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|Thaddeus December 13, 2017
|Have you ever thought about including a little bit more than just your articles? I mean, what you say is fundamental and everything. However just imagine if you added some great photos or videos to give your posts more, "pop"! Your content is excellent but with pics and clips, this site could definitely be one of the greatest in its niche. Very good blog! Website: Multilan Active forum
|Kris Naumoski November 2, 2017
|"Thank you so very much with all your hard work and great costumer communication skills in organising/assisting us with providing the costume and designs that we have enquired and wish to purchased. I can 100% confirm that due to all your assistance we have continued to grow our benefis costume inventory and also greatly increase our interest and support in purchasing more and more costumes from benefis. At the very beginning purchasing from Benefis we did find it really hard to order without your understanding & assistance as the other sales persons did not understand the questions and information we wish to enquire and designs we wish to order. Once communication started with you we have had less problems and this has given us more confidence order much more costumes from firstly intended. I can confirm that Benefis costumes are 100% the best quality ballet costumes we have ever purchased from an international company and is exactly what we need for our level of production that our students and guests perform in, also our custom ordered costumes are fantastically made and exactly what we were looking for in the design and finish product 10/10. Benefis will have Melbourne Academy Of The Arts as a life time customer if this standard in costumes and customer service continue to show." Kind Regards Kris Naumoski Managing Director
|Oil Region Ballet January 24, 2017
|We received the hand made romantic tutu after a conversation with Benefis personnel on our need to have this item delivered in an expedited manner. It was sized perfectly and is a beautiful full tutu made to order to our specifications. The company responded to our needs quickly and professionally.The exceptional customer service of Benefis each time our company places an order, reinforces our continued business. We highly recommend this professional and experienced company for your costuming needs.
|Eddy Bray December 25, 2015
|Я получил посылку вовремя. Он превзошел мои ожидания. Спасибо за вашу креативность. Жду с нетерпением следующей встречи.
|Dance School Voula Routsakou December 14, 2015
|Dance School Voula Routsakou from Greece on International Charity Event
|Silvano December 13, 2015
|- Ya the dark can be hard, plus we have the minkee (fuzzy maateirl) on the inside, that's why I borrowed my friend's for Hawaii. I think I could get about a dozen of those ring slings- so pretty. I like the idea of being able to keep it on when I'm running around and we are in and out of the car. That's the only time I don't like the long straps trying to load her in it in the rain.January 21, 2010 8:46 pm http://pyztlav.com [url=http://bavjgormj.com]bavjgormj[/url] [link=http://xtdrtyvpo.com]xtdrtyvpo[/link]
|Jasmine December 9, 2015
|- I haven't used a Baby Hawk, but I use an ergo. We love it just like you love the Baby Hawk. My hubby also loves to wear our baby. I have worn her on my back a few times, but like Tuesday, Maggie is smaller and I just like hainvg her in front.I use a few different ring slings and another sling that looks like a donut and you tie it in one corner. I love them all. They are really useful and I keep them around the house and in the car. Easy to pack and easy to wear. It's true, you just keep it on when driving from one place to another.I also like the moby wrap, but it's a lot more fabric but really snug and comfy once you have the baby in it. You can wear it all different ways but I used it a lot when she was really small.January 22, 2010 11:07 am http://psykptu.com [url=http://halujftaohy.com]halujftaohy[/url] [link=http://szozkumd.com]szozkumd[/link]
|Регина Захрина December 8, 2015
|Нам удалось получить костюмы вовремя! Большое спасибо за помощь и за замечательные костюмы.
|Heidi December 8, 2015
|Мисс Хайди Маггнуссен была очень довольна пачкой и костюмом.
|Xinxi December 3, 2015
|While sitting at the knee of Jesse Jackson duing the early days of Operation Breadbasket, we spent a great deal of time and eegnry structuring an ethical response to economic injustice. The framework we finally reached was a reasonably simple three-part understanding of justice:1) Distributive justice the fundamental level of justice required to establish fairness. It is illustrated by the process kids use when sharing a bag of candy with their friends: one for you, one for you, one for you and one for me repeated until all the candy is gone. In the larger society, if we had reached this level of justice we would find a fair distribution of members of the society in all its major roles and circumstances such as executive positions, mangers and sales people in businesses, in elective offices, as voters, as inmates in prison, etc.2) Restorative justice the generation of special efforts required to overcome the injustices of the past. Afirmative Action is an example of a restorative justice initiative attempting to correct the failures of the society to hire, retain and promote minorities and females. Operation Breadbasket, for example, required companies to sign and implement covenants incorporating steps they must take to correct their unjust employment practices.3) Creative justice is the highest level of justice and incorporates forgiveness and love as elements that wipe away all other considerations. We rarely reach this level.My sense is that South Africa and slavery and racism in America reach such devastating levels of injustice that there is no satisfaction in restorative justice and an inability to reach the requirements of creative justice. No matter what we do to address that level of injustice, some, if not all of us, will be dissatisfied.
|Erinn Coutts November 4, 2015
|Hello - we are very pleased with the costume. It is beautiful, fits perfectly, and we couldn't be any happier. Thank you so much for everything!!
|Elisa Linscott November 3, 2015
The tutu fits perfectly! Beautiful job, thank you so much.
I will be referring your company to my studio directors/dancers. (I already sent a couple your way).
Regards, Elisa Linscott
|Roberta Saccoсci October 28, 2015
|A picture of me in my perfomance in Florence with your amazing costume ... good day Roberta
|Elisa Linscott October 22, 2015
The tutu fits perfectly! Beautiful job, thank you so much. I will be referring your company to my studio directors/dancers. (I already sent a couple your way).
Elisa Linscott
I may not be aware of slight issues that may cause problems in the fitting. Could you advise what I should look for and whether there are any adjustments I need to make that I am not aware of? Would you please advise how to hang, clean, and travel with this tutu? I have a tutu bag, but afraid to hang the bag on a hanger for fear the edges of tutu will crush.
|Zezo October 20, 2015
|I am a huge fan of Cole Baby Tutus. She comes up with some really neat ideas and have so many prtety tutus. You have beautiful work as well. Thanks for having this contest. its a great idea, i will share on my fb page as well. i commented on both pages. hope i win http://hkgoxpm.com [url=http://rwrleazthy.com]rwrleazthy[/url] [link=http://tbysun.com]tbysun[/link]
|Komal October 18, 2015
|I just ordered the video on Making Hair Bows I have 2 grtahdaugdners andmultiple friendswhom I have bought hairbows for their girls, I can't wait to makethem myself. Thanks for making the info available. I will pass it on to my friends and daughters.
|Daisy September 3, 2015
|Daisy Gregory has been awarded Honours baby ballet solo
in the All England Dance National Finals.
2nd place silver medallist, national British champion! July 2015!
Thank you for making Daisy her lovely tutu for this competiotion,and for all the other beautiful tutus we have from you!
Daisy loves it! (Practise and stage) Best wishes
|Cynthia Tartary August 4, 2015
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Dear Benefis Team,
I would like to say you thank you so much for my beautiful tutu. It is like I dream it. The work on it is incredible!!
Thank you to all the people who worked on it.
