Video Shoot & Twitter Promo

Still working on editing the video and adding audio... We got some great footage and some post-production interviews done with our two lovely models. I've got video promotions in the works and can't wait to let you guys know about them. And I wanted to let you know about twitter promotions. You can follow us at Twitter.com/OrchardCorset and be in the know about our "Twitter only" promos. Right now we've got one going for a free garter belt. I try to do a specific promotion each month just for the twitter folks, sometimes I throw in a freebie, sometimes I push a discount. But if you love our products, you'd be wise to get on there and follow us. Many of the twitter promotions are for the first # of followers only, so the quicker you are to respond, the more likely you are to get in on that special deal. And there's no limit to how many of the promotions you can get in on. You're only able to use each promo code one time, but you can use every single code if you happen to be one of the first to get in on the action. Also, don't forget to send a picture of yourself in something from OC to katie@jlk-associates.com. We've only got three entries right now and there are FIVE prizes! So if you send a pic in, you're almost guaranteed to win something! Don't delay, the "Snap & Share" giveaway ends September 30, 2009! Read all about the details here. We'll be posting more information on the videos soon, and details about the video promotions also. Make sure you check back often so that you can be one of the lucky winners!

Snap & Share Sweepstakes '09

We are all about our customers here at OrchardCorset.com. Without you, we simply wouldn't be here. So for our latest edition of OrchardCorset.com's Sweepstakes & Giveaways, we wanted to put the focus on you... We are so excited to announce the latest sweepstakes at OrchardCorset.com - "Snap & Share" '09! We are asking for you, our customers, to send us pictures of you in your OC gear. Bought a corset from us? Snap a pic and send it in. Love the Vedette line? Show us your curves. Fancy the chemise? Share it with us! Whatever you bought, whatever you love, whatever your size or shape or make or model. We want to see your OrchardCorset fashion!

All you have to do is snap a picture of yourself, your significant other, your roommate, your daughter, or your friend in something that was purchased from OrchardCorset.com. Then you can share that picture however you want. Post it to your blog and email me a link, send the picture to me directly, Follow us on Twitter and post it to your twitter account, make friends with us on MySpace and post it on your page. However you decide to share it, just make sure that we know about it.

We've decided to include more winners in this sweepstakes to continue our tradition of Sharing the Wealth. We will have one Grand Prize winner, one First Prize winner, and three Runners Up winners. Thats right, 5 chances to win! The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $75 shopping spree, a beautiful Crepe-Suzette garter belt, and your choice of a Crepe-Suzette corset or open bottom girdle. The first prize winner will receive a $25 shopping spree and your choice of a beautiful Crepe-Suzette corset or open bottom girdle. The three Runner's up winners will receive 50% off any one item in our store and a Crepe-Suzette garter belt in the color of your choice.

We do want to keep this all G-rated, folks. So please keep the nudity and sexually charged pics to yourself. We just want to see you showing off your shape and sense of fashion. Feel free to email your photos directly to me at katie@jlk-associates.com. We will be posting some of our favorite pics on our blog at OrchardCorset.com/blog and will share the winning photo on OrchardCorset.com. If you want to share your photo with us and be entered to win but aren't comfortable with us posting it online, please let me know and I will make sure that it doesn't get posted anywhere - I respect your privacy! Unfortunately, you won't be able to win the Grand Prize or First Prize (we need a shareable photo for that), but you will be entered to win any of the three Runner up prizes. Don't forget to email me a link if you post your picture elsewhere. Good Luck & Happy Snapping!

Send all photos and links to katie@jlk-associates.com. Please include your first name, last initial and your location when sending in your pics.

WOOHOO... Review & Win Winner Announced!

I am SO proud to announce the winner of our Spring 2009 "Review & Win" Sweepstakes, Amanda Felix of Columbus, OH. Amanda wrote a couple reviews on some of our Vedette products. She is also the proud owner of quite a few items from OrchardCorset.com.

Amanda, I hope you find some absolutely fabulous duds to spend your $100 gift card on. Splurge! Buy something you wouldn't normally buy, try something you wouldn't normally try, or order that piece you've been secretly coveting! And while you're at it, sit back, relax and turn winning this sweepstakes into a whole "You" day. You can even wear a tiara and eat a cupcake, buy yourself flowers or just smile a lot. Do whatever it is you do to make yourself feel splendid.

Details on the next sweepstakes to come soon... stay tuned!

Congratulations again, Amanda!

