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

If you haven’t tried the WoodWick Car Scents, you simply must! These are comparable to Yankee car gels and they last for 1-2 months. We find they work best when you peel off the backing and hang in the sun or in front of the car heater vent.

The folks at WoodWicks have offered even more of their most popular fragrances this year in the car scents, so we have added the following new flavors:

* Cucumber * Redwood * Sunset Beach * Citrus Vanilla * Lavender * Lemon Sage *

These little guys are packed full of essential oils and will eliminate odors and refresh your car with the inviting fragrances of the original WoodWick candles!

Click here for WoodWick Car Scents.

We love our scented oils, especially the super concentrated Home Fragrance Oils by WoodWick. Last year they came out with a nice wood oil warmer that is electric and we have sold many of them. I love real wood and the fact this is electric just makes it even better because I’m not much for the tealight version.

This year, they came out with a nice gift set that includes 6 little sample size oils in their best selling scents. The electric warmer sells for $20.00. Now for an extra $5.00, you can get the new Warmer Gift set.

Each set includes a beautifully hand crafted, wood warmer and 6 sampler oils. Oil fragrances are: Vanilla Bean, McIntosh, Fireside, Cinnamon Chai, Caramel, and Currant. Each oil is 0.06 fl. oz.

The sample size oils are a great way to determine your favorite scents and also keep changing out the fragrance so your nose immediately notices the new scent.

Click here for WoodWick Home Fragrance Oils and Gift Set.

Apparently I went slap-crazy a few weeks ago when I ordered so many awesome new WoodWick goodies. I was delighted to see WoodWicks offering up new Reed Diffuser Refills because so many of our customers have requested these.

We are starting out with 10 WoodWick refill scents:

* Cinnamon Chai * Cotton Flower * Honeysuckle *
* Lavender * Linen * Orange Grove * Redwood *
* Sandalwood Clove * Tuberose* Vanilla Bean*


All of these Reed Diffuser Refill sets are beautifully gift boxed and include: one 7.4 oz bottle of oil and 10 new reeds. They are designed to fragrance for at least 3 months. Now you can create your own reed diffuser by using the glass container of your choice that best suits your decor.

Click here for WoodWick Candles, Reed Diffusers and Refills.

You could even mix & match the oil scents to create your own custom fragrance. Lastly, this is better for our landfills so we don’t keep throwing away jars and packaging. Because the oil is the most expensive part, these sell for $20.00 vs. the entire set which sells for $27.00

We also have more new WoodWick Reed Diffuser sets now available in:
* Aloe * Lemon Chiffon * Orange Grove * Pineapple * Water Lily *

Lastly, we have 5 new Old Virginia Wax Tarts just in for Spring/Summer 08:
* Campfire * Lavender * Lemon Meringue * Orange * Soft Cashmere *

Click here for Wax Tarts by Old Virginia at only $1.00/each

The folks at WoodWicks have created 12 new scents for Spring/Summer 2008. We have just received a shipment of the 22 oz size in these great new fragrances:

* Aloe * Amber Woods * Blackberry Crisp *
* Brown Sugar * Cashmere * Melon*
* Tuberose * Orange Grove * Peppercorn *
* Pineapple * Sunset Beach * Tradewinds * Water Lily *

Tuberose was very popular last year and then the Factory discontinued the fragrance. Naturally I was pleased they brought it back. Sunset Beach is not new, but was requested by Pamela to add to stock since it is one of her faves.

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.

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

Today I called WoodWicks to find out when our fabulous new car scents will be arriving. Previously they had promised them to us in late August. This is why we put them on the site and started taking orders. Then something fell through and they told us they had been delayed. Now they assure me these will be shipping to us in mid-October.

Here’s the thing about these car gels. I don’t sell Yankee Candles because I don’t think they make a great candle. I do buy their car gels because they last a long time in our car and frankly these are the best car gels I have found. When I attended the July Show in Atlanta, I was privileged to meet the Marketing Manager of Old Virginia Candles. I had seen the new gels at Market in Minneapolis in June. When Jamey showed them to me, I told him about the Yankee car gels that I personally use. He proved to me right then how much better theirs are over the Yankee.

I suggested to him that they add a pretty label to their car gel as it looks a bit plain to me. He had a wooden box enclosure with both a Yankee car gel and a WoodWick car gel. I was invited to sniff them both and determine which was stronger. You guessed it! The WoodWick was quite superior and we get to enjoy most of our favorite WoodWick scents now in the car.

At any rate…I digress, the new WoodWick Car Gel Scents will be available in our stock by mid to late October. Please know we will ship your backorders just as soon as these arrive. Thanks to everyone for their patience!

Click here for WoodWick Car Scents.

Fall is right around the corner!

It’s always exciting looking forward to new scents when the seasons change. This Fall is no exception as WoodWicks has created some great new fragrances. We are pleased to offer you new Woodwick Reed Diffusers, WoodWick Candles and Old Virginia Wax Tarts.

New WoodWick candle scents now available:

* Noel * Snowflake * Vanilla Latte * Honey Butter * Spiced Eggnog. YUM! These scents are available in the big 22 oz glass candle at $23.00/each.

New WoodWick Reed Diffuser scents now available:
* Gingerbread * Pumpkin Butter * Biscotti * Spiced Plum * Evergreen * Noel * simply gorgeous!

New Old Virginia Wax Tarts now available:

* Hollyberry * Hot Apple Pie * Orange Spice * Evergreen & Apple * Banana Muffin * Cranberry Apple * Frosted Berries * Sugared Gum Drops * Creamy Caramel * Almond Macaroons * Still only $1.00/each!

Anyday now we are expecting to receive the new WoodWick Car Gel Scents. These little guys are awesome! They are comparable in price to the Yankee car gel scents, but much stronger and guaranteed to last way longer.

We will be offering: * Applewood * Caramel * Cinnamon Chai * Cotton Flower * Currant * Evergreen * Linen * Vanilla Bean. These will sell for $5.00 each.

Click here to see all our great new home fragrance products by WoodWick.

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!