Second Annual Tacky Christmas Sweater Extravaganza is TODAY!

Don't forget - Swagger's 2nd Annual Tacky Christmas Sweater Extravaganza is TODAY! Come out, have fun, and save on gifts for your family and friends OR you:)! (Don't worry we won't tell if it is for you:)!)

Today only from 10 am - 5 pm IF you wear a TACKY Christmas Outfit:

• 20% off any one item (excluding Trollbeads and Local Designers)


• Free Gift with Purchase


• Awesome prizes for the top 3 outfits

We thought we would show you our winners from last year to see what you might be up against!

Yes - those are Christmas stirrup pants and a man in an ornaments sweater:! We love our customers!!!!!!!!

We can't wait to see what you guys have in store for us this year!

See you soon!

Mandy

Second Annual Tacky Christmas Sweater Extravaganza

The Swagger Gifts Second Annual Tacky Christmas Sweater Extravaganza will be on Saturday, December 19th, 2009!

Join us in your tackiest Christmas Outfit (and we mean TACKY!) at the store on December 19th and receive:

Free Gift with Purchase

20% off any one item (excluding Trollbeads and Local Designers)

We will also have prizes for the Top 3 outfits!

Bring your mom, bring your neighbor, bring your friends - bring anyone who enjoys a good tacky sweater!

Trollbeads Holiday Trunk Show Going on Today and Tomorrow!

Tuesday, December 8th through Thursday, December 10th
Trollbeads Trunk Show at Swagger Gifts

Need a great reason to come pick out your favorites and select a few great gifts for the Trollbeads fans on your list?

Treat yourself (and your holiday budget) with Swagger's Trollbeads Trunk Show Specials!

• Buy $100 worth of beads and get a free $25 glass bead!
• Receive a free bracelet with the purchase of an upgraded clasp!
• Receive a Free bracelet or leather necklace with the purchase of a chain necklace!
• Receive $25 off a Fantasy pendant with the purchase of a Fantasy necklace!

*Limit of 2 promotions per customer.

PS: Ladies, send your honey to this guy-friendly event and we'll be happy to help him select the very best! Just stop in to create your very own personal Trollbeads Wish List beforehand and we'll make sure he gets on his way to picking out perfect gifts for the ladies on his list. (Just think: great gifts for you, for his mom, for his sister - the possibilities are endless... and he'll have a hand in all of them!)

PS #2: Guys, bring your buddies along! With our help, you'll be right back to football, basketball, and fantasy leagues and your holiday shopping will be done! How much easier can it get? Your buddies will thank you!

Reminder: Trollbeads for a Cause!

Don't forget to join us tonight, as we raffle off the
Flower & Nature Starter Bracelet at 7 pm to benefit the
NBIA Disorders Association

Raffle Tickets are $10 a piece and you can still buy them today!

Click here to visit SwaggerGifts.com for all of the information!

Swagger Gifts is featuring the following specials during today's Trunkshow:

+ Buy $100 worth of Trollbeads and get a Glass Bead (from Glass Group 1) for FREE! +
+ Receive a FREE Bracelet with the purchase of an upgraded clasp! +
+ Receive $25 off a Fantasy Pendant w/ the purchase of a Fantasy Necklace! +
+ Recive a FREE Bracelet or Leather Necklace with the purchase of a Chain Necklace +

Mandy is back from Zurich....

for a couple weeks to attend Market! She will be in the store THIS THURSDAY June 18th from 10 - 7 pm and would love to see everybody! She is even enticing everyone with Swiss Chocolate that she is bringing back just for this event! We will stay open an hour later so hopefully people who have to work late can still come by! We will uncork the wine around 5-ish:)! See you soon!

Tacky Christmas Sweater Customer Participation

We love our customers!!! Especially when they play with us!

I couldn't believe the number of people who came in to show us their tacky Christmas outfits! Some of them didn't even use the 20% off - they just wanted to show their Christmas Spirit! When it came to picking a winner it was a VERY difficult decision so we decided on........ a TIE between Jim and Shayna! Both of you were so tacky we couldn't decide! Thanks to everyone who participated!

