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I had a horrible experience with Empire Today. I had several cancelled appointments and two no shows.
3 salesmen later I finally had one that showed up. I had called the help line and was given a $100 concession for all the trouble. When the salesmen arrived I told him I wanted one of the 50% sales items that were being promoted online and on TV. He came to a price on one of the items and then was hesitant to give me the $100 owed to me.
He then said the blinds really weren't on sale but that I was given a special price for all I went through. He also said that when a sale was advertised that nothing was really on sale, it was just a way to get people to call Empire. That is 'bait and switch' and very illegal. Either he was lying about nothing being on sale or the company operates illegal practices.
I finally convinced the sales rep to give me half of my earned discount on top of the sales price.
I am waiting to hear back from the area sales manager on why I didn't get my full discount and about the terrible sales practices. I haven't tried other companies that sell custom blinds but if you try Empire get ready to fight with everything you have to get mediocre service.
Monetary Loss: $50.
I had laminate flooring installed 2 years ago and it is now buckling! I called Empire and they siad it was due to "topical moisture" and was not covered under the warranty.
I called the manufacturer, qucik-step, and they said it was covered unless there was a flood or leak. The problem is, they said Empire agreed to handle all warranty issues. Does anyone else see a problem with that?? I then tried to get an independant inspection and was told by the only 2 in the area "We work for Empire and it would be a conflict!" The flooring cost 2,500 installed.
Now I have to try and find someone who has not worked for empire to come inspect and then file a claim wiht an attourney. I am prepared to ask for the flooring replaced as well as any out of pocket. my job number was fv34775 out of South hackensack, NJ.
I have been in contact with Helen in dispute resolution who said she cant help me. I called her back but she has not returned my calls.
It looks like most of the bad reviews are written by women. It seems to me Empire Carpeting takes advantage of women.
I know they would never get away with what they do, if I was involved. I'd have them steppin and fetching out the door.
I used to work at Empire Today in NC and I can tell you first hand that it is a total rip off. I know that the sales man need to make their money, but they mark the flooring up and are told to start at 6% or higher over the company starting price.
What a person buys from this company they could go to Lowes, Home Depot, or some other mom and pop flooring company and get the same flooring at half the price. I have never in all my working years worked for a company such as this one. They do not care for the customers, nor those that work for them.
By the way when they hire installers they only check the US citizenship of the owner of the installation company they contract their work out to they never check the citizenship or background of the workers. That means you never know who is coming into your house.
i was looking for- empire carpet -on , i found the customer complain and read it carefully ,,,,, now i have a nother thought about bying my carpet from empire ...i am going to wait to see what they would do to make their customer --- very satisfied---.. if no action were taken ....
home depot will be very happy to do it for me with less headech................ firstname.lastname@example.com
good luck Chikitten2002
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Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Friendship Like The Holly Tree...
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Ooo it will be here fast enough and this card says it all... CHRISTMAS!!ReplyDelete
Love the fretwork. I have the Martha punches but can never line them up properly. Plus so hard to push down completely. Even on paper??!!
Never mind.. I will admire how it's "supposed" to be done through your wonderful work xxxx
I love this card, Emma. It reminds me so much of childhood Christmases, when the decorations were always red and green with lots of glittery things, and all good quality that lasted for years. You are probably too young to know exactly what I mean, but your card says it all. Have a good week. xx MaggieReplyDelete
Beautiful card Emma, love the traditional feel,and the tree is gorgeous, lovely dimension. Love the punched panel on the inside very striking against the traditional colours. Lovely card. Tracy xReplyDelete
Stunning lovely. I just love the way you transform whatever it is you're sent and turn it into such a unique and inspiring project. You inspire me every time! Take care Zo xxReplyDelete
For all our attempts to 'modernise' Christmas, red & green is simply the best. The holly leaves and tree are beautifully crafted; as ever, pure Williams!ReplyDelete
Love, love, love it! Traditional - but in a modern 'Emma' way.ReplyDelete
Liz x
Absolutely stunning cards Emma. I love the stamp you've used and the PAOP Punch is amazing. Keep up the great work. As I've mentioned before you are completely inspirational.ReplyDelete
Sarah x
Gorgeous hun...:o)ReplyDelete
big hugs Vicky xx
- Anonymous11 October 2012 at 19:19
Fabulous as always!ReplyDelete
Thank you for all your comments and messages, they are all appreciated and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon...
