We tried so hard to get ahead of the curve this year by placing our cut-off date a little bit earlier than we had in years past? Well customers went insane with sending in orders…and of course no one wants a standard done sleep-n-bag but would much rather a custom design all their own, and who wouldn’t? With the minky, softly, fleece and flannel fabrics to line your bags with, monograms to tag them with and a million different fabric options to choose from? A single sleep-n-bag can become quite the Holiday gift with a little thought put into it.
I’m not here to try and promote anything today though; we’re up to our eyes in orders and probably will be on through January. I did want to mention that all of our sales of $100 or more in January will be marked down 10% though with mention of coupon #112109 though if you mention in the memo section the coupon number as well as the site you read about it on. We’re quickly making our way all around the web so there are plenty of places in which you could find us on, just make sure you let us know because we’d love to know what’s working.
What are you guys getting your kids for the Holidays though? I haven’t even started my Holiday shopping yet!
Well if you're as clueless as I am in Holiday shopping and you happen to be in the Cleveland area check out the Women to Women Holiday Extravaganza Saturday December 5,2009 at Corporate College East (4400 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights)
They'll have everything from Beauty Products, Home Decor, Jewelry, Purses & Bags, Massages, Meal Essentials, Food, Chocolates, Toys, Games, Custom Bedding and so much more.
Admission is free, come and enjoy the Chinese Raffle, win door prizes and "Goody" bags and even be entered for your chance to win 42" LCD Flat Panel tv! It sounds like a ton of fun and our VP will be there personally to answer any questions or maybe even send you home with a pre-made item of your own.
A perfect opportunity to shop for the Holidays as well as support local women owned businesses.
Things are insane here in the land of custom bedding.
Beastly Day of Shopping
Anna and I decide to do some shopping the local strip mall, she wanted to get a brand new hair cut and I wanted just a trim. We sign in and Anna get's called first. I decided to sit in the chair next to her and watch while the stylist cut 10" off her hair. I am completely jealous of Anna's hair. Her hair is thick and grows like a weed planted in Rapid Grow. My hair is very, very fine and grows at a glacial pace (yes, she is my daughter).
I got skipped in the line up. I wasn't worried about it, but the stylist who was cutting Anna's hair brought it to someone's attention. This lady storms over to a chair and, with her back to me says, "HAVE A SEAT." I wasn't even sure she was talking to me. She trims my hair with unnerving speed and doesn't say a word. Her entire countenance was that of someone who has just sucked down a lemon. I later found out she was the manager. If you don't like your job, let someone else do it.
After Anna's hair cut and my lightening session, we went next door to get Anna a sandwich. This had to be better, right? Well the servers behind the counter were fine, but the customer in front of us was just a monster. He, I surmise, had first been helped by the initial server in line who started his sandwich. His sandwich was then passed down to the next server in line, who (I guess) had the nerve to ask him the same question, "would you like your sandwich toasted?" "I SAID NO," he snaps at the second server. The first server (and I give her credit for this one) said calmly, "she was in the back and did not hear you." The scary part, is he was with this son. A next generation of beastly customers?
Anna and I walked outside and we looked at each other and both said, "WOW!" We decided it was time to end our shopping day. Something must have been in the air. Ever have a shopping day like this?!
I’ve seriously underestimated the size of our product line!
Since we’re in the business of customizations I had some amazing crib sets that I wanted to show to you guys today.
Our Watermelon and Pistachio fabric collections are incredibly popular. We have “Pre Designed” Decorator Crib Sets for both of them (Watermelon | Pistachio) but one of our customers decided to take the fabric collections and turn it into something completely unique for her needs.
That’s one thing that some of our customers forget, if you see a fabric collection you like but want to switch some things up about it? Here at Kidscomfortz we allow you to do that easily, simply contact one of our friendly customer service representatives.
The good and bad of it all
I’ve got fun news and not so fun news… But since it is the morning, I think we could all use a smile with our coffee. My baby cousin Kanyon, our model here at Kidscomfortz, got to go on his first pony ride over the weekend. We went to the Apple Butter Festival in Burton Ohio. It’s a lot of fun and we go every year. This year was the 62nd Annual Festival! The entire thing is set up around a colonial style village, they have booths set up to show you how to do handmade rug making, weaving, metal work, an old style saw mill, train rides for the kiddies and all sorts of other things like dancing and antique browsing. Not to mention the air is just sweltering with that sweet smell of homemade apple butter which takes place right in the center of the village!