This will definitely be a new Swagger Christmas Tradition!

Check out the fantastic pics in our slideshow (those of you using a rss feed reader like Google Reader may need to click through):
http://s707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/swaggergifts/Tacky%20Christmas%20Sweater%20Extravaganza/?albumview=slideshow

Tacky Christmas Sweater Extravaganza

Join us this Saturday December 20th for the Swagger Tacky Christmas Sweater Extravaganza!
Wear your "favorite" Christmas Sweater and/or accessories and get 20% off any one item! (excluding local artists)

Make sure to enter our Contest for the Tackiest Outfit to win these beautiful JOY Letters from the Round Top Collection (not tacky - really cool)!
(The Swagger Girls will be judging and we do accept bribes:))

We are still monogramming some items in the store so if you think you have procrastinated too long - you haven't!! Come in for details!

We have lots of great ideas for your Dirty Santa parties, teacher gifts, stocking stuffers and other Gifts Under $20!

Pictures from the Holiday Open House & Preview Party!

Here they are! You can also check them out in their own album on Swagger's facebook page!

Enjoy!

Gobble 'Til You Wobble & Shop 'Til You Drop!

The best shopping events of the year are finally here - the 2nd Annual Holiday Preview Night benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the 6th Annual Holiday Open House!

Be sure to RSVP to Swagger's events on facebook (just check out the snazzy Swagger Gifts - Monogrammed and Unique Gifts & Accessories facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Swagger-Gifts-Monogrammed-and-Unique-Gifts-Accessories/26618281522), invite your favorite shopping partners, and get ready for some holiday fun!Here's the links to the event pages on Swagger's site as well as facebook, to make sharing these good times with your gal pals SUPER easy!
2nd Annual Holiday Preview Night benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
http://www.swaggergifts.com/holiday-preview-night-benefiting-leukemia-lymphoma-society
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=47378208224

6th Annual Holiday Open House
http://www.swaggergifts.com/holiday-open-house
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=32951948334

See you there!

Did You Hear the Great News?

In case you missed your daily dose of the local business news (and who on Earth would do that?), here's the scoop - straight from the source!Cary's Swagger Gifts Announces Holiday Open House Preview Night Benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(Check out the story on CarolinaBusinessConnection.com!)

Mandy Becker, owner of Swagger Gifts, has announced that the popular gift and accessories retail store will kick off their “Holiday Open House” with a Preview Party benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®.

The Swagger Holiday Open House is an event that began 5 years ago and has become a local favorite, with over 200 attendees visiting the boutique retailer during its “Open House” event every November. Because of the success and popularity of the event – and the unanimous support that Becker receives when she hosts philanthropy events at her store – she decided to offer an alternative “Preview Party” last year for guests who preferred a more intimate event, with a chance to support a great cause as well.

“We have a lot of fun during both events”, says Becker. “And our customers really enjoy coming with their neighbors and girlfriends and doing some of their holiday shopping while enjoying surprise discounts and giveaways. It creates an air of excitement for the holidays and the upcoming weeks of entertaining and traveling that you just don’t always get when you’re shopping in a large venue.”

Swagger Gifts’ second annual Holiday Open House Preview Party is quickly becoming a favorite amongst their customers. The event, which will take place on Thursday, November 6^th, will last from 6:30pm until 9:30pm (after regular store hours) and is limited at the first 75 attendees to purchase their tickets (either in advance or at the door). The shopping party includes gift bags filled with goodies for the first 20 customers to arrive, over $500 in door prizes, and the same in-store specials as the traditional Holiday Open House event.

The best part about the Preview Party is that not only does the store donate 10% of the sales from that event to a different local organization each year, but 100% of the ticket sales are donated to the charity as well. This year, Swagger will be donating those funds to The Leukemia & Lymphoma society, which many Swagger shoppers and their families already participate with at their local schools through the School & Youth^TM Programs. (If your school participates in the School & Youth program, you can receive credit for the donations from this evening!)

