” line and thus have the removable fuel cartridge. The wick assembly includes a patented grooved ring that will hold several drops of refresher oil to fragrance the room. Or, simply burn it unscented for added ambiance in any setting.

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Ever since Reed Diffusers hit the market 4-5 years ago, there have not been alot of manufacturers who offer the refill oil. We get many requests for just the refill oil from our customers. When I go to Market and get a chance to talk to Factory folks; I always ask about the refills. Their answer is usually the same. I am always told that the cost of the refill oil is nearly as much as an entire new reed diffuser set; thus they tend not to offer them.

When we visited the Enchanted Meadow factory in July 2006, they didn’t see the refills as being so terribly expensive and now they are by far one of our best selling products. So, I always look forward to the new fragrances by Enchanted Meadow so that we can expand our offering to our customers.

This winter and fall, we have 6 new scents available in reed diffuser refills:
Amaretto Lime, Winterberry Orange, Silver Birch, Mistletoe, Whispering Pines & Spirit of Christmas.
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We are also offering the complete reed diffuser set in Winterberry Orange, Mistletoe, Whispering Pines and Spirit of Christmas:

Several years ago we offered these lovely wax candle lamps by Enchanted Meadow. At that time, they did not have a removable cartridge that holds the lamp oil (liquid paraffin). We sold many of them and they were known as the “Eternal Flame” Candle Lamp.

Enchanted Meadow hand-makes all of these in their small family factory near Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. Last summer, Wade & I had the pleasure of touring their factory and meeting Barbara, the owner. Each lamp is hand decorated with botanicals and their production process gives each candle lamp a distressed appearance.

Barbara has improved upon the candle lamps by making the refillable oil reservoir removable. Now these are called “Pure Energy” and each lamp comes with a fuel cartridge that will simply slide up and out to be refilled with any high quality lamp oil. We offer the fuel cartridges separately as well as the recommended liquid paraffin oil for use in the Pure Energy Lamps.

Each lamp will forever stay beautiful because you never burn the wax exterior. There is a wick assembly that is included and we also sell replacement wick assemblies. Surrounding the wick is a patented fragrance oil cup that looks like a small brass metal groove. This enables you to burn the candle lamp unscented or with refresher oil. By adding a few drops of refresher oil to the grooved ring, the heat from the flame will release the fragrance into the room. Or, you can simply burn it without any refresher oil for ambiance.

These candle lamps make beautiful gifts! They are stylish and organic looking with natural botanical decorations. They fit into most any home decor theme with panache! We offer metal bases in the unique elliptical shape, or they can be placed directly onto fine furniture because they have a thoughtful cork base.

We are now offering the Pure Energy Candle Lamps by Enchanted Meadow in: Linen, Laurel Green, Teal and Caramel colors in both 5″ and 7″ heights. HINT: Display both heights on a lovely silver platter for a great accent decoration in any room.

We also offer the Egyptian style in Chocolate Brown and the Inverted Obelisk style in Cabernet, Laurel Green and Teal. Enchanted Meadow makes treasures that are truly a pleasure to give or receive!

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.

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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.

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This is a quick update to let our customers know of some new changes to our shipping carriers:

1. The US Postal Service will no longer allow us to ship sprays or perfumes to Canada. They have discontinued the ground service; and these items are prohibited for air shipment. This means we must ship by UPS Ground which is more expensive and may require Canadian customers to pay incoming duties.
2. FedEx Ground shipments will all be sent with a required signature due to unpaid claims for non-received shipments. This means you must be home to sign for your package or they will not leave it on the porch or doorstep. We have experienced losses when we do not require a signature and sadly this is increasing your delivery time as FedEx must now obtain your signature.
3. The result is that we will start using UPS more because of these new ‘issues’ with USPS and FEDEX. In certain rural areas, UPS is quite costly. We will do our best not to increase your shipping fees, but UPS levies more fuel surcharges, etc. so we will watch these charges carefully before determining if our shipping charges to our customers must be raised.

I understand this is a very sensitive area; especially with so many websites offering free and discounted shipping rates. Please know that we utilize as many recycled packing materials as possible and DO NOT charge Handling Fees at Freshbet in an attempt to keep our costs as reasonable as possible. We appreciate your patience as we strive to maintain shipping costs which are continually being increased by the carriers. As always, email Bet if you have comments or suggestions.

It’s always a treat to see what new and beautiful products Enchanted Meadow has created. Barbara, their President and “Creative Director” has such a flair for high-end style and design at very affordable prices.

As usual, they have not disappointed us for 2007. In keeping with the fragrance trends for this year, we have 3 wonderful citrus scents and one new oceanic marine scent. Freshbet is pleased to offer you: Verbena Lime, Lemon Thyme and Seville Orange in reed diffusers, refills, candles, room spray and way cool new Aroma Pods.

We have also brought back their Raspberry Nectarine, strictly a Spring/Summer scent in the reed diffuser set & refill. This is a great scent that Enchanted Meadow has had every Spring for the past 3 or 4 years.

Their new Water Crystal is perfect for the bath or boudoir. It’s a delicate, light floral with oceanic marine notes that is perfect for a blue or sea decor. Water Crystal is available in Potpourri, Reed Diffuser Set & Refill, Room Spray and Refresher Oil.

Enchanted Meadow has also released a new scent called: White Sage and Camelia which we are offering in their Reed Diffuser set & refill. This is a lovely herbal/citrus blend of sage and lime. 2007 is all about lime citrusy scents, gardenia and ocean scents! Enchanted Meadow has also created a very stylish new Tall Glass Soy Candle…simply gorgeous!

Remember, anytime you order at least $30.00 of Enchanted Meadow, you can receive a FREE Travel Tin Candle! Click here for Special Offers!

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