READ!! Holiday Hibernation Mode + Important Dates.

Hello, dearies!

First off, we'd like to thank everyone who did their Christmas shopping with us. I'm actually surprised to discover upon doing our year-end inventory that we only have very few stocks left. Almost everything is sold out - and it's all thanks to you guys! So, really, THANK YOU!! We hope you and your giftees enjoy our items, as well as the freebies involved.

And now, onto the announcement~

This is to inform all our beloved patrons that Curls & Twirls shall not be accepting orders from Dec. 22, 2011 - Jan. 04, 2012. Come Thursday, it'll be our third HOLIDAY HIBERNATION MODE since we opened our beloved shop.

In addition, I'll be going on an annual holiday trip with my family and won't be coming back to do business for at least a week. No texts or calls, please, because I'll be too busy doing some serious shopping (as usual), getting MOAR delightfully cute oddities for Curls & Twirls' 2012 collection, and having lots and lots of fun at the side~ xD

With this, please take note of our operations schedule for the remainder of the year:

Payments cut-off: Dec. 21, 2011 (Wednesday) at 11:00 PM
Last day for shipping: Dec. 22, 2011 (Thursday)

Deliveries and transactions will resume on Jan. 05, 2012. The winner for our 10th CurlyTwirly Treat will also be announced on that date instead of the usual monthly end, so that gives you 5 extra days to join and win a super cute Friendly Angel Mug! ^__^

So, again, please keep track of the dates mentioned above. For any queries, simply leave me a message via PM and I'll reply to you as soon as I can.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!


XOXO,

CLOSED!: CurlyTwirly Treat #10.

 CURLY~TWIRLY TREAT #10

• Friendly Angel Drinking Mug (Light Pink)
  -------> Comes with a cute gift box!
  

HOW TO JOIN:

1. Be a part of our family by clicking the link and liking our page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Curls-Twirls/114167227998

2. Click the link and like the image.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150444718892999&set=a.10150110709232999.293040.114167227998&type=1&ref=nf

3. For BONUS points, comment on said image by completing the sentence: "This year, I am thankful for ----------------."! :)

4. IMPORTANT!! Make sure you leave any of the following via comment - mobile no/s., e-mail address or Multiply ID. We'll be needing them to contact you in case you win~!

CURLTWIRLY TREAT #10 WINNER:
Zai Martinez
Randomly picked by Classtool.net's Fruit Machine

CONGRATULATIONS!
Much thanks to everyone who joined. :)

★ Gen's gratitude list: ★
"This past year, I'm thankful for a lot of things: health among my family and friends, the many clients and new friends I've made through Curls & Twirls, and this shop still going strong after 3 years. You know who you are; thank you for making 2011 such a blastin' good year! :)"

Anyway, please stay tuned for January's giveaway~! 

XOXO,

CLOSED!: CurlyTwirly Treat #09.

 CURLY~TWIRLY TREAT #09 

• Pweety Piggy Bank (Small)
  

HOW TO JOIN:

1. Be a part of our family by clicking the link and liking our page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Curls-Twirls/114167227998

2. Click the link and like the image.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150375785587999&set=a.10150110709232999.293040.114167227998&type=3

3. For BONUS points, comment on said image with your something that you've been saving MONEY for (if you have none, just type in "ICHIGO" for kicks)! :)

4. IMPORTANT!! Make sure you leave any of the following via comment - mobile no/s., e-mail address or Multiply ID. We'll be needing them to contact you in case you win~!

CURLTWIRLY TREAT #09 WINNER:
Sabel Hembrador
Randomly picked by Classtool.net's Fruit Machine

CONGRATULATIONS!
Much thanks to everyone who joined. :)

★ Gen's goal: ★
"I'm actually saving for a lot of things - credit card bills, a brand new car, a permanent parking space to go with my condo unit... First things firs: I need to properly manage my expenses. ^^;"

Anyway, please stay tuned for December's giveaway~! 

XOXO,

Triple Holiday SALE '11!! Product Directory.