Tickets for the Preview Party are $10 in advance and $15 at the door and can be purchased in advance simply by dropping by the store or calling Swagger at 919-858-5884 (or 1-877-792-4437). More information on both the Holiday Open House Preview Party and the Holiday Open House events can be found online at http://www.swaggergifts.com/events.

For more information about Swagger Gifts, please contact Mandy Kratus Becker at Swagger Gifts, 919-858-5884 or toll free at 877-792-4437 or visit the store online at www.SwaggerGifts.com. Becker can also be reached via email at Mandy@SwaggerGifts.com for additional comments or information.

For more information about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s School & Youth Programs, visit www.schoolandyouth.org/nce. To learn more about programs and services provided by Eastern North Carolina Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, call 919-677-3993.

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About Swagger Gifts and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Swagger Gifts, an upscale boutique with an eclectic flair, specializes in personalized gifts for everyone on your list - including yourself - has been in business for five years and has been voted the 'Best Gift Shop- by Cary Magazine and The Cary News readers. Having recently re-launched their web site, everything offered in their store, as well as great gift giving advice can be found online at www.swaggergifts.com – with new merchandise and features being added daily, including a blog authored by Mandy, her fabulous staff, and her customers in the blogging community!

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®, headquartered in White Plains, NY, is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The Society’s mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has provided more than $550 million for research specifically targeting blood cancers.

For more information, visit www.LLS.org or call The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Information Resource Center (IRC), a call center staffed by masters’ level social workers, nurses and health educators who provide information, support and resources to patients and their families and caregivers. IRC specialists are available at 800-955-4572, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST.Be sure to mark the calendar and get the ticket for you and your gal pals today! I personally CANNOT wait for that exciting weekend to get here so I can get a jump on holiday decorating and shopping... I'm a sucker for holidays and great causes.

Manic Monday: Shop the Trollbeads Trunk Show Early!

Did you get the email about Swagger's fall Trollbeads Trunk Show taking place this week?

If you did, and you've already RSVP'ed, that's fabulous! If you aren't on the list (and who wouldn't want to be on the list?!), consider this your official invitation.

If you'd like to RSVP (or even just add your name and email address to the Trollbeads email list), email Mandy - Mandy@SwaggerGifts.com - and she'll totally take care of you. Isn't it nice when things in life just work out like that?

Oh right, back to the Manic Monday part of things: is today the only day this week you could possibly squeeze in a day for yourself where shopping is on the to-do list? That's totally a-ok! In fact, if you come in today and purchase anything from the Trollbeads collection, Swagger will apply that purchase to the fall trunk show special: Purchase $100 worth of Trollbeads and receive a $25 glass bead for free!

Simply stop in from 10am until 6pm today only (or just give the girls a call at 919-858-5884) and mention this blog to apply your purchase to the special promotion!

Happy trunk showing!

Holiday Open House

Both of our Holiday Open Houses were so much fun! Thank you for everyone who came out to both!
We had a PREVIEW NIGHT on Thursday November 1st that benefitted the Horse and Buddy Foundation where we raised several hundred dollars for the local charity! This was our first year doing a PREVIEW NIGHT, but it won't be the last!
Sunday, November 4th 2007, was our 5th Annual Holiday Open House! It was our best and most exciting one to date! We gave away over $2000 in door prizes and gifts bags for the first 50 customers. We truly appreciate all of our loyal customers who came by and did their Christmas Shopping! This is my favorite event all year - I love the excitement of the season and this party always kicks it off for Swagger!

Webkinz Party - A Huge Success!

I wanted to thank everyone who came out for our Webkinz Party on October 6th! Gloria was so excited to see everyone on her 1st birthday - it was crazy how many people were there! ! Someone even made her a card - thank you to that little girl - Gloria felt so special!