Best wishes
|Gian Domenico Giuliani August 4, 2015
|Thank you for wonderful costume, Arianna is very happy! Here attached two photos of Arianna with your costume. Photos are by Goffredo Pezzolla who gave authorization to publish them on your website.
|Татьяна. July 21, 2015
|21.07.2015 Анна, добрый день!! Сегодня доставили посылку !! Огромное Вам спасибо за эту красоту!!! Шикарные, высочайшего качества костюмы! И так быстро выполнили заказ и согласовывали все со мной!! до каждой мелочи ! Моей признательности и благодарности нет предела !!! Костюм Жизель настолько воздушный и нежный , что я тут же с гипсом ( руку сломала ) пустилась в пляс)))не удержалась !! Не дождусь , когда выйду в них на сцену!! С уважением , Татьяна.
|Chantal Blondy June 22, 2015
|Je suis émerveillée par les costumes que vous faites et j aimerais en voir plus. Ma fille faisait de la danse et lors des spectacles elle en avait de magnifiques
|anna June 19, 2015
|Ольга Фролова June 10, 2015
|Добрый день! Посылку получила. Все подошло. Спасибо )
|Maria Stylianou June 10, 2015
|Dear Irina, I wish you a very good morning!! I have received both parcels and I thank you a lot.
|Christina Loycke, Germany May 29, 2015
|Hallo, The Giselle costume arrived yesterday....thank you so much for sending it so fast. It is very beautyful With best wishes
|Christina Volkwein, USA May 29, 2015
|The parcel arrived and they are truly beautiful. I will send you pictures as soon as possible after the performance on June 13th. all my best and many thanks
|Chelsea Nasby, USA May 29, 2015
|Hello All, I would like to let you know that I received both packages yesterday containing all of the costumes made for Ballet East's production of the secret garden. The costumes are stunning and perfect!! Thank you so much for the beautiful work! I will send photos when I have them completed. We just had an article written about the performance in Palm Beach Illustrated Magazine with one of the girls in a Benefis costume that was previously purchased. Please see attached. Thank you again and I look forward to continuing to work with your wonderful company! Best, Chelsea
|Laura Gregory, Uk May 5, 2015
|Thank you , we have received Tutu for Daisy, it's lovely, she loves it. Brilliant fit!, I will send photo of her in her coming performance/ festival. Many thanks, we are also very pleased with her practise tutu it's lovely! best wishes.
|Laura Price, USA May 1, 2015
|The tutu is beautiful. I received it a little over a week ago. I truly love it! I have been wearing it as much as possible, and I have received many compliments on the beautiful construction. The double pleating and hand stitching was beautifully executed and is exactly what I wanted!
|Maria Yakimova, Canada April 27, 2015
|We have received the tutu today. We are happy to say that the tutu is very well made and fits perfectly. Also, thank you for completing and shipping our order fast. As I mentioned earlier, we will do our best to send in the photos when we have them.
|lesley knudson April 24, 2015
|i have been attempting to order two shirts the swan lake x large tunic in white with gold trim P0106 and the swan lake tunic in black with silver trim exra large P0107 I was trying to order them before the 20th when the 15% was still available and at the better price. however I have been trying to enter my credit card data for weeks and cannot get it entered. when i click visa, it telsl me the page can't be found. I need these shirt by June 1,2015 Please help!!!!!! phone is USA 1 702 338 3785 email is email@example.com
|Ana, Romania April 23, 2015
|Buna ziua, Dorim sa va anuntam ca am primit pachetul si ca totul este in ordine, costumele sunt foarte frumoase si se potrivesc. Multumim frumos. O zi frumoasa !
|Pearl, United Kingdom April 23, 2015
|Dear Cristian I am delighted to inform you that I have received my dress today. I have not tried it yet but it looks very nice. Thank you and your team for all the time and effort put into it. I look forward to dancing in
|Catharina Williams, Australia March 31, 2015
|Thank you so much your beautiful tutus arrived and they are incredibly lovely. I will be recommending your company to all of my friends. I cannot wait to order our next costume. Regards Rina
|Mi Sook, France March 31, 2015
|Chère Nathalie, J'ai reçu le tutu hier, mille mercis il est magnifique et parfait!!!! Toutes mes félicitations et mes remerciements pour ce magnifique travail. Il était tard lorsque j'ai pu l'essayer, je vous enverrai des photos plus jolies dès que je le pourrai. Je suis très contente de vos efforts, et je vous remercie pour toute l'attention que vous avez porté à mes demandes. Vous êtes une grande professionnelle et je vais parler de vous à tous mes amis danseurs que j'ai connu lorsque j'étais danseuse, qui sont maintenant à la retraite et ont des écoles de danse ou des compagnies. Merci Nathalie! A très bientôt. Mi Sook.
|Chad, Canada March 24, 2015
|The dress arrived today and it is fantastic. My daughter looks beautiful and the fit is perfect. Sincerely Chad
|Nicky Beach March 24, 2015
|Hi, We received Sienna's tutu last week and we are so happy with it. It is beautiful and she will be so proud to dance wearing it. Many thanks
|Ursula Egle March 11, 2015
|The costume just arrived and it is so pretty, thank you so much! It is very beautiful. the work is amazing and we see you have put a lot of work in it. Thanks for that.
|Kinga Magolon March 11, 2015
|We received the shipment today with many thanks. The tutu fits very well.
|Tori Keyte March 11, 2015
|Dear Benefis, I have just received my costume, it's beautiful! Thank you so much for your amazing service throughout the process. I will definitely be coming to you for further costumes.
|Shari & Viola Pantuso March 11, 2015
|Natalia, Please know that the costume arrived yesterday. It is just perfect. You do such wonderful work. She is very happy, and her teacher is also very contented. This is just lovely in every way. I really cannot thank you enough. I will send you a few photos once she competes. Thank you kindly. Enjoy the rest of your week!
|Shari Pantuso March 11, 2015
|Thank you for Viola's tutu. Viola danced this past weekend at the YAGP Chicago. The tutu was beautiful!! Viola placed first in the Classical Ballet Juniors category. Thank you again for your help & prompt service!
|Anjuli Hudson March 11, 2015
|I received the costume today and I am so pleased. Thank you to everyone at Benefis! I will be sure to send photos of the performance. Very happy, thanks again!
|Cindy March 11, 2015
|Very happy that I purchased the black swan tutu! It fit my understudy nicely and she ended up having to dance two performances as Odile because the principal dancer was ill. The tutu looked great and she loved wearing it!
|Mayelin Garcia March 11, 2015
|Hi Natalia! I am very happy to let you know that we received the dress just in time. It is a pleasure doing business with you and your company. Thank you! Until next time!
|Anjuli Hudson March 4, 2015
|I received the costume today and I am so pleased. Thank you to everyone at Benefis!
|Angela March 4, 2015
|Hello Christian, The tutus came today and they are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Thank you so much, your work is amazing!!!! I have ordered several tutus over the years from different places and these are by far the best quality and SO well made! I can't thank you enough, I truly appreciate it! Have a great day, Angela
|Urse Adina March 4, 2015
|Buna seara, Am primit costumul si este perfect! Atasez dovada. Va multrumim pentru toata munca depusa, atentia pentru fiecare detaliu,si prmptitudinea livrarii ! Uram colectivului Benefis Sarbatori fericite si , un An nou cu sanatate si prosperitate! Adina Urse
|Siobhan Quinn February 13, 2015
|i am looking for a tutu for my 16 year old daughter , something that will make a statement! and i am just wondering if you have recommendations on color or design for her and also if you do the tutus with the almost dip dyed tutu skirt
|Ann Murphy October 20, 2014
|Thank you for putting your Moldova site backup! I am thrilled and looking for a tutu for La Fille Mal Gardee variation for my daughter! Thank you so much! I will be in touch soon! Ann firstname.lastname@example.com
|Катерина July 6, 2014
|Здравствуйте Елена! Пишут вам Катерина и Сергей из Чукотки, мы с вами уже сотрудничали два года назад. Теперь мы снова хотели бы к вам обратиться за помощью. Снова нам предстоит участие в Окружном конкурсе, а костюмов достойных для участия в этом конкурсе, увы нет. Скажите можно ли у вас сделать сейчас заказ. С уважением, семья Матушкиных Сергей и Екатерина
|мария белинская June 29, 2014
|я мечтаю приобести молдавский костюм я хочу петь итанциват
|Nat 05 May 2014
|- He is seriously the most pfceert baby! What I wouldn't give for a big snuggle Your saying about the days being long and the years being short is one of my favorites. So true. Thank goodness for pictures!January 24, 2013 12:34 pm
|Margaret Bicknell March 10, 2014
|The ballet dresses have arrived and they are beautiful! Thank you for all your help in getting this order fulfilled and being so patient with us.I couldnot have asked for better service than your company has provided. Again many thanks and hope to do business with you in the future.