CURLS & TWIRLS' TRIPLE HOLIDAY SALE!!!
Now on its 3rd year! Still up to 50% off on ALL AVAILABLE ITEMS!
Effective Nov. 01, 2011 (12:00 NN) up to Jan. 10, 2012 (11:00 PM) only!

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Save a lot of your precious money by availing this super special promo for your holiday shopping!
• As mentioned, all available products are on sale and compiled together in this single album. Click the thumbnails below to be directed to their respective parent links.
• NO MORE HAGGLING!! All items are already at their lowest prices.
• Send in your orders through the Multiply shopping cart (preferred!) or the order form. Reservations are strictly for (3) business days ONLY!
• Standard free shipping condition does NOT apply unless otherwise stated.
  
• For IMPORTANT NOTES & GUIDELINES, kindly click HERE. READ and be guided accordingly! =]
  

   PRODUCT ALBUM DIRECTORY:  

 






Happy shopping, loves! :)

XOXO,

Triple Holiday SALE '11!! Notes & Guidelines.

Attention!

In line with the customary "Triple Holiday Sale '11!!", the following changes to our standard policy shall take effect today up to January 10, 2012:

MODES OF TRANSACTION:
Multiply shopping cart - PREFERRED!
(See how it works HERE.)
Order form - LINK.
(BDO/BPI deposit and G-Cash only!)

MODE OF DELIVERY:
Xend Express
Singapore Post (international)

• SF starts at 60 PhP for Metro Manila, 90 PhP for Luzon, and 100 PhP for Visayas and Mindanao. Rates are already inclusive of insurance fee.
• For international orders, please contact me for a shipping quote.
  
• Meet-ups are allowed, but keep in mind that this is subject to OUR availability. Please click HERE for the guidelines - scroll down to the very bottom.

For any questions or other concerns, feel free to contact me either via PM or SMS.

We only have a few hours left before the sales begin, so please stay tuned!

XOXO,

Coming Soon! 3rd Annual Triple Holiday Sale! :D

We're alive!

First and foremost, I'd like to apologize for being idle these past few weeks without so much as a word. My dad enrolled me in driving school a couple of days after we did CosMania '11, so I've been pretty much cruising by the Metro with my driving instructor, then catching up on some well-deserved sleep when I don't have a hands-on schedule or a session in the lecture room. That, and I'm just incurably lazy... but you already know that, right? *wink*wink*

Anyway, it's that time of the year again, and if you've been a past customer of us, then you need not guess.

★ Triple Holiday Sale!! ★

As usual, this is to honor post-Halloween's (Oct. 31), Christmas/New Year's (Dec.25/Jan.01) and Curls & Twirls' 3rd birthday (Jan.03)! Ain't it grand?

Mark your calendars, loves. Our annual sale will commence some time on Nov. 01, 2011, with our loyal newsletter subscribers informed of the exact time.

All available products in our catalog shall be sold for as low as 75% OFF, so stay tuned and brace yourselves for another exciting sale from the ever lovable Curls & Twirls! You won't regret it, honest! 

XOXO,

CLOSED!: CurlyTwirly Treat #08.

 CURLY~TWIRLY TREAT #08 

• Posh Ribbon Necklace (Black Chanel)
  
• Handmade Keyboard Rings (Page Up & Page Down)
  

HOW TO JOIN:

1. Be a part of our family by clicking the link and liking our page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Curls-Twirls/114167227998

2. Click the link and like the image.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150342393957999&set=a.10150110709232999.293040.114167227998&type=3

3. For BONUS points, comment on said image with the LAST item you bought from Curls & Twirls (if you haven't purchased yet, just type in "SOON")! :)

4. IMPORTANT!! Make sure you leave any of the following via comment - mobile no/s., e-mail address or Multiply ID. We'll be needing them to contact you in case you win~!

CURLTWIRLY TREAT #08 WINNER:
Lady Shayne Yap
Randomly picked by Classtool.net's Fruit Machine

CONGRATULATIONS!
Much thanks to everyone who joined. :)

★ Gen's message: ★
"We'll be having our annual Triple Holiday Sale this Nov. 01, 2011 - Jan. 10, 2012, so to those participants who wrote that they will buy from us "SOON", we expect you to do just that during the sale! Haha. *wink*wink* :)"

Anyway, please stay tuned for November's giveaway~! 

