Freshbet.com Home Fragrance

We know this has been a difficult year and that the pundits are forecasting more of the same for 09. Let us help you save money and still give fabulous gifts to friends and family. Shop our Clearance closeouts as we make room in the warehouse for new Spring 2009 goodies:

* Sonoma Lavender, Eucalyptus, Spice – up to 60% off
* Terra Nova perfumes, body care & Rain Travel Kit – up to 60% off
* Badger Balms up to 30% off
* Claire Burke Christmas Memories, Oh Christmas Tree – now 20% off with Coupon FB1108
* Greenleaf – Over 50 items now up to 25% off
* Caswell-Massey – Select items now 10% off – Valentines Day is coming!
* Essential Oils by Annie Oakley – 40% off
* Claire Burke overstocks – Over 40 items now up to 50% off
* Enchanted Meadow closeouts – up to 75% off
* Hillhouse Naturals closeouts – up to 50% off
* Isola Luce Candle closeouts – Now 30-40% off
* Natural Spa Organic home keeping, lotions – Now 75% off
* WoodWicks – Selected candles, reed diffusers, home fragrance oils – Now over 50 items up to 40% off
* Selected Finders KeyPurse key hooks – Now up to 40% off

Click here to shop our BIG Clearance Sale!

We found these beautiful glass picture frames at the July show in Atlanta. They are from Enchanted Meadow and have a lovely vintage look to them. There are 6 styles and we have started out with their 11″ x 9″ size which holds a 5″ x 7″ photo.

Belle Epoch means beautiful era and is reminiscent of days gone by. If you have a special photo that deserves a glamorous and chic frame, consider these beauties:

Click here to see all 6 styles.

So much to do to get ready for Fall! We have just marked down over 500 items and Kate is working hard to get the price changes done on the sites. The folks who take our Newsletter already know about these. Here is a brief recap of the current specials:

* Finders KeyPurse key hooks – Selected items 10-30% off
* Annie Oakley Essential Oils – 10% off
* Aromatique Smell of Spring, Citrus Plum Berry – 15% off
* Badger Balms – Selected item 10-20% off
* Scrunchy Shirts – 10% off
* Enchanted Meadow – Most Everything – Now 10-75% off (No, we are not dropping this line, we just need to thin it down a bit!)
* Pre de Provence Soaps 20-30% off
* Abra Therapeutics – 25% off
* Greenleaf Seasonal Scents – 50% off
* Greenleaf Reed Diffusers – 10% off
* Selected Greenleaf Aroma Decor Diffusers – 40% off
* Selected Hillhouse – 10-75% off
* Isola Luce Candles – 10-40% off
* Kama Sutra – Up to 75% off
* Tart Warmers – 10-30% off
* Natural Spa – 50% off
* Selected Claire Burke – up to 75% off
* All Scentier Lampes & Parfum – 20% off
* Simple Scents Body Butters – 50% off
* Selected Sonoma Lavender, Eucalyptus, Spice, Rose – up to 75% off
* Terra Nova – up to 50% off
* Selected WoodWicks Oils, Diffusers, Candles, Tarts – up to 40% off
* Ozium Hand-held air sanitizers – 35% off

Click here for Clearance Savings.

Enchanted Meadow does a beautiful job with their potpourri. These gorgeous bags of botanicals are all lovingly hand-assembled at their Canadian plant near Vancouver. Last year they discontinued a long-time favorite called Fleurs de Provence. This year they have introduced their new scent called Prima Fleur which is similar.

Prima Fleur is a romantic and feminine blend of pink botanicals fragranced with complex floral notes of greens, muguet and white jonquil. We are starting out with the bag potpourri, reed diffuser oil refill and refresher oil.

Click here for Prima Fleur by Enchanted Meadow.

2008 has brought us several new Peach fragrances for the home and bath. Peach has been out of style for the past 6-8 years and seems to be making a comeback for 2008. Leave it to Enchanted Meadow to put together 2 tasty scents of Mango and Peach for an absolute fruity delight!

We now have their bag potpourri, reed diffuser refill and refresher oil available in this yummy summer blend of Mango, Key Lime and Georgia Peach!

Click here for Mango Peach by Enchanted Meadow.