Emma ~xx

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Places are filling up fast! Make sure you secure a place by booking with Katie Athey. These people have already signed up:
Lynsey Merrick, Participation and Learning Manager, The Lowry
Gillian Sherwood, Community Devlopment Manager, The Lowry
Catherine O'Donnell, Learning Officer, People's History Museum
Lorna Kernahan, Learning Assistant, Grosvenor Museum
Emma Gilluley, Education Team Leader, National Museums Liverpool
Helen Evans, Learning Officer, National Waterways Museum
Charlotte Spink, Museum Custodian, Durham University Museums
Katharyn Owen, Outreach and Inclusion Assistant, Towner
Louise Thompson, Family Learning Assistant, Manchester Art Gallery
Alex Thorp, Family Learning Manager, Manchester Art Gallery
Victoria Grant, Family Programme Manager, The Manchester Museum
Helen Johnson, Freelance Group Leader, Lancashire County Museums Service
Kate Dobson, Community Learning Officer, Nantwich Museum
Claire Teague, Development Officer, The Waterways Trust
Joanne Salway, Learning Officer (Museums), Hartlepool Cultural Services
Denise Lambert, Learning and Communities Officer, National Football Museum
Gareth Binns, Director of Content and Learning, London Children's Museum
Andrew Vaughan, Learning Manager, Whitworth Art Gallery
Lucie Charkin , Freelance Writer and Arts Consultant, CultureBaby (London)
Abigail Hackett, University of Sheffield
Emily Capstick, Freelance Creative Consultant and Storyteller, working with Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Art Gallery, People's History Museum and Museum of London
Shonagh Ingram, Housing Arts Officer, Bolton at Home
Gareth Binns, Director of Content and Learning, London Children's Museum
Abigail Holt, Assistant Head Teacher, Benchill Primary School (Manchester)
Belinda Monkhouse, Creative Learning Officer, Liverpool Libraries & Archive Service
Laura Phillips, Community Partnerships Manager, The British Museum
Lucy Carlton-Walker, Assistant Learning & Access Officer, Harris Museum & Art Gallery
Menaka Munroe, Curator of Learning (Primary), The Manchester Museum
Carole Ogden, Programming and Audience Development Officer, Turnpike Gallery
Rosie Crook, Working Heritage Ltd
Simon Locke, Locality Development Manager, Barnardo's
Rosie Marcus, North West Director, CapeUK
Sarah Bridgwood, Class Teacher, Jo Jingles
Lea Johnson, Part-time Education and Interpretation Officer, Museum of Science and Industry
Ruth Edson, Community Development Manager, Manchester City Galleries
Myna Trustram, Research Manager, Manchester City Galleries (Renaissance)
Joanna Nim-Heung Yeung, Programme Developer, The Natural History Museum
Mabintu Mustapha, Programme Developer , The Natural History Museum
Helen Cox , Early Years Consultant Team, Leeds City Council
Lisa Dobraszczyk, Independent Speech and Language Therapist
Yvonne Hardman, Art Gallery Officer, Link4Life
Rachael Woodhead, Programme Manager (Early Years), Museum of London Docklands
Novae Lee, Family Friendly Programme Coordinator, The Manchester Museum
Monika Neall, Director, The Pebble
Mary Fisher, Speech and Language Therapist, Tameside PCT
Heather Varley, Early Years Practitioner, Little Jammers
Jennifer Vickers, Freelance Artist
Helen Jackson, Drama Practitioner and Storyteller
Michelle Temperley, Project Support Officer, Oldham Theatre Workshop
Craig Harris, Applied Theatre Practitioner, Oldham Theatre Workshop
Amanda Griffkin, Creative Practitioner
Sarah Richardson, Education Theatre Practitioner, New Vic Theatre
Aysha Afridi, Relationship Manager: Learning, Arts Council England