|Oleksi Bessmertni December 24, 2013
|«Здравствуйте уважаемые ценители продукции фирмы Бенефис! Меня зовут Алексей Бессмертный. Я являюсь основателем и организатором ежегодного международного хореографического фестиваля-конкурса «Танцевальный Олимп» в Берлине! Что поможет вам добиться успеха на сцене? Упорство, сила воли, ежедневный труд и ваш внешний вид. Ваш успех зависит от вас, а внешний вид вы можете смело доверить компании Бенефис. Костюмы компании Бенефис стали еще одной ступенью к Олимпу для многих!» Красота и форма - главные составляющие успеха на сцене.
|Martha Winters November 20, 2013
|Valeria - the costumes are absolutely beautiful! We love them!
|Pam Morimoto November 20, 2013
|Dear Elena, The costumes arrived today and they are lovely. The dancers were very excited to try them on. They are even more beautiful then the photographs on your website. They were packed very well. We will get to wear them in our performances at the end of the week. Thank you and all your staff for your hard work in making these wonderful costumes for us. Sincerely, Pam Morimoto for Jeanne Peterson and Little Ballet Theatre Maddox Dance Studio email@example.com
|Caitlyn Youngman November 20, 2013
|Dear Elena, We received Tara's costume. It is gorgeous! It fits beautifully. Thank you so much.
|Sara Agostinho November 20, 2013
|ear Elena, I' am really happy with the costume! I like it a lot! I received the parcel with the tutu today in the morning, I think it was very fast! Thank you for the help and advices! Best regards, Sara Agostinho
|Amy St. Johnwood November 20, 2013
|Hello Valeria, I just received the parcel, and the costume is beautiful! It is a good fit, and we are very pleased with it. The costume is of the highest quality - beautifully and delicately made. It is even better than it looked in the picture! Thank you once again, Amy
|Jo-Ann Enoch November 20, 2013
|Я получила вашу пачку вчера, Она лежит превосходно на моей дочери.Я высоко оцениваю Benefis и порекомендую её всем знакомым и сама буду заказывать только у Вас!!
|Heidi Magnussen November 20, 2013
|Ваша юбка прекрасна.! Спасибо, Heidi
|Маньшина Валентина November 20, 2013
|Уважаемая Елена! Получили вашу посылку,Нам все как нужно подходит,единственно ,почему то сзади поднимается юбка.Может из за того.что помялась проволока,а может по какой то другой причине. Я вам очень благодарна!
|Shauna Morra October 1, 2013
|I know the wonderful quality of your tutus, this is the 5th one we have ordered from your company because we love them much! I am certain we will order more in the future! Thank you, we received it last week and it is beautiful. Very good quality!
|Steeve Penington October 1, 2013
|Dear Benefis, I am Thrilled to report that the outfit has arrived in good shape! It is so lovely and well made. The fit is amazing!!! I AM THRILLED. Photos to you eventually!!
|Eileen July 11, 2012
|Hi the tutu has arrived and looks wonderful. It was a little crushed in transit – but is flattening out OK. I do not think I can decorate it in time for the Sydney competition but we really like the tutu and will be in touch about another one soon. Thank you very much I will be telling our dance friends about your products. Eileen
|Sandra Williams July 3, 2012
|Hi Yana Tutu is beautiful, I will send you photo as soon as I am able. Thank you very very much Sandra
|Deanne Duncan May 28, 2012
|The Tutu has arrived safely and it is beautiful! Alysha was very excited and loves it. It fits perfectly on the body but has a lot of room in the bust area which is what I expected and is good for her development. I will also forward photos after the performance. Thank you for all your assistance.
|Eileen Murphy-Haag April 13, 2012
|The costumes arrived safely on Friday. The black and Lilac tutus are beautiful and fit the girls. I'll send you some photos but after the end of May. Thank you
|Samantha Ferguson May 10, 2011
|My daughters costume is absolutely beautiful she is so thrilled with it. The workmanship is top class, thank you so much. She has worn it for the festival and came first in her section and also went on to receive a trophy too. Dancing in your tutu made her so proud.When she out grows it we will most certainly order again. Thank you very much.
|Christine Metz 11-April-2011
|Your parcel arrived yesterday afternoon after only 6 days - the timing was perfect!
Wow, the dress looks absolutely stunning and it fits perfectly. Thank you so much, my daughter loves it and can"t wait to perform in it!
The workmanship and quality is of a very high standard and your seamstress/es did a fantastic job!
Love the material, it looks gorgeous, the dress and the colours/s look/s just like on the photos on your webpage.
The flowers for the hair match perfectly well and the embroidery of the suit bag looks very elegant indeed!
Thank you so much for your help and advise - I will definitely order again!
|Shelley February 23, 2011
|My costume came in yesterday and it is simply gorgeous! It fits me perfectly and I am very satisfied. Thanks Benefisshop!
|Linda Arel December 15, 2010
|We just received the costume and couldn't be more pleased. My daughter tried it on and it fit beautifully, she is really hard to fit so we has it customized. The sewing quality is fantastic and the materials seem very high quality. I can't wait to show her instructors and hope to order more items in the future. Thanks for all the great customer service!
|Jennifer Bryan November 7, 2010
|Absolutely adore the products and craftmenship available. What a beautiful selection!
|Jessie Bonanno October 29, 2010
|The costumes arrived and they are GORGEOUS! Everything is perfect! Thank you so much for all that you and your seamstresses did to make our order so special! All my best, Jessie Bonanno
|Kelly Wolfe October 29, 2010
|We received the package yesterday and they are EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL! Emily is so VERY VERY VERY PLEASED! Thank you so very much. Thanks for all of your patience. Yours truly Kelly and Emily Wolfe
|Vincent Desnoes October 15, 2010
|Hello, We have received the tutus and they look beautiful. Brooke is very happy. Thanks a lot.
|Lori Norman October 8, 2010
|We have bought 3 tutus and one beautiful juliet dress from your company and we have received many complements on all of them. They look beautiful on stage and yes- it is important to a ballerina to have a beautiful good quality costume. The tutus have always been on time as well. We always go to your company first as the prices are reasonable, the quality good and the tutus are gorgeous. (you can put that on your website) Sincerely,
|Lori Norman October 7, 2010
|We got the tutu and Julia really liked it. Thank you,
|Kristina Kambalov October 7, 2010
|We received the costumes today! They are beautiful! Thank you!
|Karen Clare September 2, 2010
|I would like to thank you and your seamstresses for my daughter's tutu! It is stunning and it is perfect in teh size I asked for. My daughter took the tutu to her ballet class tonight and showed her ballet teacher and she was very impressed. All the other girls and their parents saw the tutu and thought it was gorgeous and well made. Thank you so much!
|Allison Lamont August 19, 2010
|I can't believe that the tutus have arrived already! Five days to travel from you to New Zealand - that is amazing. We are delighted. My granddaughter couldn't wait to try them, and they fitted perfectly. We are very appreciative of your service and commitment to high quality. Thank you so much - we will have no hesitation in recommending your service and using it again, ourselves.
|Dale Stokes July 28, 2010
|We wanted to let you know that the costumes arrived yesterday afternoon. Thank you! They are wonderful!
