AUGUST BLOGS
Happy 2nd Birthday Poppy - 28th
August 2008
Just
wanted to wish my beautiful
princess Poppy a happy birthday!
You light up my life.
My
life would not be complete with
out you! Mummy loves you very
much :)
Happy birthday also to Jayde
Burrows, one of the Charlipop
Kids as she turns 1 today also!
Comments
Big happy
birthday to
Poppy on her
special day,
hope she had
a fantastic
day. Jayde
had a great
day having a
picnic with
her friends
for lunch
after
opening all
her
presents!
Special day
for 2
special
little
girls!
Caprice and
Jayde
Burrows
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Charlipop
Model Search
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Would your child
like to be the next
Charlipop star? Do
you love taking
photographs and
would like to show
off your expertise?
Simply write a
convincing entry of
why your child
should be the next
Charlipop model.
Include your
photography skills,
child's age and tell
me why I should
choose you to take
the pics of your
child modelling a
Charlipop garment.
Note this
competition doesn't
require you to buy
garments first. The
winner/s I will keep
on file so that when
I have new garments
coming through over
the next few months;
they will receive
one of those
garments for free
and that's what is
expected to be used
in the photographs.
I have now, because
of this
misunderstanding,
extended the close
date for another
week. Note there may
be more than one
winner, and any
entrants may be
considered to be
selected to sample a
free garment and
therefore provide
photographs to
Charlipop Kids in
the future.
What is the prize?
A newly listed
Charlipop garment
What is required?
To take photos of
your child
wearing/modelling
the Charlipop
garment and send the
photos to Charlipop
within 2 weeks of
receiving the
garment
What am I agreeing
to?
To being on
the Charlipop
subscribers list; to
have your child's
pictures displayed
on the Charlipop
website and blog;
and to submit entry
photos of your child
modelling the
garment.
When do entries
close?
Saturday 30th August
2008. This is a
competition of
skill. Judges
decisions are final.
When is the winner
announced?
The week after
closing date or
there after.
Fill out the
following form to
enter. By filling
out this form you
are agreeing to all
statements above. If you need
to submit
photographs to
support your entry,
email them
separately to
sales@charlipopkids.com.au
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The August
Charlipop Kids!
There is no doubting there are
some absolutely adorable
Charlipop Kids! Even more
beautiful that they are wearing
Charlipop garments! Would love
for you to share your pictures
too.
Click photos to view larger
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Let it
snow let it snow let it snow!
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August 10th 2008
Woohoo! It has been
snowing today in
Kalorama. So I
thought I'd share
our delightful white
snowy backyard with
you. Alicia (who
lives in Sassafras),
has promised to send
me some photos of
her beautiful snow
later. I know some
of my customers will
have had their own
glimpse of snow in
this Southern cold
spell - feel free to
share your photos!
Email here to share
your photos.
Kathryn's House
Poppy enjoying her
first glance of snow
in the backyard!
Alicia's House
Thanks Alicia for
sharing the
following beautiful
snow photos in
Sassafras. The first
three she is showing
off how much the
Charlipop clothes
enjoyed the snow
scenery; and the
others of her
beautiful garden.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLIPOP KIDS!
I'd
like to firstly take a moment to
wish Necole's daughter Claire a
speedy recovery as she has been
in hospital twice in the past
three weeks. Necole and Claire
have been shopping with
Charlipop Kids from nearly the
beginning! Also a special
congratulations to Sarah on the
birth of her daughter Jorja.
Sarah has worked closely with
Kathryn & the Charlipop
Treasures store. If you have a
special announcement
email me to see it added to
the blog!
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August 1st
represents the very
first sale at
Charlipop Kids, and
it is on this day we
celebrate the
beginning of our
favourite children's
shopping website and
therefore its
1st birthday!
To celebrate, I am
offering a special 2
week offer, special
gift rewards to the
Charlipop Top
Shoppers of 2007-08
and fun party games
with voucher prizes!
I'd like to say a
special thank you to
my fabulous employee
Alicia,
without whom I could
not function
especially with the
amount of stock now
at Charlipop Kids.
And a huge thank you
to all the
Charlipopper
Shoppers
of the first year! |
Send
your birthday wish to
Charlipop Kids!
SPECIAL OFFER!