If you walk around the whole path you’ll finally find yourself in this one area with kite flyers that show up every year. Since it is October and it is a bit nippy, the wind comes in at just the right speed to get all the kites up in the air and right next to the kite flying there are pony rides for the little ones! Of course there is an 80lb weight limit so I didn’t quite make the cut (haha) but Kanyon sure did! He started calling his pony “baby” and wanted to give it kisses too! So I just wanted you guys to see a picture of Kanyon and his new friend “Bambi”
It was nothing but smiles and giggles with him and his mom April while they seemed to be having more fun than anyone else in the ring! Burton was a fantastic trip though and I can’t wait for next year to go see it again.
Now… Moving onto the not so great news: Can you believe it? It seems like just last week that I was updating the layout for this page and already it needs to be changed again? Honestly now…
The truth of the matter is that we have to put one of our brand new fabrics on backorder already! We can’t keep it on the shelves and now they’re telling us that Feeling Groovy Dots won’t be in till the 10th of December!... You think you’re stressed about it? Bah you can’t even believe how stressed out we are about it over here. Of course there is the option of finding a third party to fill existing orders but that won’t help any of our customers out that were planning to order but haven’t yet… All I can say about it is that I’m sorry if anyone was looking at ordering the dot fabric that won’t be coming in.
Starting and ending a post on down notes are not what I’m about though so let me just remind you guys of a few things: Where we’re out of our Groovy Dots, that doesn’t mean that we’re out of some of our other fabrics like Camo, Camo Skater, Fancy Peace or even some old time favorites like Watermelon Paisley, All Star Sports and the ever popular Glitter Princess and Trucks too! The Holiday season puts such a rush on everyone I guess by now we should all be used to some delays but they can still be such a bummer. I’m going to try and keep you guys updated this season on what’s going on behind the site.
We’re still shipping in about two weeks so hopefully some bullets can be dodged. Good luck out there :)!
I can’t believe that it’s already the 6th of October already.
Our company offers some of the most incredible customizable gifts that are perfect for your little ones to be showing off to all their friends. Kids can easily become the topic of discussion at any slumber party with one of Kidscomfortz Sleep-N-Bags.
Our Sleep-N-Bags are one of a kind with a sewn in pillow that all rolls into one neat pouch that can even be used for toting along pajamas too! I know you’re probably not that impressed, I mean it is a sleeping bag essentially, right? Well these sleeping bags allow you to make them personal to the person you’re giving them to like no others.
Whether you’re interested in changing the interior to one of our flannel, fleece or minky fabrics, or maybe even a pattern reverse, we’re offering you an endless amount of possibilities when it comes to designing these gifts for the person on your mind. You could even go as far as to get them monogrammed and have the name, nickname, or initials stitched into the pouches in a variety of fonts and colors!
The only problems with the Sleep-N-Bags are… They sell so quickly! If you don’t put your orders in enough time, we can’t promise they’ll reach you or yours by Christmas…. so the trick is to order early especially if you’re planning on taking advantage of any of the customization options!
Whether you’re looking for your tikes or teens, we’ve got it all and everything in between. So get a hold of us fast and lock in your spot before all the leaves are gone and we're bundling up for the winter!
Phoebe loves her DELUXE NAP MAT!
My niece, Phoebe received her Kidscomfortz Nap Mat for her 2nd Birthday and she is sleeping in it…in her crib!
We were in the process of developing the product and made her a Deluxe Nap Mat in the Feeling Groovy Dot with the Minky Dot Lavender Interior (check it out!)! Well, Phoebe already has the Kidcomfortz Blueberry Cordial crib bedding, window treatments, etc in her room and the lavender Monogrammed Nap Mat was for the Day Care but she is SLEEPING is what really matters. She has never been into Sleep but she is as cozy as can be in her Feeling Groovy Nat Mat…
I guess you could say…Phoebe’s Feeling Groovy and so are her folks, as they are getting some SLEEP, too!
New Nap Mats
We finally have decided on a design that everyone seems to like for our nap mats. We looked at several different designs. One design had a separate pouch, which we decided would be too hard for the little ones. Another design had velcro and/or snaps, again, too much for the little ones.
We have designed a nap mat that has everything attached. The pillow is sewn-in, however, there is a removable pillow form. There is an attached pouch and handle. In addition, the fleece blanket section is attached as well.
They are easy to wash, easy to fold and easy to transport.
Step 1) - fold the fleece in half
Step 2) - fold the entire mat in half
Step 3) - fold into the pouch and you are done.