XOXO,

Cosplay Mania '11 ~ 10.01-02.11

Cosplay Mania '11
October 01-02, 2011
Function Rms. 3-5, SMX Convention Center

Event's highlights (at least, to us):

• Cring's bladder-enduring trip around SMX and MOA. The bladder won. xD
  
• Baby Josh FINALLY getting an exhibitor's ID of his own!
  
• Kokoy's surprising get-up. How he was able to walk with his helmet on, we shall NEVER know.
  
• Jin of Tuxedo Team/Tuxessories and her friend dropping by our booth to buy a Finger Shade! :D
• Squirting booby ecchi-ness~
  
• Gen winning a MyPhone Q19i (Dual Sim) from the ticket raffle contest! 

More on this here >> Cosplay Mania '11: The Aftermath.

XOXO,

Cosplay Mania '11: The Aftermath.

Another Success!

As promised, here I am updating you and giving you a gist of the happenings at Cosplay Mania '11 from my side. Be warned though; I'm feeling really lazy today, so I'll keep this reflection short and concise.

The Good:

• It was plain FUN! Loads of things to do and activities to take part in. I even won a MyPhone Q19i Duo (Dual Sim) from the raffle contest! :D
• Many people visited and purchased from us - which, of course, was the main reason why us exhibitors were there in the first place. The faces of those unsuspecting guests who played with our Squirting Booby Toy and shortly got their surprise of the weekend shall forever be engraved in our mind and heart. Teehee.
• Jin from the Tuxedo Team/Tuxessories and her friend (I didn't get the name, but I recognized her as Inoue Orihime from their Bleach photo shoot) dropped by our booth and bought a Finger Party Shade from us! Yes, we were ALL starstruck! xD
• Freebies! There were Yakisoba, Chumbos and Taquitos stalls (among others) giving you free goods when you pass by them.
  
• My whole family was there for once! They didn't do anything though; just watched me fumble my way to customers and pack their orders in a tizzy. Haha.
  
• So many cosplayers - from teh awesome, teh okay-pwede-na, and teh plain awkward! 'Nuff said.

The Bad:

• Not enough space in the merchandise area. There have been many complaints about this, but there's actually a pretty good reason for this - the SM Characters area, which occupied almost HALF of the Fiesta Hall, seemed to have gotten carried away and took more space than what has been agreed upon. For some reason, the organizers just let them do as they pleased and made us, the exhibitors, squish our booths together instead. It wasn't supposed to be like that though, and we had the floor plan to prove it. They were a complete waste of space, IMO; it was like they transferred the actual SM Character section right there. Their goods were sooooo pricey, hardly anyone walked over to their area, leaving the poor staff and salespeople to play with their merchandise themselves. More importantly, their props, banners and whatnots were so big and tall, we couldn't even see or watch the happenings on the main stage from where we stood!
• Not enough food selections. There was only ONE food stall in the humongous event venue, and they had limited meals and stocks, so they would always get sold out just a few minutes after lunch time (despite being waaaaaaay overpriced) - which *really* irked me, because we were supposed to stay until 9 freaking PM. The organizers wouldn't let us bring food from the outside, and since we needed to constantly look after our booths, that left us with what? Grumbling stomachs and annoying migraines.
• We couldn't get away from our booth to watch the events on stage, ogle over the Guests of Honor like Pinky Lu Xun and JiakiDarkness, or visit other stalls for that matter. We were too busy with customers, and though this was good business-wise, still... We would have loved to enjoy the event ourselves. We couldn't even take pictures as many as we'd liked. Ah, well, c'est la vie~
  
• SMALL RESTROOMS! It was a complete hassle (and also time-consuming) to exit the halls and walk around the huge SMX Convention Center just to find a restroom with no crowd in it. Cosplayers who apply their make-ups and face paints and etc. despite the warnings were especially annoying. I don't like people who break the rules, after all. >__>
  

To summarize everything, Cosplay Mania '11 was Teh Bomb!! despite the few and minor inconveniences. Only 2 days have passed since the event and yet, we're already looking forward to the next!