Our
gift to you
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For every purchase made at any Charlipop store until August 15th, we will choose a clothing item for you free! The free item will be calculated to equal approximately 25% of the purchase price before postage is added.
There are no catches - this is our gift to you!
The gift chosen will be in all cases a new item, and if you purchase at more than one store, you will receive a gift for each Charlipop store where purchases are made. It is our way of thanking you for helping to shape Charlipop Kids as it is today!
HAPPY SHOPPING! |
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CONGRATULATIONS!
To our 5 Top Charlipop Shoppers
of 07/08
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Charlipop Kids would not
be without our
customers! So we would
like this year to make
special mention of our 5
top shoppers of the
year. We would like to
offer you a free
voucher. If you are on
this list, you will
receive an email soon -
if you would like to
know how much you have
spent, I will be happy
to tell you via email -
just make a note that
you'd like to know!
These 5 customers
shopped very generously
at Charlipop through the
first year. THANK YOU :)
1.
Samantha Farrell
has won a
free
$80 voucher
2.
Gabriella Corsaro
has won a
free
$70 voucher
3.
Jodie Heferen
has won a
free
$60 voucher
4.
Amanda Fraser
has won a
free
$50 voucher
5.
Melissa Luig
has won a
free
$40 voucher |
CHARLIPOP GAMES!
ENTRIES for
all competitions now closed -
thanks for having fun! Don't
forget you can still receive
free garments with any Charlipop
order until August 15th.
Game 5: The Final Hunt!
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The winner of this
competition of a $50
voucher with the
correct codes and a
convincing entry is
Penny De Waele.
I have to say
considering my
current health
situation, I
couldn't help but be
sympathetic of the
journey Penny has
also been through
(which she had
shared in the July
blog). Here is what
Penny wrote for her
entry:
My children are
special because:
We waited five long
years (treatments,
operations and IVF)
for a child to
arrive and we were
blessed with healthy
twin boys in
February 2004. My
boys have brought me
much joy, love and
happiness in their
short 4 1/2 years. I
was beginning to
think we would never
have children and
instead we
were blessed with 2
at once.
Congratulations
Penny! And I'm so
happy you have been
blessed with your
two boys.
The following people
also responded with
the correct codes:
Amanda Cousins, Sue
Petrie, Caprice
Burrows and Kelly
Peake. Following are
the correct items.
 
Riddle 1:
As soft as silk
And bright as a
berry
You'll blossom in
Paris
And be sweet as a
cherry
Riddle 2:
It is rare to find
Such a beautiful
dress
Unless you are named
Belle the Princess
Riddle 3:
Not quite diamonds
Shaded black and
white
The one that costs
more
Is the one that is
right |
Game 4: Rubber ducks
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Thanks for all
the fabulous
entries. The
correct answer
is 58.
Yes it was very
tricky as there
were lots of
unisex items.
The following
people
calculated the
answer
correctly:
Caprice Burrows:
Wins a $20
voucher
Sue Petrie: Wins
a $19 voucher
Amanda Cousins:
Wins an $18
voucher
The following
people were only
1 duck off in
their answer
with a result of
59, and for the
efforts each has
won a $10
voucher.
Chantelle
Trantalis
Kelly Peake
Jennifer Beaman
Miriam Robertson
Old Mummy duck
went out one day
Over the hills
and far away
Mummy duck said
quack quack
quack quack
And all of her
___ little ducks
came back!
How many little
ducks can you
find amongst the
clothing on the
designer site?
Only count one
little duck per
item regardless
of how many
places that item
appears. All
ducks are hidden
on main item
description
pages and they
are only hidden
with the
clothing items.
with your answer
to win a free
voucher. The
answer sits
somewhere
between 1 and
100. You are
welcome just to
take a guess if
you like!! You
have a 1 in 100
chance.
Alternatively...
happy counting!
First 15 correct
entries win!
First correct
entrant wins a
$20 voucher,
second a $19
voucher, and so
on counting
down, until all
15 vouchers have
been won!
Entries close
end of day 9th
August or when
all vouchers
have been won.
Winners
announced here
10th August or
earlier if all
vouchers are
won. This is a
game of skill
not chance.
Judges decisions
are final. |
Game 3: Hidden Garments!
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Hidden under
these 3
imaginary cups
are my
top 3 favourite
Charlipop girl's
garments.