Claire Eddleston-Rose, Relationship Manager: Learning, Arts Council England
Jacqueline Naraynsingh, Head of Baguley Sure Start Children's Centre, Manchester Children's Services
Donna Grimshaw, Manchester City Council
Zoe Higgins, Cultural StrategyTeam, Manchester City Council
Lisa Simon, Teaching Assistant, Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital
Vanessa Bromley, Unit Lead, Montessori Nursery, Caistor (lincolnshire)
Chris Finn, Acting Chief Executive, Curious Minds
Nicky Colclough, Audience Development Manager, All About Audiences
Teyona Jackson, MA Student, University of Manchester
Jael Edwards, Cultural and Creative Learning Consultant, CapeUK Associate
May Redfern, Museum Consultant, Kids in Museums
Sara Mair, Museum Learning Consultant, Mair Education
Emma Anderson, Renaissance Manager, Manchester City Galleries (Renaissance)
Annabel Newfield, Toddlertastic, Whitworth Art Gallery
Olwyn Maurer, Director, Baby Moves
Sue Sutherland, Director, Baby Moves
Camilla Southall, Visitor Programmes Manager, Imperial War Museum North
Heather Morrow, Head of Heritage, Blackpool Council
Jacqueline Thomas, Specialist Speech & Language Therapist, Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Sophie Airey, Student Nurse, Stockport NHS
Danielle St-Amour, Principal Officer, Salford Community Leisure Ltd
Gaby Porter, Gaby Porter + Associates
Avril Davidson, Children's Centre Development Worker, Brinnington Children's Centre, Stockport
Amanda Brown, Children, Young People & Families Tier 1 Co-ordinator, Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Division
Lynne Clough, Health Visitor Locality Team Leader, Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Division
Catherine Clements, Creative Director, Places Project
John Bishop, Creative Director, Places Project
Louise Bardgett, Movement Specialist & Project Manager, The Very Idea artist collective
Daniel Wheatley, Creative Director, Places Project
Charlotte Peel, Education Officer, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Lisa Gillen, Learning Officer, People's History Museum
Gary Hartley, Tate Liverpool
Glenys Walsh, Education & Outreach Officer, Gallery Oldham
Michiko Fujii, Visual Artist / Creative Practitioner
Clarinda Fidler, Learning Officer, Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village
Rowan Hoban, Director, Wild Rumpus
Jill Rezzano, Head of Education, New Vic Theatre
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Willstrop spent all but one month at the top last year before losing in the World Championship semi-finals in Qatar last month and subsequently dropping two places in this month's rankings.
He looked in exquisite form on Wednesday night though as he beat Darwish 11-9, 11-5 in 29 minutes to retain his 12-match unbeaten run over the Egyptian stalwart.
The streak stretches back to the Pakistan Open in 2006, not bad when England's top players are being pursued by a wealth of Egypt stars, led by world No 1 Ramy Ashour.
"I never felt I was out of form to be honest at the worlds," said Willstrop. "You want to prove to yourself that you can do it so the momentum is still there.
"It is a huge incentive to get back there. You never know how you are going to feel after 11 months."
Willstrop has never won the eight-man, end-of-season event at the Queen's Club. One factor has been down to the harsh December tour schedule in recent years, but with a few days relaxing with "just me and the TV remote", Willstrop is aiming for a first victory.
However, Amr Shabana looked every bit the defending champion as the Egyptian defied home support to beat Nick Matthew in his opening group rubber.