|Keisuke Okado June 28, 2010
|I have getting receive to New Ballet Costume (P0405) now . Plastic bag is open now ! Wow !! It looks real beautiful color , shape accesaly all parts and total design than catalog photos. It is perfect shape and high quality sewing works !! I am try it on. I never Just like fit it on ( costumeP0405 ) ever before. Thank you very much. I can not wait to my next stage on. I would have say " thank you" to your wonderful staff .
|Kim Buckley 1-June-2010
|i have attached a pic of one of the girls in ur
tutu's, as u can see it looks and fit her perfectly, and as u can see she
won... i will get u a pic of the other one so u can see how beautiful it
looks on her as well. Thank u again from all of us here at Not Just
Dancewear and Noosa Professional Dance Academy.
|Koichi Kamikusa 28-May-2010
|I received the swan head piece. It looks very good.
|Franz Glashuttner May 28, 2010
|Thank you very much for the beautiful tutus! Fast and perfect! Best regards
|Barb Ayton 20-May-2010
|The tutu arrived today, and we are very very happy. Thank you very much for
the beautiful tutu, and the quick time to get it to us.
|Eugen Onofrii 17-May-2010
|Am primit costumele vineri ,15-05-2010.Au fost toate 16.Vrem sa va multumim.Sunt deosebit de frumoase ,sunt superbe,peste asteptarile noastre.
|Инна Байер 17-May-2010
|Дети в ваших костюмах выглядели очень симпатично, посылаем фото танца Полька.
|Diane Withee 17-May-2010
|We received the costumes yesterday. They are beautiful and fit perfectly!!
Thank you again for your beautiful work!! I will be ordering again very soon.
|Cindi Bush 10-May-2010
|I thought I would let you know of all the wonderful comments that we have received about
the costume that you created for my son, George
He won his competition! He has also been chosen for the Australian Ballet School!
We will be dealing with you again shortly, as he has been chosen for the role of the
Nutcracker in the central Queensland youth ballet production.
|Lee Ann Goodwin 20-April-2010
|I received the package yesterday. Once again, thank you. I will advertise your company via word of mouth every chance I get. The quality is impeccable and your products are reasonably priced. It has been a pleasure doing business with you.
|Natasha Mizell 15-April-2010
|I wanted to let you know I received the sugar plum tutu a couple of weeks ago, and it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! It is gorgeous and worth the wait!
Thanks again
|Paula Stoia 13-April-2010
|Va multumim din suflet pentru rochite .... Au fost cele mai frumoase din co=
ncurs si am si castigat preselectia pentru Croatia [].=20
|Tiana Sakr 04 April 2010
|The beautiful Ballet Tutu arrived today 6 April at 3.15 in the afternoon our time. I was so impressed with the speed of delivery, particularly considering the Easter weekend. It was very reassuring to use the tracking service. Thank you for choosing DHL! The tutu is exquisite and superior in craftsmanship and quality of materials. My daughter is absolutely delighted with it and it fits her perfectly! Once again it has been an absolute pleasure to deal with you and your colleagues. I could not have hoped for better service - in fact your service went above and beyond any of my expectations. Please pass on my congratulations to all concerned and thank you!! We hope to purchase from you again and in the not too distant future!
|Armelle Gabriel 23-March-2010
|J"ai bien reçu le costume de ma fille Manon, il va très bien. j"espère qu"il
lui portera chance.
|Martin Schmitt 10-March-2010
| I received the parcel yesterday. The costumes are very nice.
Everything is allright.
Best regards
|Alexandra Marinaccio 9-March-2010
|I received the package today!! The kokoshnik is absolutely beautiful!! Thank you so much...
|Nadejda Steiegelbauer 25-February-2010
|Girls tried the costumes on – everything is wonderful! Thank you very much.
|Carol Moore 18-January-2010
|The tutu arrived yesterday! It fit well and my daughter was very excited to get it! She is planning to use it for a Raymonda solo for her YAGP ballet competition next month and it arrived in time for her studio performance next week. Her dance teachers were very pleased with it also. Thank you so much - I appreciate the frequent and clear communications, and how quickly the tutu was finished. It was a pleasure to work with your company.
Happy New Year to all!
|Karen Carfantan 13-January-2010
|We received the tutu yesterday, January 11th. It is absolutely beautiful! Megan loves it and can"t wait to perform on stage with it. As soon as we have a proper photo, we"ll send it along.
Thank you so much for your patience with us - measurements, etc.
|Lisa Hiday 11-January-2010
|We have received the tutu, and it is absolutely gorgeous and it fits perfectly. You have once again provided a beautiful costume that my dancer is thrilled to get to wear.
Thank you very sincerely,
|Christy Stoner 6-January-2010
|The tutu is beautiful and fits perfectly! Christy.
|Jhoanne Vinnya 6-January-2010
|Dear Olga, We finally received the tutus this afternoon - Lilac tutu is gorgeous!
|Margaret Ogilby 6-January-2010
|Dear Olga, We received the package on Dec. 24th and I have been out of town since the holidays so I forgot to send this message to you. We are more than thrilled with the ballet tutu and she looks beautiful in it. We so appreciate your customer service and will definitely recommend your company to others. Thank you again, this was a wonderful dance experience for us.
|Alicia Benedetto 6-January-2010
|Dear Olga, The tutu has arrived and it is absolutely beautiful! You took into account everything my daughter asked for and the workmanship is superb. She can"t wait to wear it for YAGP. Thank you very much for getting it to us so quickly, as well. My daughter and I are both delighted. Happy New Year to you and to everyone at Benefis!
|Connie Shultz 6-January-2010
|Dear Olga, The tutu has arrived safely! It is more beautiful in person than we imagined! Sabrina is enjoying looking over the catalogue. I will bring the catalogue with me to ballet this week and to YAGP for anyone to look at. Thank you again and Happy New Year! 02.01.10
|Alison Nugent 6-January-2010
|Thank you so much for the beautiful tutu. It got here before New Years and is lovely. We thank you for getting it to us so quickly. Larisa competes this coming weekend and hopefully will do well. We look forward to doing further business with you in the future. Thank you again and Happy New Year!
|Roberta Saccocci 6-January-2010
|I received my tutu T 0010 yesterday. The packaging and the item are perfect. It is extraordinary!!!!!!! Your tutu fit me perfectly! Thank you very much for your excellent service and kindness.
|Vickie Wiese 6-January-2010
|Dear Olga, We have received the costumes and they are more beautiful than we expected. Thank you very much. Thank you,
|Trisha Nepomuceno 6-January-2010
|Thank you so much for the two wonderful tutu"s, we received them the other day. Just like the three we ordered in the past the two are very beautiful and fit Leah perfectly. We will certainly order again next year. Thank you for everything...
|Michelle Matlock 6-January-2010
|Hi Olga,
Just writing to say that I received the Swan Lake headpiece, and it is gorgeous! Thank you so much!!
You were an absolute delight to work with. Your replies are always so prompt and courteous. And I am still surprised with how quickly I received the shipment! I will most certainly come to you for any future orders!
Best wishes,
Michelle, the 5th of January, 2010, USA
|Sheri Gorden 28-December-2009
|Dear Olga,
The dress arrived Dec 24th. We practiced in it today, and it is beautiful on my daughter. Thank you for making us such a quality dress. I"m very pleased!
|Trisha Nepomuceno 28-December-2009
|Thank you so much for the two wonderful tutu"s, we received them the other day. Just like the three we ordered in the past the two are very beautiful and fit Leah perfectly. We will certainly order again next year. Thank you for everything,
The 28th of December, USA, 2009
|Karen Caprio 26-December-2009
|Your costumes are the most amazing!!!!! I love them! I am your fan :)
|Margrette and John 19-December-2009
|Dear Olga,
We received the costume a couple of weeks ago. We absolutely love the costume! The work is so beautifully done, every detail attended to! Victor and Tatiana (our directors and owners of our studio, VandT Dance Academy) loved it too! I am sure you will be hearing from others at our studio in the future.
