Go forth and MULTIPLY! 
Last August 4, Curls & Twirls was invited by Multiply.Ph to attend their official launch, as well as a
Meet & Greet session with Multiply's president and CEO, Mr. Peter Pezaris, the whole Multiply.Ph staff and our fellow top sellers.
Out of the 150,000 online shops registered at Multiply.Ph, only the Top 50 were invited, and - Oh, my Gadd! - we're actually one of them! Until now, I still can't get my head around what Mr. Jack Madrid, Multiply.Ph's manager, told us:
"Look around; you are the country's top 50 Multiply sellers" - or something like that. I was too amazed to hang on to his every word. xD
Before anything else, we had the chance to visit the newly refurbished Multiply.Ph office, and
it was a REAL improvement from what we saw in our first visit last April 2011 (Multiply 5.0 Alpha Merchant meeting). Their brand new spanking base is soooo hip, but what got Cring and I (and the other sellers, I'm sure) squealing in delight was their
ultra cute graffiti wall!
As for the actual event, it was surprisingly short.
Mr. Jack Madrid gave the opening remarks, followed
Mr. Peter Pezaris telling us how and why the Multiply Marketplace came to be (which had almost every seller laughing guiltily and amusedly), then there was
Mr. Philips Yu (Head of Merchant Relations) with a PowerPoint presentation, and the introduction of Multiply.Ph's staff. Lastly, there was a Multiply Bingo game that got all the sellers mingling with one another in an instant. It was a great way to break the ice, and the prizes were seriously grand. Too bad we didn't win. xD
"Thank you for blatantly ignoring our terms of services; thus, paving the way
for what the Multiply e-commerce platform is today." ~ Mr. Peter Pezaris 
Some of the lovely people behind Multiply.Ph. Cring and I were mistaken as staff because we were also wearing Multiply shirts.
Super Mega Fail! xD The food and refreshments were great, and the Multiply.Ph staff was so friendly and made us feel right at home. We also had a chance to pose for pictures with
Mr. Peter Pezaris and
Mr. Jack Madrid, along with our newfound friends,
Ron of Merkado Network, and
Belle and Madz of
Fedora's Fashion Store.
Rubbing shoulders with Multiply's Big Men! Not bad, eh~? ;)
Oh, and we also got some free swag - an eco shopping tote, a Multiply-neur shirt (which we gave to Ate Mooch who was absent from the event), a notebook and notepad.
We can't wait for more events like this!
Thank you, Multiply Philippines! You guys seriously rock!
XOXO,
Maybe next time? :3
