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Eyeglasses – Four Tips for Compelling Eye Wear Coupons
by admin on October 8th, 2009
The Eyewear industry is very competitive. Both large chains and local companies are constantly competing for the business. Coupon offers are a great way for eye wear business owners and store managers to gain both additional market share and reward existing customers. But with so much competition, how do you go about doing this?
And are coupons a viable way of stimulating more eye wear traffic, sales, and profits. The answer if yes, and I will give you some tips on the best ways to use coupons to increase eye wear sales.
Tip#1: Run a Kids See Free Sale. Your coupon should read “Buy one pair complete eyeglass at our already low prices and Receive a Complete pair of Kids Eyeglasses – Free!”. You can also include a kids will be kids free warranty and no fault frame repair or replacement. if it occurs within the first year of use.
Tip#2: You can discount the second pair of glasses, if purchased at the same time. You can give a percentage discount or a dollar amount off. You can also use this offer for a pair of prescription sun glasses as the second pair.
Tip#3: You can offer one pair of eyeglasses at an extremely low price, including frames and sun or fashion tint. This can be viewed as a loo leader to get new customers into the store. Once they are satisfied, they will spread the word by mouth and most likely become repeat buyers.
Tip#4: Run A 50% off sale for selection of a large group of designer frames, and include single vision lenses that may or may not be tinted. These are great sales for the spring, before the summer begins, when people are always looking to use sun glasses or purchase new ones for the beach and/or a trip.
These are only a few of the ways you can use coupons to promote eye glass sales. There are many more that you should be aware of.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Scrapbooking
by admin on October 4th, 2009
Like all art plans, there are no fixed conventions for scrapbooking (that’s the beauty of making a scrapbook!). Nonetheless, if you are a beginner, being conscious of some popular guidelines is helpful:-
Consider the subject of your scrapbook. The theme should dictate the style and presentation of the scrapbook. For example, if you are producing an album to remember your a child being born or wedding party, then you should pick out embellishments, papers and colours that produce one integrated style in relation to that topic.
OK, now a theme has been chosen, consider the cloths, fabrics, and papers you wish to use. For instance, you may desire to use docrafts in your scrapbook.
A useful tip to specifying the focus of your page is to entitle it. Use die cut letters or stickers to write your title, or even use a computer and print out the title.
If you are writing a small note on the page, write it out on notepaper beforehand to perfect the wording.
There’s no hard and fast regulation about the number of photographs to use on any given page, but they should have some type of relation to your topic. Select a mixture of pictures that you can use as you layout the page.
The most important thing is that you enjoy the time your spend developing your scrapbook. Scrapbooking is a pasttime that numerous people enjoy and you will find there’s a big online community willing to share their tips and aid you in your scrapbooking efforts.
Penmanship Never More Important than Today
by admin on July 24th, 2009
Although it might look as though hand-writing is becoming redundant, it’s a skill that still is crucial in numerous walks of life. A handwritten letter imparts more importance than a typed missive, such as an application for a job, an invitation or an apology.
You might believe it’s a recent fad of the masses eschewing hand-writing and using a keyboard instead, yet way back to the late 1800s, there were that hand writing was being ignored because of the invention of those times : the typwriter. Nowadays, the charge is being linked to the use of computers.
Yet, there is still a strong requirement for handwriting talent in both the business world and academia. Hand written missives are thought of as more reliable, they demonstrate the writer has carefully thought out her words, while showing more respect to the reader. During the age of templated letters, the hand-written letter has never been more compelling.
I have an admission to make here. I have frequently been caught red-handed with my own terrible penmanship – made worse due to years of relying on my computer keyboard. In situations where I’ve had to put pen to paper, my words have been a sloping scrawl. It doesn’t look good. So how did I overcome this issue? I handwrote more often, and my writing improved greatly. In conclusion, it’s wise to polish your handwriting through sheer repitition.
Another piece of advice is to get a pen your hand is comfortable with, and it must accept refills. A great ink is the notable mont blanc refill. This enables you to better your hand-writing with the same pen.