The four-time world champion – at 33 the oldest player in the event – won 11-6, 11-6, the first time he had beaten the Englishman since October last year and looked right at home on a court rewarding precision length and accuracy.
Meanwhile, Egypt's Mohamed El Shorbagy, the Bristol-based student who announced himself onto the world scene by reaching last month's world final in Doha, easily won his opening round.
Shorbagy impressed over England's Peter Barker to win 11-6, 11-7 in a rapid 22 minutes. The in-form Alexandrian now has as a couple of testing matches to negotiate before he can harbour ambitions of becoming the youngest ever winner here.
The 21 year-old, who is still mentored by the great Jonah Barrington at Millfield School, still has to play Matthew and Shabana over the next two days.
"I've always learned a lot from both of them," said Shorbagy, "so I can't wait to get on court with them. I'll try my best here and see how far I can get this week."


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It's easy to neglect in-store promotion strategies with all the attention going towards online and mobile marketing. But try not to fall into the trap.
As shocking as it may sound, a major portion of retail sales occur in-store, not on the web. In the last quarter of 2013, eCommerce sales accounted for only 6 percent of total retail sales, revealed the National Retail Federation in a study. That means retailers enjoyed more than 90 percent of the sales through other mediums, mostly offline retail channels.
Online marketing is indeed important, but the vast majority of shopping activity occurs in-store. So it's important for retailers keeping an eye on the holiday season to start applying product-push strategies for best-selling items and products that bring higher revenue and profits.
Driving the in-store promotion effort, retail businesses can apply many tactics to entice people to buy a specific product itself, a category of products, or buy into a company brands, including the following strategies:
Create and highlight product combinations
Combining products into a single offering is a great way to increase your store's average transaction amount as well as your company's overall revenue. Though this may reduce your margin a bit, it makes sense for your customer, as it will start to lure them to spend more in your store upon every visit. Your register will also start making better sounds when it goes Ka-Ching!
Fast food chains do this very well by offering food combinations in a single offering, such as a McDonald's Happy Meal. You can apply the same tactic with any product category; handbags, jewelry and hats can be offered in single holiday season offering to attract female shoppers. It's time to get your creative juices flowing.
POP displays
POP displays do a great job at taking over when the customer is already inside the store and ready to take action. This holiday season, retailers can utilize POP marketing techniques to draw attention to special offers and particular brands that create more value, or just showcase the advantages of particular products. This additional marketing makes a significant impact because it places the products in the very moment that the customer is making a purchase decision.
Cardboard point of purchase displays and stands can be designed and manufactured specially for products that need to be pushed. And because every retailer is different, some manufacturers will help in designing full pallet display configuration that's trending in the marketplace.
You can even find POP display manufacturers who design the collateral moving materials so that the custom cardboard displays can be placed in any area of the store with ease.
In-store events and contests
Arrange a local theater group to perform a short gig at your retail store. Or have a special reading of a new book you want to push, or signing by an author. Try to get a local celebrity to stop in to meet customers and sign autographs. Hold an event if you're opening a new store.
In case of contests, you don't necessarily have to give away big prizes to draw people in to your store. Focus on what the customers would love to win from your shop – and hold contests that give them the opportunity. For example, a clothing shop might hold a tee-sign guessing contest.


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Brenizer Method Pumpkins by Nicholas Erwin, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License
These lecture slides posted on the OpenWetWare.org site have some good pointers about what goes in the methods sections and what goes in the results section of a paper.
Some things to watch out for are:
- put the methods into a logical order (not necessarily the order you did things in), and then mirror this order in your results.
- Take care not to discuss the results in the results section. You need to just include facts in this section.
- Make sure you include all the aspects of the methods needed to follow what you did.


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Birthdays, Mother's Days, end of school festivities, preparing for Paper Cowgirls, they have sucked every free minute from my day.
But I had to show off some amazing birthday gifts I received!
This precious heart from Marie has a spot on there too.
but 'get me'!
Is it a stamp? A transfer?