Simply choose
which of the 3
below are my
favourite!
Anyone who
successfully
picks my top 3
will win a
$20 voucher!
There may be
more than one
winner. Winners
and winning
answers
displayed here
on August 6th.
Entries close
August 5th. One
entry only per
person/email.
In the event of
multiple
winners, the
first 5 with the
correct answer
will win. |
So far, 5 people have
guessed correctly 2 of
the 3 favourites. I have
re-sent these finalists
with one more chance to
try for a correct entry.
Otherwise the prize will
be shared between the 5
finalists. Thanks for
playing!
The results are in! As
no-one still has found
my 3 favourite items, I
will therefore share the
prize between 5. I will
email the winners soon.
Here are my three
favourite items (though
it was hard to initially
choose, as ALL the items
below are actually my
favourites! - but these
are the top 3 at the
time when I started the
competition):
  
Congratulations
to Shelley
Shaw, Elissa
Dowling,
Penny De
Waele, Karen
McGahan and
Jodie
Heferen for
being the
top 5
entrants
each who
have won a
$12 voucher.
Game 2: Make a Wish!
Thanks for all the fabulous
entries. I have chosen 2
winners:
Congratulations to Caprice
Burrow's daughter, who put
in this entry:
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If my daughter
could pick any
outfit it would
be the Ouch
zebra 2 piece
top & pants PJs,
she had her
first trip to
the zoo this
week and LOVED
the zebras.
Every girl wants
her own pony, my
daughter just
wants one that
comes with
stripes!
Also
congratulations
to Julie Knott's
son who won with
this entry:
That one cause it looks like a rock band dude and it looks really cool!
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Make
a
Charlipop
wish
to
win
a
Charlipop
garment!
If
your
child
could
pick
any
garment
from
a
Charlipop
store
as a
favourite,
what
would
they
choose
and
why.
If
your
entry
is
the
most
convincing,
then
your
child
will
win
that
item!
I
may
choose
more
than
one
winner
depending
on
the
entries.
ENTRIES
NOW
CLOSED!
You
can
enter
one
entry
per
child
per
household.
Please
include
the
URL
link
to
the
chosen
item
for
easy
viewing.
Most
creative
and/or
convincing
entry
wins.
May
be
more
than
one
winning
entry.
Prize
is
the
item
that
is
chosen
as
your
child's
favourite.
Entries
close
end
of
day
August
4th.
Winning
entries
will
appear
here
on
the
5th
of
August.
If
email
of
entrant
is
invalid,
another
entry
will
be
chosen
as
the
winner.
If
the
winning
entry
garment
has
sold
by
time
of
competition
close,
another
garment
of
equal
value
can
be
chosen
to
be
included
instead. |
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Game 1: Lollies in the jar!
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This first game is
EASY! Simply tell me
how many individual
garments Charlipop
Kids has sold since
its first order on
August 1st!
WIN a $50 voucher!
ENTRIES NOW CLOSED!
Only one entry per
person/email.
Closest entry to
actual amount of
garments sold from
August 1st 2007
until 31st July
2008, wins the $50
voucher. Entries for
this game close end
of day 3rd August
and winner and
winning entry
announced here on
the 4th of August.
If email and name of
winner's entry is
invalid, then next
closest entry will
win. Judges decision
is final. This is a
game of skill not
chance. |
Correct answer:
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Charlipop
Kids
sold
3310
in its
first
year of
business! |
Closest answer:
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47
people
entered
this
competition.
The
person
with
the
closest
answer
was
Jacqui
Hurditch
whom
gave
an
answer
of
3200.
There
were
several
other
very
close
entrants!
Congratulations
Jacqui,
you
have
won
the
$50
voucher!
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Stay
tuned for a new game on
August 3rd!
OUCH
past Summer
bargains
coming this week - stay tuned!
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Enter
your blog entry here. As soon as it is approved it will
be listed :)
Click here or the lollipop to send me a blog entry to
display on the Charlipop World Blog!
Thanks for your
contribution!
Blog
contributions:
28th August
2008 Dear Kathryn & Alicia,
WOW thankyou so very much for a
wonderful website. I have now used
your services for the second time
and was thrilled to receive my items
and I know my grandchildren will
love them also and they will look
just right on them.Also the added
little extras add a special touch.