Graffiti Techniques: the Stencil
by admin on May 8th, 2009
Stencilling has actually been around for 25 years, even though many people think Banksy contrived it. You can apply cardboard, paper or other types of surfaces (such as plastics) to create templated imagery and text. You merely cut out the shapes from your paper/cardboard/other surface, place said surface onto a wall (example), then spray or roll-on paint.
In effect, the method of stencilling involves applying paint across a stencil to form an image on a surface underneath. It’s also feasible to apply multiple layers of stencils to produce an illusion of depth or even add colours.
There are countless reasons for being a stencil graffiti artist. For some, it is a great platform to communicate a political message. Many stencil artists value the PR that their artwork can obtain. Some merely wish their art to be seen. Because the stencil stays unchanged throughout its use, it is far easier for an artist to promptly copy what could be a complex artwork at a very quick rate, when compared to other prescribed tagging methods, so without doubt, there is also a persuasive self-promoting reason to prefer stencilling.
Banksy has applied stencilling as a method to make a point, often quite succinctly, leaving the viewer to work out that very point in their head. This is often why people love his work so much, as they make the viewer think. Banksy artwork is now being reproduced on posters, t-shirts and canvas, such is the popularity of Banksy.
Print Your Own Bedding
by admin on May 7th, 2009
I recently came across a very simple design on a set of bedsheets at my local department store and it got me thinking: why would I pay hundreds of pounds for designer bedding when I could simply make my own? Plain white (or any other colour) sheets are a bargain at most shops and with a bit of creativity can look just as great as the expensive versions.
The first thing you’ll want to do is visit your nearest upmarket department store’s bedding section and get some inspiration. Maybe there’s a set of sheets with a simple leaf pattern printed on them. That one will be easy to copy.
Take a trip to a nearby Ikea or other budget home store for a set of simple white sheets or duvet cover. There are plenty of sizes for different beds to choose from, so make sure you pick the right one. When you get home, put them through a laundry cycle to get them clean and the correct size.
Visit an arts and crafts shop to buy everything you need for your printing. Sponge stamps, stencils, woodblocks, or other printing items will come in useful, or you can try and make your own at home. There are plenty of varieties and methods that will produce beautiful results. Also, pick up some paintbrushes and paint in the colour(s) of your choosing. You’re ready to print!
Fountain Pen History
by admin on June 29th, 2008
The urge to write and draw can be dated back to the early ages of human civilization. Caves discovered by archeologists are proof of the attempts of the primitive men to draw and write. From engraving on stone plates and cave walls to writing on palm leaves and hieroglyph inscriptions, mankind has been trying to preserve its thoughts using various implements: sharp stones, reeds, metals and quills.
The invention of ink and paper changed the mode of writing by scratching. Quills were dipped in a reservoir of ink and used for writing. Holding a thin quill didn’t suit to writing for long hours. It struck the early inventors that the hollow channel in a bird’s feather can store ink for writing. The fountain pen in its raw form was born.
The first mention of fountain pen can be traced to the Egyptians. Hassan El Basha Mamoud an Egyptian scholar translated a manuscript from Fatimid dynasty dating to 969 AD, which talks about using a pen without an inkpot. A pen was made of gold and presented before the caliph. It had its own ink reservoir. But the pen leaked, and hence a better one was ordered. The same pen with modifications was presented. This time, there was no ink spill when the pen was tilted to all sides. The pen wrote fluidly on contact with paper, and ink disappeared as soon as the pen was lifted from the surface of paper to the amazement of the onlookers. Except for the writing on the manuscript, there was no other evidence that such a writing implement was ever used.
The earliest fountain pen was designed by M. Bion, a Frenchman, in 1702. There were many producers of fountain pens in the early 1800s. John Scheffer, a Britishman, mass-produced fountain pens that were half quill and half metal. The ink was stored in sheep’s gut. But all such early attempts at holding ink in hard rubber tubes with a metal nib at the bottom were messy.
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” and it’s wonderful how path breaking inventions are made. Lewis Waterman, the inventor of the fountain pen used widely, determined to do something after a valuable contract document was destroyed by spilling ink from the pen he usedan insurance salesman turned into an inventor. Waterman patented the fountain pen in 1884, and started mass-producing it. The fountain pen in its true form was born.
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