Merry Christmas! And thanks for the beautiful costume! We love it and so does Solana (who will be wearing it)!
Margrette and John
|Kim Gobel 17-December-2009
|Hello Olga,
We received our beautiful tutus today. Have a wonderful Christmas.
|Mariana Meirosu 11-December-2009
|Multumesc frumos imi place costumul de scufita si fetita mea a avut mare succes cu el la gradinita. Va trimit doua fotografii cu fetita mea {scufita}de la serbare.
|Mary E. Moore 24-November-2009
|I received the tutu today! It is beautifuly constructed and it fits very well! Thank you so much! I will definitely recommend your company to my dance teacher and show her the catalog you enclosed. Thank you again!
|Ina Dahl 24-November-2009
|Dear Olga,
the lovely dress arrived last week.
Thank you very much for sending it so quickly!
Kind regards
|Lucy Chang 20-November-2009
|Dear Olga,
I received the parcel on Oct. 7. Thank you so much for your speedy service!!
What a beautiful costume! The embroidery is exquisite. I am also enjoying your catalogue.
Lucy Chang
|Nancy Bradley 20-November-2009
We received both costumes. Thank you so much. We love them both.
Thank you for helping me carry out my design for a one of a kind custom made costume for Harlequinade. It will be so special when she competes in YAGP this year. We are very excited and thanks again.
Nancy Bradley
|Judy Clark 10-August-2009
|Dear Olga,
I received the tutu today. It is beautiful. It was a very close fit for my daughter and she is very happy.
Thank you for everything. I will contact you when we need a tutu again. I have some friends who might be interested in your tutus. I will let you know if we need anymore.
Thank you again,
Judy Clark, 8th of August 2009, USA
|Costanza Schiesaro 7-August-2009
|Hello Olga ,
just in this moment i have recieved the tutщ : it is fantastic !!!!
i am very happy to buy it !
you have very wonderfull goods .
thanks a lot Costanza
|Leanne Reynolds 22-July-2009
|Dear Olga,
Thank you so much the tutu has arrived and is beautiful as usual.
Thankyou again to all.
Leanne 21.07.09
|Jacqui Wareing 13-July-2009
|Dear Olga,
We have received the tutu. It fits my daughter very well.
Many thanks.
Best regards
|Michael Frith 2-July-2009
|Hello Olga,
I have received the parcel that you sent me with ballet costume F 0045b.
I am very pleased with the results and the fitting is perfect.
Many thanks and best regards,
|Toni Pimble 23-June-2009
|Hello Olga:
The tutus arrived safely today. I have unpacked them and everything is in order.
Please thank all your stitchers for their beautiful work!
Toni Pimble
Artistic Director
Eugene Ballet
23th of June, 2009
|Esther Kainz 23-June-2009
|Hello Olga!
I received the costumes today in the morning and i have to thank you VERY
VERY much, they are fantastic and i really appreciate the very fast and
secure work you all did! My school will continue buying costumes for next
june and i hope i will be able to send you the order earlier next year, so
you dont have to stress too much! My compliments to the exellent work!
|Diane Withee 22-June-2009
|Dear Olga,
I just wanted to let you know that we received the costume for Giselle. It is beautiful!!! We love it! So does everyone who has seen it. I know my daughter will dance beautifully in it! Thank you so much!!! We will definitely tell everyone about your amazing work.
Thank you again,
Diane Withee
|Jessica Danahy 17-June-2009
|Hello Olga,
I have received the tutu today. Thank you very much for such a quick shipment! The tutu is beautiful and the workmanship is excellent quality. I love it, and look forward to doing business again with you in the future.
Thank you,
Jessica Danahy
|Anne Fairgrieve 1-June-2009
|We received the tutu yesterday and think it is absolutely beautiful and fits perfectly. Thank you for all your help.
|Jenna Charon 1-June-2009
|I received the tutu yesterday and it is beautiful and fits perfect! Thank you very much!
|Ештокина Елена 19-May-2009
|Здравствуйте, Ольга.
Я получила посылку.
Огромное Вам спасибо, и Вашей фирме.
Все подошло, я просто в восторге, качество супер.
Я даже не ожидала, что так быстро получу.
Спасибо за каталог. Жаль конечно, что он на английском языке. (с
иностранным у меня плохо)
|Hana Svabenska 29-April-2009
|Dear Olga,
I have received the costume today! Thank you so much for the beautiful tutu! I´m very happy and I´m looking forward to my performance. I can´t stop watching to it. Your work is really perfect! Also, thank you for sending early. Thank you!
Best regards!
|Barbara Hayes 3-April-2009
|YOU DID IT AGAIN!!!! Thank you Olga so very much for the beautiful costume. It arrived today. You really helped me out when time was running out for me to get a beautiful costume from Benefis. Everyone at our dance studio was amazed at how beautiful it is and how hard you worked to help me get this in time for the competition this weekend. After seeing this tutu all the dancers said I want one of those tutu also. They don"t even need one but it is so beautiful that it makes you want to have one also. I look so forward to the next one. You know that I will certainly buy if from you.
Thanks so much
|MARILINA 2-April-2009
|Terri Sellars 2-April-2009
|The costumes are fantastic. so much so we would like to order one more male costume if possible...
|May Kwok 18-March-2009
|Thank you so much for the gorgeous costume. It arrived on Thursday. I tried on the tutu in rehearsal today and it fit like a glove. So comfortable to dance in. The material used were top quality, the colors exactly like I want them, and the sewing done so professionally, I am so happy with my costume!
I hope to be able to order more costumes from you in the future!
|Carole Steele 10-March-2009
|Just have to tell you that we received the two tutus and my daughter wore them for Youth America Grand Prix where she finished in the top 12 in her division. Where nearly all the participants wore pale colored tutus to perform, my daughter wore your brilliantly colored tutus (cobalt blue for Corsaire Orange /Brown for Gamzatti) and there was a perceptible "ooo" coming from the audience on BOTH occasions as they were magnificent!
Thank you for you fine workmanship and beautiful decorations. The others in the audience ogled over the tutus and everyone wanted to know where they were made and I told them!
Thanks again!
|Becky Robitaille 4-March-2009
|Dear Olga THANK YOU! We received the costume on Wednesday, February 18 and I have to tell you it is absolutely beautiful! You did a fabulous job making this tutu. I was so worried that it wouldn"t fit or would be very plain but it is one of the most gorgeous tutus I have ever seen. When it arrived, my daughter actually cried when she saw it. She couldn"t believe that it was made especially for her. Everyone complimented on how beautiful she looked on stage and that the color was so pretty on her. Thank you again for working with me online, answering all my questions and getting this tutu made and delivered to us before the competition. I appreciate your quality workmanship, attention to detail, great communication and wonderful customer service you have given me these past few months. It definitely was well worth the wait! With kindest regards,Becky Robitaille
|Dina Collison 1-March-2009
|These are the most beautifully made costumes I have ever found. They also are so reasonably priced for the most exquisitely decorated costumes. We now have three tutu"s and have ordered another three dresses. So beautiful
|Barbara Hayes 13-February-2009
|I received the tutu yesterday, and it is beautiful! Everyone at our dance studio could not get over just how beautiful it is and how wonderfully made. The owner of our studio said that next year she is going to order from you for our costumes. It has been a pleasure to do business with you and I look forward to future purchases. Everyone around our studio had the name Benefis on their lips last night so I hope that you get lots of business from just this little tutu.
Barbara Hayes, USA
22nd of January
|Sandra Abell 13-February-2009
|We received the tutu today and it is gorgeous - the detail and workmanship is outstanding. My daughter is thrilled with it. Thank you again - we will be sure to recommend your company in the future.
