Savor Newsletter
SUNDAY, November 27th, please join me at http://savor.etsy.com for a fantastic Savor Saver sale!

Beginning at noon Eastern Time (aka “Etsy time”) and lasting until “whenever” there will be wonderful deals on goodies of all kinds in my soap shop. Limited editions, old favorites, and current stock might be featured as a Savor Saver. They’ll all be very clearly marked and in the Black Sunday section.

1-3 items will be posted approximately each hour. I have no set finish time but it’ll probably wrap up around 6 pm Eastern.

I will be listing high quantities of items. However, the items still sell out EXTREMELY fast. Often under two minutes! You must checkout quick to secure your purchase. No reservations are possible. You are welcome to buy more than one of any item, but please leave some for the other shoppers too.

Many treats will be created ESPECIALLY for the event and might be exclusive and never offered again!

WHERE TO JOIN IN: I’ll start a forum thread on Etsy and link to it from my shop, so we can all chat while the sale is ongoing. I won’t be able to read or answer everything posted in the thread so if you need to reach me during the sale please send me a direct note! You will need to be a member of the savorette team to post — but reading it is public so anyone can read it.

SHIPPING: If you wind up paying too much in shipping cost I’ll send a refund after totaling all of your purchases.

I hope to have all shipments sent out by DECEMBER 2.

PAYMENT: All purchases must be paid for at the time of sale. Checkout won’t be complete until payment is submitted, since Etsy has revamped their shopping cart system. No coupon codes needed!

SWAPPING: Unfortunately I cannot swap or trade items between customers this year so please choose carefully! All sales are final.

Hit me up on Facebook if you have questions!

I’m busy rolling out incredible new features and products directly on savor’s own website: shop savor !

As a thank you for trying out the new site, please enjoy a 20% off coupon — just use code OCT11 during checkout on my direct website (exp. 10/24).

Also: so excited to introduce Gift Certificates, automatic quantity discounts, and free shipping in the US on orders over $75.

Smaller US orders can enjoy the option of flat rate shipping of $5.95 and international customers will find their shipping to be much more accurate than what is on Etsy — with the option of upgrading to Priority Class if you choose!

What’s the quantity discount? Buy six or more items in one of these categories: Creme Fraiche, Crema, Body Mists, Lip Butter, and Pumice Scrubs and you’ll save $0.50 per item. Save $1 per item at 12 or more! Discount applies only within the category and is calculated during checkout. (sets are counted as a single item)

Quantity discounts and other offers do not apply to Etsy purchases unless stated on the Etsy storefront.

Bear with me as I iron out all the bugs and quirks and kinks — I hope this proves to be an easy and fun way to shop with savor!
Custom Creme Fraiche!
By popular request, I’m testing out offering customized creme fraiche in the 8oz size!

With a huge variety of options — everything from liquid silk to organic sugar — you’re sure to find the creme fraiche that you’ve been dreaming of.

Enjoy free shipping to any US address now through the weekend! Just enter coupon code FALL11 at checkout to receive the free shipping. This can be applied to any US orders but can’t combine with any other coupon codes.

Savor Handmade Soap

International customers can also enjoy a discount — any international order of items totaling at least $20 gets $5 off! I will process these refunds manually since that type of discount isn’t built in to the Etsy system

If you’ve already ordered something today and wish to get the sale discount, that’s no problem, just send me a note! I will be listing new fall scents through the weekend and you’re welcome to combine orders as new things are listed.

Candy Corn, Nevermore, Sikulate, Apple Butter and Caramel, and Teardrops on the Fire are just some of the great autumn scents available at Savor: http://www.etsy.com/shop/savor

Pumpkin Sugar Crunch, a classic fall blend, is ready in whipped soap and bar soap form! On deck to be released this weekend: NYC (chestnuts and brown sugar), Butter Rum (back by demand!!), Cinnamon Snowflakes, Spruce and Pumpkin Marshmallow.

Happy June!

For my June promotion — enter to win a $25 gift certificate to my Etsy shop!

It’s so easy to enter, and no purchase necessary. Just send an email to orders@savorsoap.com with your favorite scent. The subject of the email needs to read “My Favorite Scent” in order to qualify. Please be sure it is exact, as I am going to filter all the results automatically to a folder! One entry per address please.

I will choose four random winners and send an email to you if you’ve won. Deadline is Friday, June 3 at midnight Eastern US time (New York/Etsy time).

If you don’t want to enter via email, there will be a space on my Savor facebook page shortly and you can leave your entry there instead.

Canada Post
If Canada Post goes on strike, as may happen June 2, I’ll be temporarily suspending shipments to Canada until the strike is resolved. Other countries will not be affected.

More news here: http://clients.infopost.ca/en/

Crema Sale! February 2011

I hope the new year is going great for everyone! If you did’t know, I recently quit my full time job! Check out the little write-up here if you’ve missed it:
http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/quit-your-day-job-savor-11525/

For my February promotion, watch the Etsy shop on Saturday, February 19 beginning around 3 pm Eastern (NY/Etsy) Time. I’ll be posting some ready-to-ship body butter Crema at a great sale price! I’m not sure how many different scents I’ll be able to post but I hope to have a nice variety.
http://savor.etsy.com
Have a great weekend!!