To the Cosplay Mania troop, thank you for letting us be a part of this wonderful event. Everyone had a blast, and we sure as hell did as well! 

Lastly, we have a few leftovers from the fair, so please expect the uploads some time this week. Newsletter subscribers will be informed beforehand, as usual.

As for the pictures, I'll be putting them up within the day. Stay tuned!


XOXO,

Cosplay Mania '11 Exhibitors List & Booth Guide.

Finally!

As promised, here's the list of exhibitors/booths for Cosplay Mania '11. This is to help all event goers in knowing what shop will be there and where to find them as well. Please refer to our past journal entry for the floor plan - http://curlsandtwirls.multiply.com/journal/item/146/.

WARNING: The following data is copied from the Fiesta Hall Exhibitor Booth Guide provided by Cosplay Mania last Sept. 25, 2011, so if any mistakes come up (spelling, shop's name & etc.), blame them. :)) Also, we're not familiar with most of the shops. If you want to know more about them and what they sell, we suggest you do your own research.

BLOCK A:
Otaku Goodies
Tempest Films
Devangelic

BLOCK B:
New Haven PH
Philippine Touhou
Fangirl Asia
Jack n' Jill Chumbos
BooBoo Shop

BLOCK C:
Biniboshi
R.Angel Creations
CSCCentrl

BLOCK D:
Killing with Cuteness Shirts
Mango Manga
Philippe Gadgets (Audio Technica)
My Rotten Shop
Gwynshop + Perpektion Shop

BLOCK E:
MaJeKa Shop
2Rats
Waku Waku Hobbies
Taiwan Doujinshi Cultural Co.
Nissin Yakisoba

BLOCK F:
UP AME
Diana Mangoba
Otaku's Den
Granny Goose Tortillos

BLOCK G:
Sugarfree and Blue
Curls & Twirls
Keybie Cafe
Doujin Shirts
UR FaceRadio
Sulit.Com.Ph
Game Magazine
Identity Crisis Enterprise

BLOCK I:
BlazBlue Philippines
Cool Stuff
Tuxessories
Wasabi Toys

BLOCK J:
Chikara Hats
Hatah! Hatah!
B.I.O.
Challenge! Challenge!
Net Essentials (MSI)
Glass House Graphics
C.I.I.T.
Animeniacz

BLOCK K:
Pocketz Fulla Pillz
Erick Rimando
PUP Animation Guild Phils.
Splatt.MNL

BLOCK L:
Big Boys Toy Store
T-Tees
Ongaku Society
Magnetic-Rose.net
Flipgeeks
Sketch Pad Studios
Bridgefront Gifts & Accents

So there ya go! Maybe you can thank us for the effort by visiting our booth? :3 If not, boo you, but we still hope you come to the event and have fun as well.

Oh, and just so you know, there really is no BLOCK H. Weird. =\

Less than a week to go~ Tick-tock!

XOXO,

Cosplay Mania '11 Floor Plan - Visit Us! :)

Haro! Haro!

As promised, here's the floor plan for the upcoming Cosplay Mania '11. As you can see, our booth is just a few steps and turns away from the entrance. Click the image below to see it in full view.


This event is undeniably one of the biggest anime conventions this year. We've recently learned that a good number of famous international cosplay icons will be attending as special guests, and that alone should be enough to perk you up. Of course, there will also be lotsandlots of merchants and booths offering you loadsandloads of goodies and loots, so make sure you come prepared!

Bring your friends! Bring your money! We'll see you there~!

*** Official Site > http://www.cosplaymania.com/
*** Ticket Info > http://cosplay.ph/microsites/cosmania/wp/event-info/tickets/

[EDIT: 09.25.11] The floor plan has recently been changed to a much more organized setup by Cosplay Mania. This was done during the Exhibitor's Briefing just a few hours ago. I'll also be posting a complete list of exhibitors and their respective blocks so you'll know where to find them in the very spacious location. Please expect said list by tomorrow; in the meantime, do familiarize yourselves with the final floor plan for Cosplay Mania '11. :3

XOXO,