Best Regards,
Sandra Abell, Canada
10th of February
|Lorraine Mitchel 13-February-2009
|I would just like to say thank you very much for the lovely tutu"s - they arrived safely today and look absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks again to you and all your team - they really have done a wonderful job.
bestest wishes
Lorraine, United Kingdom
10th of February
|Laura Hawker 13-February-2009
|We received the tutu today. It was perfect in every way. I can't say enough about the quality of your workmanship and level of service. I have recommended that others from my daughter's ballet studio consider Benefis when ordering tutus for next year's performances.
Thank-you very much,
Laura Hawker, Canada
4th of February
|Christina 29-January-2009
|Hi My name is Christina Im very inpressed with all the tutus posted here I wish I owned them all & wearing them
|Lin and Maggie Onimus 28-January-2009
|My daughter"s tutu arrived yesterday and it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I can only imagine the time and effort and care that went into creating it. It fits perfectly and when she wears it, she said that she "feels like she can"t stop spinning".
Thanks so much for the precision, timeliness, and quality. We"ll let you know how her competition goes.
Lin and Maggie Onimus, USA
27th of January
|Sama Meibar 26-January-2009
|I have received the parcel with my ballet tutu, the bag, and the tiara. I thank you so much for sending it early, and I must congratulate you on the amazing job you and your company did; it fits perfectly. I will definitely buy it from your company.
Thank you,
Sama Meibar, Cyprus
26th of January
|Tsai 20-January-2009
I received the parcel today.
Thank you so much for the two gorgeous costume!! It"s iso beautiful!
Thank you again for doing such an professional job and efficient service. (^_^)
Tsai, Taiwan
16th of January
|Julie Neill 20-January-2009
|The blue tutu arrived. It is beautiful!!! I am pleased beyond words. The tutu is absolutely amazing!! I can not wait for my daughter to see it.
Thank you,
Julie Neill, USA
16th of January
|Carolyn Kakareka 20-January-2009
|We received the tutu yesterday. It fits like a glove and looks wonderful. Jeanette is very happy with the color and fit! Thanks again for making it and doing such a fabulous job. We appreciate it!
Carolyn Kakareka, USA
2nd of January
|Maika Bowden 19-January-2009
|Just to let you know my parcel has arrived safely on Friday. The costumes are beautiful. My daughters will be very pleased. Thank you so much.
Marika Bowden, UK
19th of January
|AN 31-December-2008
|I am very impressed with the exceptional service and the quality of craftsmanship. My entire experience dealing with your company was most pleasant. We will be ordering from you again. Thank you.
|Laurie Benson 23-December-2008
|We have received both tutus. They are absolutely beautiful and everyone is impressed with them. They fit perfectly. Thank you so much for the care you have taken. Truly, your company is beyond compare.
Laurie Benson, USA
23th of December
|Michelle Dolighan-Rodenbeck 23-December-2008
|Thank you for the tutu. We did receive it and it is beautiful, wonderful and PERFECT! I am so happy with your work and will definitely order from you again in the future. Thank you for your great communication and professionalism. I am so appreciative and we are so happy with this beautiful masterpiece!
Thank you,
Michelle Dolighan-Rodenbeck, USA
23th of December
|idk 14-December-2008
|i loves the tutus on this site! i want some! almost all of them! mmwwhahahahaha! tutus rock!
|Cherie" R. Gillott-Monarch 9-December-2008
|Just wanted to let you know we received the costumes. The tutus are absolutely gorgeous, even more beautiful than I expected! The craftsmanship is stunning. They were by far the prettiest costumes on the stage. I just want to thank you for all of your hard work. We will definitely be ordering from you again!!
Cherie" R. Gillott-Monarch, USA
|Elizabeth Otulakowski 8-December-2008
|We LOVE the Marzipan tutus from your company. I tried them on our dancers and they fit perfectly! We love all the little details like the beads on the end of the tutu and the flowers that sparkle. I can"t wait to see them on stage! It has been a pleasure ordering from you. Next time we need tutus made we will definitely come to you.
|Kyle Walker 5-December-2008
|We received the tutu P0409 Blue bird (Princess Florine). It is lovely and fits wonderfully!!!
Thank you! I can"t wait to order from you again. What an excellent company.
Kyle Walker, USA
5th of December
|Lisa Robson 4-December-2008
|I received the tutus on Wednesday morning.
They are truly GORGEOUS!!
They fit the girls beautifully and look amazing!!
Thank you SO much, I am thrilled with them!!
I would love to give you the most accolades one can give.
The workmanship on these tutus is incredible.
I really wish now that I had ordered the man"s jacket from you!!
I will spread the word about the amazing work and gorgeous costumes you create!
I cannot thank you enough for your expertise, and finally the most gorgeous and perfectly fitting tutu"s.
My dancers feel SO comfortable in them!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
Lisa, USA
3rd of December
|Alessia Gottlieb 2-December-2008
|I have received the tutu. It is absolutely beautiful! The details are stunning and the tutu fits my daughter, perfectly, like a glove. We are thrilled and so thankful for your beautiful work. We are excited for the next opportunity to have another tutu made.
Thank you so very much,
Alessia, USA
1st of December
|Sherene Melania 2-December-2008
|We just received the costumes. They are very beautiful!! Thank you very much. Happy Holidays!
Sherene , USA
27th of November
|Kristina Kambalov 2-December-2008
|I received the 20 Angel costumes today. They are so beautiful, I am thrilled.
Thank you so much,
Kristina, USA
|Kelly Ricucci 2-December-2008
|I just received the tutus and they are beautiful! The red one is absolutely perfect. You did a fantastic job! All three tutus are very well made and we love them. Costumes are perfect. Thank you, we are excited to begin her performances!
Kelly Ricucci, USA
19th of November
|Phyllis Hayes 25-November-2008
|Dear Olga,
Just wanted to let tell you that we are delighted with the 36th costumes we ordered for the ballet "Nutcracker". They are all fitting well too. Thank you very much for all your hard work,
Phyllis, Ireland, 24th of November
|Sara Day 19-November-2008
|I just received it-love it!
|Katarina Petek 18-November-2008
I have recieved the costume. It is absolutely gorgeous and fits me perfectly. Thank you for your amazing service.
Best wishes,
Katarina Petek, Slovenia
13th of November
|Sarah Pooley 18-November-2008
|Dear Olga
Thank you for the Tu tu it is absolutely lovely. Thank you so much.
Kind Regards
Sarah Pooley, Great Britain
11th of November
|Koichi Kamikusa 13-November-2008
|I received the tutu today. My daughter said that it fit her and it looks very nice.
Thank you very much.
Koichi Kamikusa, Canada
10th of November
|SAORI NOMURA 13-November-2008
|Yesterday I received Russian costumes. They were truly gorgeous and I really love them. Thank you very much.
SAORI NOMURA, Japan
10th of October
|Patricia Gilhooley 13-November-2008
|Our tutus arrived today - they are (as usual) beautiful! Thank you very much for your wonderful service and product
Patricia Gilhooley, USA
6th of November
|Anne Bogenrief 13-November-2008
|We received the gorgeous tutu and fan yesterday. They are absolutely beautiful and the tutu fits perfectly! Thanks so much for all your help!
Anne Bogenrief, USA
4st of November
|Caroline Levy 13-November-2008
|I have told my daughter"s ballet school in London about you too. This year she is to dance the role of Clkara in teh Nutcracker at the theatre so it is very exciting
I think your costumes are beautiful.
Caroline Levy, UK
4rd of November
|Caroline Levy 13-November-2008
|Many thanks for the tutu and candy cane outfit. They were perfect for our photo shoot.
