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Mother & ChildŽ Clothing and Gifts, LLC Weekly e-News
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Greetings!
Hello!
New this week:
More Alternative Apparel arrived today, and... good news... we got it at a discount and so you will get it at a discount! This line has been so popular. It is affordable, very cool, and it is incredibly comfortable!
We also received more Sassy wooden toys and feeding products and more Badger products! BTW: Badger is made in NH!
Save the date...
Portraits in Silhouette will return to Mother & Child on Saturday, April 18! The Mother & Daughter team are scaling back their portrait event hours and so this will likely be their only date at Mother & Child before Mother's Day.
They have made so many parents happy. The likenesses that they create are amazing and they do it with black paper and a pair of scissors! There is no lighting or tracing involved.
Please call us at 603 886 6727 to set up a ten-minute appointment for each child.
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March Product Highlight: Bamboo
From the Spun Bamboo website:
"While the creation of Spun Bamboo fiber seems to have mystified a few and even spurred some erroneous reports on how bamboo fiber is manufactured, the process is really quite simple. The bamboo culms can be pulped through a process of mechanical combing, and/or baths of sodium hydroxide. These processes are completely closed, which means that the release of byproducts into the environment is negligible. The chemicals involved are good chemicals compared to the truly dangerous ones used to produce cotton and polyester. Sodium hydroxide is reactive but it is not toxic, i.e. it does not cause DNA damage, does not enter the food chain and is short lived because of its reactivity. It is easily neutralized into salt and water. Furthermore sodium hydroxide is used as a washing agent for almost all organic cotton textiles and is certified by the global organic textile standards. The proof of the ecologically sound methods behind bamboo production is the fact that all Spun Bamboo fabric is certified under OekoTex Standard 100, which has become the best known and most successful label for textiles tested for harmful substances.
Mechanical breakdown of the bamboo results in a fiber much more like linen and has properties like linen only silkier. No real chemical processing, however benign is necessary.
At this point in time, we source our bamboo from China because that is where the bamboo plantations are and the only place in the world with the factories that have the know how to produce high quality bamboo fiber. We believe that by introducing this fantastic, renewable material to the general public here and abroad, we will be educating others about bamboo and inspire the growth of more bamboo in the U.S. and around the globe. In order for farmers to start growing bamboo as a cash crop where historically it has not (i.e. the US) requires them to see a strong demand for products made from bamboo."
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Friday Night Money-Saving Events
parents against the recession
a special money-saving and idea-sharing event
Friday, April 17 5 - 9PM at Mother & Child
Items will be discounted and representatives from several local parents' clubs will be on hand to tell you about their clubs, their events and their membership benefits!
Participating clubs include:
The Milford Area Mothers Club
The Greater Nashua Parents of Twins and More
The Greater Nashua Mothers Club
Holistic Moms Network
Merrimack Friends and Families
NH/MA LEAP
You may RSVP at our Facebook event page.
Bring your favorite money-saving tips to us and we'll publish them in upcoming newsletters!
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Recalls
1. Children's Hooded Fleece Jackets with Drawstrings
Recalled by Golden Grove Trading Due to Strangulation Hazard <http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09162.html>
2. La Jolla Sport Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts
with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard <http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09163.html>
3. Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings
Recalled by Dysfunctional Clothing Due to Strangulation Hazard
vhttp://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09164.html>
4. Children's Fishing Poles Recalled by Zebco Due to
Violation of Lead in Paint Standard <http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09166.html>
5. Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by MM Compound
Due to Strangulation Hazard <http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09167.html>
6. Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings
Recalled by Rusty North America Due to Strangulation Hazard
vhttp://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09168.html>
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Consignment News
We are now accepting Spring and Summer clothing!
We have a fabulous selection of prom and semi formal dresses!
click here to see some of the gorgeous dresses that we have in stock today.
We are not going to accept 12 months or smaller this week as those sizes are quite full.
If you have those sizes to consign, pls call next week to ask if we have room.
Generally, we are looking to accept items that
families will be shopping for in April/May:
Easter, prom, rain, and light-weight clothing and accessories.
We especially need communion outfits for boys.
Note: We are no longer able to take toys due to more strict Government regulations.
>>Please download and review our latest Consignment Policies updated 1/2009.<<
This week we need more:
exersaucers
safety gates
pack n play playpens
booster high chairs
potty chairs
high chairs
communion outfits and Easter suits for boys
good name teen clothing for boys and girls
We look through up to 30 consignments:
Mon 10-6:30
Wed 10-6:30
Fri 10-5
Sat 10-6:30
(Please do not bring more than 30 with you. It is too
crowded in the backroom for you to find a spot to sort and count out 30
items while you are here. We appreciate your adherence to this policy
and so will the consignors who are in line with you. :) )
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Sharing Ideas
Money-saving ideas from customers and employees at Mother & Child:
Last week's tip was about buying recycled Disney tees, PJs, etc at M&C before you head to Disney for April vacation. We created a "wall of Disney" above the shoe wall, to make it easy for you.
Tip of the week:
This one is for parents of high school seniors and juniors:
We have a fantastic collection of prom dresses that were $80 to $450 last year or the year before, but are $30 to $150 now at Mother & Child!
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Community
Trying to avoid pesticides, but can't always find organic produce?
EWG has created a nice, pocket-size guide to buying non-organic produce: which fruits and veggies are generally grown with lots of pesticides and which do not require much pesticide use: http://www.foodnews.org/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wanna join a CSA, but don't have time to work or even do a weekly pick-up?
Ben Brewster, of the Soccer Farm in Amherst has a solution for us:
You can have your share of each weekly harvest delivered to Mother & Child, and pick it up here on pick-up day. Not sure if pick-up day will be Tuesday again this year. We will wait until the season is closer to confirm. If you want to give this a try, but don't know if you'll be able to use up the veggies/fruit each week, try splitting a share with a neighbor. This is an affordable way to give it a try and you can take turns picking up your food!
You can visit http://www.bbsoccer.com/farm/ for more info and for shareholder pricing.
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Know of a great, affordable, Earth-friendly product that you think other parents would love? Let us know by clicking here.
If you have too many grocery or shopping bags piling up in a closet somewhere, you can bring them to us. We will be happy to re-use them here at Mother & Child.
Are you enjoying this newsletter? Tell us what you want or help us improve this e-newsletter by clicking here to send us a note.
Sincerely,
Karen and the staff at
Mother & ChildŽ Clothing and Gifts, LLC
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because we know you'll love it if you try it...
Bamboo is healthy, sustainable and so.... soft!
Save and 10% off our low, introductory prices
Mention coupon code: "I love bamboo" to the cashier and she will deduct 10% from the price of one bamboo item. Please forward this e-newsletter/coupon to anyone you know that you would love to experience how wonderful bamboo fabric feels.
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Offer Expires: March 27, 2009
only one discount allowed per customer -- This offer cannot be combined with any other discount.
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Mother & ChildŽ Clothing and Gifts, LLC
Greystone Plaza
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063
603 886 6727
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