When I get in a certain mood I start cleaning and purging items in my home. It feels great to clear the clutter especially when it’s something you have needed to do for a while but couldn’t muster up the energy to tackle the project.  The same goes with my websites.  There are things  that need to be spruced up, removed and updated but I procrastinate way too much.  Then one day it hits me and I am clearing out emails, deleting folders and files.   It’s like I have this virtual vacuum.

So you should know  about some updates on Pillows of Lavender

1.  The boxed gift sets are marked down  to $25 there are only 3 left.

2. The Lavender Comfort Wraps are marked down to $15 and these are the last ones available in these fabrics.  New Fabrics are being added soon.

3.  The shipping information has been updated to reflect our flat rate and the option to choose free  local delivery or pickup for the 48162 area.

4.  The product categories have been simplified and each product has options to choose fabric and filling scents  Lavender, Lavender Peppermint Blend or Lavender, Peppermint and Eucalyptus Blend.

I am working on new product images and descriptions.

Watch for a giveaway on Monday!

]]> http://pillowsoflavender.com/blog/2010/06/website-updates-long-overdue/feed/ 0 http://pillowsoflavender.com/blog/2010/04/special-sachet-fundraiser-the-dorenzo-family/ http://pillowsoflavender.com/blog/2010/04/special-sachet-fundraiser-the-dorenzo-family/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:41:20 +0000 Robin http://pillowsoflavender.com/blog/?p=148 Angie and Anthony have a beautiful son named Cy from South Korea.
They became a family of 3 in March of 2007.

Cy just turned 4 and they would love to bring home a brother or sister for him.

They plan to start the adoption process at the end of this year!  They are very excited, but they need some help.

Pillows of Lavender would like to help Angie and Anthony make their dream of becoming a family of 4 come true by donating profits from our Special Sachets for them to use towards their adoption expenses.

You can also support The Dorenzo Family by making a purchase at Radiant and Bright Creations, an etsy shop filled with items handmade by Angie and especially made to raise funds for their adoption.

Lavender Aromatherapy Heat Wrap & Eye Pillow Set Giveaway! One entry per person. Winner will be drawn on 2/7/2010. Ship to USA only. Winner can choose from available fabrics.

Pillows of Lavender on Facebook

*Fan Page Giveaways are now monthly!

This is awesome!  I set a goal for this holiday shopping season and if I sell the remaining items I can wrap up this  successful year at Pillows of Lavender and relax until January.

The choices are slim , but they are all filled with the same goodness of lavender:)

This is what is left:

3 Lavender Comfort  Pillow Sets

9 Lavender Comfort Pillows

7 Snuggly Comfort Pillows

8 Lavender Comfort Pillows on sale

Flat Rate Shipping only $7.50 anywhere in the USA.

I love doing this offer because I personally hate paying high shipping when I am shopping online so I always try to find the best shipping value.

Get your cozy lavender pillows now

Glad you asked because I only run the “buy 2 get 1 sales” occasionally for very special reasons.

My friend Marianna and I are opening a local gift boutique in April!
This is a longtime dream for the both of us but was out of reach until recently when opportunity knocked on our door and we answered it.

We are so supercharged and excited about all the ideas we have for making it a success.  Thus, the reason for the impromptu sale.

Don’t worry  this will be a positive growth for Pillows of Lavender.
You see, while I am working in our shop, I’ll be running this business from there as well as home!  We’ll have our own crafty workshop set up so pillow production and marketing will march on.

So let’s celebrate ,tell everyone you know about the big sale!

Hurry  it’s only on until 2/28/2009

No matter what shipper system I am using, shipping packages has always been something that I never feel settled with.  Maybe it’s just me, I personally hate to pay shipping and I feel like the shipping charges reflect upon my item’s prices and make my items appear to be too expensive.

Up until Tuesday when I had a business coaching session with Kelly McCausey, I was fretting about the shipping prices that some of my customers are paying for my pillows.  I have ALWAYS only charged the customers the actual shipping cost that I pay and I refund the difference if my shopping cart calculates higher or if I am able to fit it into a flat rate box and save the customer money.

Kelly says this is great, but my item prices are not high and shipping is what it is and people who shop online know they have to pay shipping and that I need to just get over it.

Okay,  I will but I have put of  thought into adding some additional shipping options for my customers to choose from since my discussion with Kelly.   It’s like I am laying it all out which defies my desire for simplicity, but maybe this is what I need to do to “embrace” my system.

 Kelly also suggested I only ship 2 days per week instead of shipping orders the minute they pop in, which by the way is very hard for me not to do since I take pride in speedy shipping, but I can see this working and the customers will still get their orders quick.

I will continue to refund shipping differences of $2 or more to the customer if the cost was over calculated.

The following is my new shipping policy that can be found the website:

We take pride in our shipping methods.  We always do whatever we can to charge actual shipping costs to the customer and when we can we will refund the difference to the customer if we over estimated the cost.

USPS Priority Mail is the preferred shipper for our products, but we have just recently added UPS as an additional shipping option because it may be less expensive for some shipping zones.

Most orders are calculated by weight, but we also have a USPS flat rate box option that you can choose at check out because it might be less expensive for some zones.

The flat rate box will not hold more than 2 gift box sets, but it will hold 2-3 neckwraps, or several eye pillows, or a combination of one boxed set with a couple of neckwraps, desk sets or small pillows.   Please do not choose this option if you have a large order that cannot possibly fit in the flat rate box, your order will not ship until proper shipping charges are paid.

If you would like an exact shipping quote for your order please click here to enter your items and postal code and you will receive an invoice to pay for your order via email.

Although we offer the items in beautiful gift ready packaging, we strive to be earth friendly and use recycled or resuable packaging whenever we can.

We ship orders on Mondays and Thursdays with exception to holidays.

We offer free local delivery to 48161 and 48162 zip codes in Monroe, Mi