Caroline Levy, UK
3rd of November
|Ioana Olaru 13-November-2008
|Buna ziua! In sfarsit,am primit comanda. Maieurile sunt foarte frumoase. Va multumesc foarte mult! Am si alte colege carora le-au placut costumele si cu siguranta o sa mai colaboram.
Ioana Olaru, Romania
31 octombrie
|Victoria Tarazon 11-November-2008
|We received the tunic today. It is beautiful and fits Daniel perfectly!
Thank you so much for doing such an outstanding and professional job. Your work is masterful!
Victoria Tarazon
28 of October
|Jessie Bonano 11-November-2008
|The package made it and the tutus are exquisite as always!! They fit perfectly and are gorgeous! The dancers were so excited! Thank you again for your beautiful creations and for getting them to us so quickly. We appreciate you all so much!
All my best,
Jessie Bonano
28th of October
|Andrina Chaffin 11-November-2008
|I received the tutu and it is everything and more I had hoped for. It
is absolutely gorgeous and fits like a glove. Thank you for your time
and cooperation with us! I get to wear it for the photo shoot and am
so excited. The detail is exquisite and I appreciate all the time that
went into making it. Thank you!!
27th of October
|Grace Jeanfreau 11-November-2008
|We reieved the Bluebird and Kitri Dream tutu and they are absolutely beautiful! We actually had a mini performance last night and the girls look stunning on stage. Thank you so much!
9th of October
|John, England 10-November-2008
|My daughter Emma for whom we bought the Ballet tutu, has been very
successful in the UK competitions and festivals, we are very proud of
her achievements. When leaving school next year, Emma hopes to train
|Barbara Pertile 10-November-2008
|We have received our tutu and tutu bag. Sarah is dancing around the house with it on right now!
It is absolutely lovely and she is a VERY happy little girl!! Perfect size, perfect color and style!!
|Lisa Wallace 10-November-2008
|Just a short note to let you know that the tutu arrived safely on Friday. It is beautiful and fits my daughter well. Thank you for all your help. I found your company very efficient and would certainly order from you again. I will also recommend you to other people.
Best wishes,
|Kandace Kinnear 10-November-2008
|We just recieved the tutu! It is even more beautiful than we imagined! It fits perfect. We look forward to ordering from you in the future.
Thank you,
|Ruth De Freitas 10-November-2008
|The Tutu arrived today. It is so beautiful and fits perfectly.
Thank you so much you have made a little girls dream come true.
|Linda Watcher 10-November-2008
|Hello and thank you so much for the absolutely gorgeous tutu. It fits my daughter beautifully and she is thrilled! All the costumes our studio has received from you are remarkable!!!
Thank you.....
|Corrinna Holmes 10-November-2008
|I got it~ Thanks so much!! it"s beautiful=)
|Vicki B Cook 10-November-2008
|The costume has arrived. It fits perfectly and we really like the tiara. Thanks once again for your hard work.
|Jennifer Echols 10-November-2008
|We were very happy with the costumes that we purchased from you last year. They turned out beautiful!
We would like to purchase more this year for our Nutcracker
|Roberta Saccocci 10-November-2008
|I received my order .
The packaging and the item are perfect. The tutu is extraordinary!
Thank you very much for your service and kindness.
28th of August
|Jenifer Echols 7-November-2008
|We were very happy with the costumes that we purchased from you last year. They turned out beautiful!
We would like to purchase more this year for our Nutcracker
|Anna Lloret 21-November-2006
|Yesterday I recived the romantic tutus, excellent work! The tutus are very nice, I am going to order another time! Thank you very much for the fast delivery!
|Jan Thackray 24-September-2006
|We think you have done an excellent job of interpreting our design – it is simply stunning! Thank you so much. We appreciated all of your help when we were placing this order, advising us about measurements etc. and sending us pictures of fabrics and decorations. Communication has been first class throughout, as has customer service. We hope to order from you again in the future.
Jan and Daisy - UK
|OLGA WISE 22-September-2006
|Hope Durbin 23-August-2006
|Your costumes are wonderful I have never seen anything like this!
|Danielle Edwards 1-August-2006
|I loved the costumes pictured on the website. They are breathtaking. I will certainly be returning when recital time rolls around again. Superb work!
|Charles 23-June-2006
|I picked up the tutus at the DHL office yesterday evening.
They weathered the shipping superbly. (I was truly amazed on how carefully they were packed.) The tutus are just gorgeous.
Thanks again for the wonderful costumes and
prompt and efficient service.
|Tracey Graham 5-May-2006
|Received Aurora costume - absolutely beautiful - THANK YOU.
|Susi Geertsen 3-May-2006
|I just found your site and love the costumes that you make. They are beautiful.
Thank you
|Mya S. 14-February-2006
|You have a wonderful website, Tatyana, keep up the good work! I love your costumes and the price too!!
|Lorraine Evas 13-January-2006
|Wonderful costumes!
|Renee Albright 5-January-2006
|Just wanted to let you know I recieved the parcel today and was very surprised and pleased with the finished tutu. It is absolutely gorgeous and beautiful. The detail is so intricate and elaborate!! It went above and beyond expectations!!!! I knew it was going to be wonderful, but actually seeing it up close was more than anticipated. Everything is perfect, including the tiara and extra arm pieces. Thank you again for getting it here in the states as soon as you did. I will most definitely get my daughter"s tutu"s from you again in the near future!!!
-Renee Albright
|Karen Davey 4-January-2006
|I wanted to tell you that I received my daughter"s tutu today. It"s beautiful, although the color is not what I expected. Your turquoise is more like green to me. That"s okay, my daughter likes it anyway. Thank you very much. I will definitely reccomend your company to others. Karen Davey
|Seiyako Animura 31-December-2005
|Hello. Thank you for making these wonderful costumes at such a cheap price!
|Analissa Marynette 30-December-2005
|Your costumes are great, but so is your price! I received my Odile costume for a preformance a few weeks ago. I was amazed at the quality! Keep up the good work!
|Kirena Dillon 30-December-2005
|Your costumes our wonderful! I especially love the new stage costumes!
|Daria Sukhmetova 30-December-2005
|Very nice new site! I love the new costumes!
|Michele Koelb 9-November-2005
|I received the custom tutu for my daughter yesterday. It is absolutley gorgeous, and fits her perfectly. Such craftsmanship and attention to detail. Most definitely will order another tutu for future performance. Highly recommend to dance studio and other dancers. Thank you for such a timely, amazing costume piece. You certainly have outdone yourselves!
Michele Koelb
|Patricia Storelli
|I have been ordering costumes from Benefis for two years and I find them absolutely gorgeous. The work is so professional and my tutus have received the most flattering compliments!
I reccomend Beneifs to anyone really wanting professional costumes that fit like a glove!
My compliments for the new look of the website, too.
And thanks Tatiana for all of your precious help in the making of my tutus!
|Mary Tong
|My daughter received her hot pink tutu costume from u on Friday. Just in time for her competition on Saturday & she won 1st place. Thank u!
|Patricia Storelli
|Congratulations for the beautiful costumes! I am a ballet teacher and will soon order from you! Please keep me up-to-date with your initiatives!
I enjoyed your great site!
|Sara Day
|I love benefis!! Your costumes are the most beautiful and quality made.
|Chantal LaBarge
|I am happy to find your web Site. Your costumes are fabulous. It is just what I am looking for.
|Andrea Catchings
|This site is awe-inspiring. I produce a youth version of the Nutcracker and I adore your designs! If I ever inherit money, I will buy from you in a heart beat!
|Hella Amtmann
|Super site! Your company is great and the goods I ordered (leotards, unitards and ballet slippers) are of real fine quality - kind regards from Austria, you will hear from us soon!
|Nice site. Attractive product and pricing. Please keep me on your mailing list.
|We LOVE!! your work you are wonderful!


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Response to GOG discount discussion thread.