(Phew, "Review & Win" is finally complete... )

Review & Win ... still... waiting... for... winner...

HOLY MACKEREL!

Who would've thought that we would have to try so hard to GIVE AWAY $100! Man!

Our first two winners were no-go. Now, we're waiting on the latest random winner to email us back and claim her prize! Come on Amanda, you know you could use some $$ to go shopping! I know I could!

I gave this winner until Monday to respond, then onto yet another winner, I guess. Hopefully Amanda will check her email and respond back. I can't wait to announce the details for the next sweepstakes, but I wanted to get this one all taken care of before I do that. Keep your fingers crossed!

Video & Photo Shoot for New Corsets

We had a video and photo shoot for our new line of authentic corsets yesterday. These babies are absolutely glorious. Premium Satin, Spiral Steel boning, all metal front busk, high quality grommets and laces. These corsets are stunning and they are traditional - meaning that they are designed for tight cinching and waist training. Beautiful and high quality. Check them out on our website (new pics coming soon).

Wow! What fun we had yesterday with some of us running around in corsets, others attached to a camera, others lacing furiously, and another directing her little model tush off. We all had our own experiences and talents that meshed together beautifully. Who would have known that a bunch of geeks and girly girls in a warehouse could pull off something so glamorous. Can't wait to show some of the pics from the shoot.

We also had our fearless leader taking "behind-the-scenes" shots of the shoot in action for me to share with you guys. I'll be going through the pics today and can't wait to get 'em up. So much fun!

In other news: We're still waiting on the winner of our latest sweepstakes, Mary Ellen, to claim her prize. Time is running out, maybe a new winner will be chosen. Stay tuned for details.

Also... OrchardCorset is now on Twitter! Follow us and be the first to know about special deals, promotions and new products.

...And the winner is...

We've just finished our Spring '09 "Review & Win" Sweepstakes and we have a $100 shopping spree winner... well, so far we've had two. The first winner, chosen at random, was Rachel from NY. Unfortunately, the email address she provided wasn't working, so we had to choose another winner. This time it is Mary Ellen from Wilmington, DE. We're waiting on a response from her so that we can officially publish the winner. She has until 6/15/09 to respond and still claim her prize. Keep your fingers crossed that she responds in time! If not, we will draw yet another winner... We promised that we would announce the winner yesterday. I guess I should have planned on waiting for the winner's approval. Next time, we'll give ourselves some time.

We collected quite a few reviews over the course of this sweepstakes and the next one is in the works right now. The details will soon follow. We're thinking about splitting up the prize to allow for more than one winner. I want to thank each of you that wrote a review, good or bad. We appreciate the feedback and I know that its easier as a customer to make a smart purchase when you have the opinions of people who have already had experiences with a particular item.

Keep writing those reviews, folks. I'll be featuring some of my favorites on this blog - some that are a bit too long for the format on product pages, and some that made me smile. And our next sweepstakes is coming soon! If you want to be kept in the loop about our current sales and sweepstakes, sign up for our newsletter. We'll send out the details of new promotions as they are made clear.

Congratulations again to Mary Ellen! Your $100 shopping spree is waiting for you!

Review & Win Sweepstakes

We love to know what our customers think -- of our products, our service, our selection. We are constantly trying to find ways to collect opinions and comments and use them to make our sites better. Right now, we're focusing on our products, and we would like to know what you think! Seriously, let us know!

Right now, we're running a "Review & Win" sweepstakes with all of our JLK partner sites (OrchardCorset.com, GirdleZone.com, Crepe-Suzette.com and GalacticBra.com) for a $100 shopping spree valid at any of those sites on any item(s), any brand, any size you choose. All you have to do is write a review on a product that we offer in our stores. Simple, huh? We thought so too.

Go to your favorite JLK site, and navigate to a product that you have first-hand knowledge of. Ordered one of these from us? Borrowed your friend's? However you've gathered your experience, we just want to know about it and share it with other customers who are considering buying that item. So you say everything was perfect and it fit like a glove, you got compliments every time you wore it and have ordered three more? Great, write about it and let us know. But, what if you thought the straps weren't wide enough or that the color wasn't what you expected? We'd love to know about that too. Whatever your experience, we just want you to share it with us and other potential customers.

The great news? Each product review you write using your own words and experience will give you a new entry into the current sweepstakes. Cool, huh? Just make sure you include a valid email address so we can contact you if you win!

*Want to see an example?