Black Saturday: Savor Saver

SATURDAY, November 27th, please join me at http://savor.etsy.com for a fantastic Savor Saver sale!

Beginning at 10 am Eastern Time (aka “Etsy time”) and lasting until “whenever” there will be wonderful deals on goodies of all kinds in my soap shop. Limited editions, old favorites, and current stock might be featured as a Savor Saver. They’ll all be very clearly marked and in the Black Saturday section.

1-3 items will be posted approximately each hour. I have no set finish time but it’ll probably wrap up around 5 pm Eastern.

I will be listing high quantities of items. However, the items still sell out EXTREMELY fast. Often under two minutes! You must checkout quick to secure your purchase. No reservations are possible. You are welcome to buy more than one of any item, but please leave some for the other shoppers too.

Many treats will be created ESPECIALLY for the event and might be exclusive and never offered again!

WHERE TO JOIN IN: I’ll start a forum thread on Etsy and link to it from my shop, so we can all chat while the sale is ongoing. I won’t be able to read or answer everything posted in the thread so if you need to reach me during the sale please send me a direct note! Other sellers might post their sales in our thread. If you aren’t interested just don’t respond – since it’s an open forum I can’t make it exclusive to us.

SHIPPING: Each item will have a shipping fee attached. US: $1, Canada: $1.50 and Everywhere else: $3. If you wind up paying too much in shipping cost I’ll send a refund after totaling all of your purchases. Regular items will have regular shipping prices attached.

All shipments will be sent out on DECEMBER 2.

PAYMENT: All purchases must be paid for at the time of sale. Checkout won’t be complete until payment is submitted, since Etsy has revamped their shopping cart system. No coupon codes needed!

SWAPPING: Unfortunately I cannot swap or trade items between customers this year so please choose carefully! All sales are final.

Hit me up on Facebook if you have questions! Savor Soap Facebook Fan Page

The Savor November Newsletter will be going out soon so please sign up on Savor if you would like to receive it, I’ll also try to post it here on The Cookbook.

I’ve added some tentative dates to Savor’s calendar.

1. Shop will be on vacation Nov 22-24
2. Shop will be open but no shipping Nov 25-Dec 1
3. Savor Saver event Nov 27
4. Savor Saver items will ship Dec 2
5. Recommended date for International shipments to get out for Christmas arrival: Dec 3 (no guarantees!)
6. Recommended date for Domestic shipments to get out for Christmas arrival: Dec 13 (no guarantees!)
7. Shop Vacation Dec 20-24

Here’s a link to last year’s Savor Saver event! There will be some wonderful handmade soaps and whips and goodies for you this year. All the details will be written up in my November Newsletter — start time, shipping details, etc.

And one last goodie — Etsy has introduced coupon codes. Yay! I will be posting codes from time-to-time on Savor’s Facebook page, or tucked into your order, or other little places. They are so easy to use, just plunk the code in during checkout and you’ll get an automatic adjustment, no need for a refund or invoice. It will show you exactly how much you’re saving! The code works on anything in the shop and you can re-use it as long as I have it activated.

My lovely friend Kelli runs Red Marionette on Etsy, just about the most adorable toy and goodie shop out there!

She sent me an absolutely adorable mobile to hang in my baby’s nursery — and while she doesn’t sell mobiles yet, I hope she soon does, because it is fantastic!

Ending July 7, she has sponsored a contest over at The Rikrak Studio — you can win a $30 gift cert and “Steve the Cat – Felt Pocket Animal”!

New Arrivals!

Happy June, my friends!

I’m writing with extremely exciting news — I’ve been bursting to tell you all, I’m going to have a baby this summer! I am due at the end of July with our first, and she’s a cute and sweet little girl YAY!

Yes, this is why I’ve had to slow down the shop over the past months — so much to do around the house! I have been quite fortunate that I’ve been quite healthy and mobile the whole pregnancy, but I did have to cut back on my working hours. Manuel has been an awesome help but he has taken another job for the summer — and he suggested his fiancee Abby as his replacement! She’s been wrapping soap for me the past couple weeks and she’s simply wonderful. She’ll hopefully continue to help me after the baby arrives, so that I can keep the shop open as much as possible.

So — there may be a last-minute shop closure coming up soon, I will try to make sure all orders are taken care of as speedily as possible. Mike can take over shipping for me as needed.

And now for this month’s sale — I’m listing sets of baby/child-friendly gentle soaps! The sets are being sold at a wonderful discount (just $18 for five bars!). The scents are RANDOM but the listing contains more details. Check it
out here!

One last note, I’d love to have you as a facebook fan!

SAVOR APRIL NEWSLETTER

Happy April, everyone!

Beginning Saturday, April 17 and ending Sunday night, all items in my Etsy shop will be $1 off for newsletter subscribers! Just mention April Newsletter during checkout and I will refund you the discount.

For an estimate of when different scents and products will be available, please check out our calendar.

We’re currently only selling in-stock items and not taking any Made-to-Order reservations. Custom scented Body Butter and Body Mist are available when they’re listed in the shop (the Crema sells out fast!) We often have multiples of a given product though, so just ask if you’d like more than one!

http://savor.etsy.com