WOW, Wade & I had a hectic trip to Atlanta for 2 days to attend the huge January Gift Show to order new merchandise for Spring. Needless to say we were exhausted by the time we left. Here is a brief recap of what we have planned for Spring/Summer 2008:

* New WoodWick candles and Reed Diffusers.
* New Old Virginia Tarts.
* More new WoodWick car scents and Home Fragrance Oil scent choices.
* New WoodWick Fusion art-glass Candles & Reed Diffuser – simply stunning!
* New WoodWick Reed Diffuser oil refills w/new Reeds.
* NEW Olive Oil Organics in travel tin candles and large 22 oz clear glass. AWESOME scent!
* More new Hillhouse Farm Naturals tin candles and new Pomegranate Reed Diffuser.
* Hillhouse Good Dog Linen Spray and tin candle.
* NEW Greenleaf Reed Diffusers and refills. These are ceramic and so charming.
* Greenleaf has introduced a new scent called Evening Twilight which is a powdery soft scent that will be available in Aroma Decor Diffuser Oil.
* 2 New Greenleaf Aroma Decor Diffusers: Yellow Vase, Shanghai
* Greenleaf has also reformulated their lotions to include Jojoba making them even better!
* Greenleaf has a new Spa line which we will be adding soon: Bath Salts, Scrub, etc.

We are optimistically guarded that we will soon be selected to become an Aromatique retailer. They gave me their new Peach Pizazz candle to burn and it is phenomenal! We are excited to report we have ordered:

* The Smell of Spring
* Summer Sorbet
* Fresh Fig
* Citrus Plum Berry
* Peach Pizazz

Thanks to the feedback from Sandy Wood who was kind enough to share her thoughts with me regarding Aromatique!

We have also ordered several other new lines which will be arriving over the next few months:
* Baekgaard leather purse accessories in bright colors.
* Scentier Parfum Fragrance Lampes and Oils
* Lastly, we are expanding our Caswell-Massey lines due to your comments and strong interest to include: Men’s Verbena & Tricorn, Ladies: Almond & Aloe, English Lavender.

I also visited the Enchanted Meadow showroom and will be ordering a few of their new lines as well. So, it was a busy market and we expect Spring to be very busy at Freshbet. As always, if you have comments or suggestions, please email Bet.

Our Rep has just informed me that the Enchanted Meadow Factory has decided to drop their Chai line of Zen for Men. This is sad news for us because Chai has become a best seller with our clientele and is also loved by the ladies as well.

We will attempt to stock up on this scent for winter, but when the Factory inventory is depleted there will be no more. So, if you love the Enchanted Meadow Chai scent, stock up now!

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

This year we are offering more Enchanted Meadow holiday scents and items:

* Spirit of Christmas Potpourri, Refresher Oil, Reed Diffuser & Refill
* Whispering Pines Potpourri, Refresher Oil Reed Diffuser & Refill

Enchanted Meadow makes fabulous potpourri that is highly scented, very large and chunky with beautiful natural botanical accent pieces. We sell lots of their reed diffuser refills that can be used with our bundled reeds in any decorative container. Their refresher oils are very concentrated and perfect for use in any lamp ring.

Click here for Enchanted Meadow Home Fragrance Collections.

Here is an email I received from Rick Grimes on Friday 26 October 2007 7:29:03 PM:

I have been advised by local retailers here in FL that Claire Burke is going out of business. Can you recommend something similar to Christmas Memories oil. I saw you carry a couple of other companies such as Greenleaf. I have been using the Christmas Memories potpourri refresher oil for years and years, I will miss it…it was a Christmas must here.
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My response:
Hi Rick – Thank you for your inquiry. Claire Burke has recently been bought
out by new management. They have cancelled many Christmas items for this
year. Typically, all the new Claire Burke refresher oils come in a spray format which
doesn’t work for lamp rings. We will be getting some Christmas Memories bag
potpourri with refresher oil included sometime in the next few weeks. For Christmas Memories Potpourri with Oil, click here.

Because of these cancellations, we have decided to offer other alternatives
to our customers. We have Enchanted Meadow Spirit of Christmas Refresher Oil
with dropper. Click here for Enchanted Meadow Spirit of Christmas.

We will also have Greenleaf Christmas Traditions Refresher Oil in the next
few weeks. This item is not yet uploaded to our site; however, you can
easily pre-order it by calling us. Simply ask the ladies for GL941473, these
are $5.40 each and also include a dropper. Click here for Greenleaf Christmas Traditions.

I hope this helps. Please don’t hesitate to email us whenever we may be of
further assistance.

Kind Regards,

Mrs. Bet Haugen Law
Fresh Bet Home Fragrances
Central, SC
1-800-322-0525 (9-6 EST M-F)
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