Once again thanks and I will
certainly look forward to visiting
your website regularlyand making
more purchases. Kind regards, Judy
Burns
14th August 2008
Hi, Just wanted to say thanks for my
recent order & my daughter loves the
free ouch dress you sent. I enjoy
reading your blog too.
Many thanks Paula
11th August 2008 Thanks Kathryn! I
cant wait to get the most recent order! in
fact, ive started xmas shopping early
....the pink velour outfit for the kids
cousin & if im strong-willed i will put the
lemon set away for arabella BUT then again
when it comes to clothes & lollies im
honestly not strong-willed! clothes &
lollies - how lovely that clothes & lollies
signifies Charlipops! Cheers, Jodie PS love,
love, love your winter wonderland pickies!
what amazing gardens sparkling with precious
winter snow :)
Cheers, Jodie
2nd August 2008
Hi I have just made my first purchase and I
can't wait for delivery!!! My little girl
Olivia has been unwell and so I am looking
forward to seeing her wearing this gorgeous
T shirt and playing again in the
sunshine xxx Jen
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Hi
Charlipop... just wanted to say I love your
blog... I will be following it for sure...
well done... Kindest, Leonie |
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Birthday Wishes!
Hi Kathryn,
Just wanted
to add my
congratulation
on Charlipop
Kids 1st
Birthday.
Can’t
believe that
you have
only been
going for 12
months, you
have
achieved so
much in that
time and you
deserve a
HUGE
congratulations
for all your
hard work.
Well done
Kathryn
you’re
amazing,Talk
to you soon,
Michelle
To Kathryn
and Alicia,
Huge
congratulations
on the 1st
birthday of
Charlipop
Kids!Well
done and
best wishes!Chrisanah
Dear Kathryn
and Alicia, Happy
birthday to
Charlipop
Kids, Great
web site
love the
clothes.
Best wishes
for the
future. Keep
up the good
work. Best
wishes.
Sue Petrie
Happy birthday
Charlipop, keep
up the good
work, love the
clothes and hope
celebrations get
bigger each
year!
Caprice, Matt
and Jayde
Burrows
Hello
Kathryn &
Alicia! and
Happy
Birthday
Charlipop!
Being a new
customer (I
made my
first
purchase
about 2
weeks ago),
I would just
like to take
this
opportunity
to let you
know how
pleased I
was with not
only the
gorgeous,
high
quality clothes
I received
but also the
great
service and
super quick
delivery of
them!
I most
certainly
will shop
again.
Hope all
goes well
with your
recovery and
that the
future is
bright and
sunny and
filled with
laughter!
Cheers and
best wishes
Sonja
To
Kathryn
and
Alicia,
I and my
family
wish you
all the
best for
your 1st
birthday,
my
daughter
loves
your
garments,
as do I,
we wish
you many
more
years to
come.
Suzanne
and
Grace N.
Hi
Kathryn,
A
very
big
Happy
Birthday
to
Charlipops!!!!
Can
I
say
that
I
cried
when
I
saw
your
blog.
It
is
so
sad
and
it
makes
me
angry
that
you
have
to
have
the
energy
to
perserve
with
finding
an
answer
to
your
health
problems
when
you
were
at
your
lowest.
I'm
so
sorry
to
hear
that
you
have
been
through
such
suffering.
(Edited
for
personal
content)
I
love
Charlipops.
Its
a
gorgeous
site
and
you
deserve
a
very
big
pat
on
the
back.
And
I
hope
you
and
Alicia
really
do
buy
a
lavish
cake
and
eat
it
all
up.
Our
regards
to
Alicia.
Also
your
husband
must
be
simply
amazing.
Kindest
regards!!!!
Cheers
Necole
Just
want
to
send
a
quick
email
to
say
thank
you
for
helping
me
to
make
maddy
the
happy
confident
girl
that
she
is
today....I
believe
that
by
maddy
taking
an
interest
in
her
appearance
and
grooming
it
has
raised
her
confidence
in
herself......something
that
I
will
continue
to
keep
working
on........something
I am
now
trying
to
instill
in
charlie....look
after
yourself
kathryn,
hi
to
alicia
and
thanks
for
the
voucher
i
cant
wait
to
look
at
all
of
yr
new
clothes
tonight
..........
Sam
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