November 11, 2015, 02:16:03 PM »
Responding to this thread, which won't let me post the full wall of text:
Hey guys -- Chris Park, the head of Arcen Games here.
One of you fine fellows (won't say the name, since I don't know his forum handle and I don't want to mess with his privacy) gave us a shout at arcengames at gmail dot com, and so I'm here to answer a few questions. Today is super busy for me and so I likely won't have time too much to respond further. I figure I should state that up front so you don't feel like I just surprisingly ran off on you or something.
I'm going to wind around very circuitously with a lot of background here before I get to the main points that are being stated here. If it seems like I'm being evasive, please do read to the end, as I'm hoping I get to all your points; but simply laying some groundwork first. I really hate it when some company representative comes out and gives non-answers or answers completely different questions.
Also: if I am gone and don't respond to some burning question that somebody has, please feel free to email our address noted above again, and I'll pop back by.
So, here's the deal with new expansions and how we price them. We've done the same thing for AI War since 2011ish, and I don't recall hearing a ruckus about it at the time, but we weren't on GOG. (And obviously, people are allowed to suddenly speak up even if they didn't before.) Anyway, my point there isn't "but see, nothing's different and so it's fine," but rather "this is not new for us, just so you know, and you can take that as you will to either see us in a better or a worse light, but I figured I'd bring that up."
Wow a long preface! Anyhow, I guess I'll number these points so that they are easier to discuss:
1. We all know there's a long tail to many games, after an initial high volume (relatively speaking) of sales. Hence the origins of GOG. The question, though, is whether or not the long tail is sufficient to warrant further investment in things like expansions or free post-release content, or whether there must always be a rush to the next sequel.
2. Sequels tend to cost more, or be the same price at the very least, as their predecessor. Sometimes they're a huge update, other times not so much. But I think that limiting things to this cyclical model of sequels as the main driving force of further revenue for companies (let's face it, we have expenses if we're to keep developing games and paying staff) is not great for customers. And it tends to sometimes lead to "changes for the sake of changes" to make the sequel seem worth it. I'm really off on a tangent here, and I apologize. But this does play into my thinking, so I think it's a bit relevant.
3. Expansion packs are something I prefer, particularly paired with free post-release content, because they are cheaper to customers (yay!), cheaper and faster to develop (yay!), a safer bet of a modest amount of income for the developer (yay!), and you get to have all the prior content of the game plus the new stuff, not minus anything (big yay!). That said, as DLC stacks up it can get prohibitively expensive for players (boo!), and the return on investment for the developer is a lot lower than a new game (boo!), and the press coverage and other marketing things that happen for new games is a lot thinner on the ground for an expansion (boo!). Unless you're Starcraft or something.
None of the above at all addresses what you were talking about. So now on to that.
4. Figuring out what to charge for a new expansion is tricky, and figuring out how to discount it is also tricky. If you look at the sales of individual expansions for AI War or the first expansion to The Last Federation, they don't make sense on paper. We "lost money" making each of them. Like, a lot of money -- in some cases $30k or more. BUT that is bad math.
5. The true income from an expansion is not just what it directly earns, but what it earns PLUS what new sales it spurs of the base game, plus any spurred sales of any collections it is now a part of. So all of our expansions have been moderately profitable. Not full-game profitable, but things that more than made up for our cost of making them and then some.
6. You may not care about this, and this is sort of beside the point, but I think it's relevant to point out here nonetheless. The extra profits from that sort of thing get plowed back into making further games, which helps us avoid things like kickstarters and whatnot while still being able to have things like a 6 month delay in Stars Beyond Reach or a however-many-month (4?) in the original TLF base game. Those games are novel and required quite a bit of experimentation and refinement, and we could afford to do so largely on the strength of past game sales. At any rate, it's how we self-fund, and expansions are a big part of why things like AI War have enjoyed enduring popularity.
7. Also kind of an aside, but there's new content for free in the base game here, which you get whether or not you buy this new expansion. There are several new achievements, three new events, three new alliance types, a new option relating to the first expansion, and various other smaller stuff. We could have put that in the new expansion to make the new expansion "that much more enticing," but we consciously chose to put that for free in the base game so that you'd have something new whether you choose to buy the expansion or not, even though that "devalues the expansion" in some ways. If some of the other stuff we're doing seems like an f-you to existing customers (which I'm sorry it feels that way; it's not meant to, and more on that below), then hopefully you'll at least see this bit as a thank-you.
8. All right, so to the discounts, which is the meat of the problem people are having here. First, discounts in general, before I get to this specific case. You probably know, we run reasonably frequent discounts, sometimes high ones. Why do this? Well... it makes money. On months when we don't do discounts, we typically run at an enormous operating loss (we'll make between a sixth and a third of what it takes to run a small company with 5 fulltimers and a variety of contractors and no office space). When we run discounts, we'll make between two to three times what we need for a given month. So, those cover the dry months.
9. When it comes to a new game or expansion release, generally the wisdom is to not discount too much too fast, and I think that's good wisdom. The people who want the content the most are willing to pay near the full price for it, or indeed the full price, and we give a slight discount to encourage more people to pick it up than otherwise might. Aka, 10%. Pretty standard. I don't think anyone is complaining about this, but I should point out that, based on my own observations and what other developers and publishers have said, you're really "leaving money on the table" (an ugly phrase, but apt) if you go lower than that. We already price our expansions and our games pretty low, and I feel good about the value for money you're getting, so digging even deeper than 10% does indeed seem like a foolish move at this particular point.
10. Next piece of general wisdom is to not discount something new too heavily too fast after launch, or you anger the people who just bought it at a higher price. I _totally_ agree with this, and you'll notice that we don't do that. Here again you're also somewhat "leaving money on the table" (ugh that phrase), but even more to the point it's a legitimate grievance for the customer. Well... kind of. I mean, as a customer I'd certainly be pissed, anyway, even though what someone else pays for something doesn't affect whether or not how much I paid was a proper value. The economist or business weasel would make the latter argument, but it just "feels wrong" to me, and violates the sense of fairness in all of us.
11. All right, so what's up with this bloody collection being discounted so heavily then, when it includes this new expansion?? This is the crux of the complain, as I understand it. Well, here we are: it includes two other products which have been out far longer, and I consider the extra discount to be on them, rather than on the new expansion. Of course I can make up whatever math for the internals of a collection like that I want: "the new expansion actually costs twice as much there, and the other stuff is therefore 95% discounted! No worries!"
12. But in point of fact, the reasoning is that we're discounting the "other TLF stuff" by a heavier amount since it is older, and the collection by the same amount in order to encourage new people who are hesitant to buy at all to buy the collection rather than the base game only. It's an upsell, and I think the value is there for the new customer as well, so I don't feel bad about it despite the ugly word "upsell" (Would you like a large bucket of grease for only $0.50 more?).
13. Now, here's where we come to the last part of my explanation. Well, some math first. The logical mathematical argument to make against #11 and #12 above is "if the other stuff in the collection is discounted further but not the new expansion, it should be discounted differently." Right you are. So if the base game and the first expansion are both 50% off, but together they make up 79.4% of the value of the collection, then by that math the expansion itself should actually be discounted by (79.4*0.5)+(20.6*0.9), which is, if I did my math right, a discount of 41.76% on the collection rather than 50%. _That's_ what would have been completely fair to the existing customers, and it's that 8.24% difference in price that I presume is what irks you. I get that. And in some senses, I have to agree.
14. THAT said, if we are trying to get new customers in, and get them to buy the collection rather than the base game alone, having a 50% discount on the base game and a 42% (let's round) discount on the collection is going to be a serious deterrent to buying the collection. I'm really sorry that this feels like an f-you to our existing loyal supporters (or just people who liked the game and have no clue about who we are). It's not meant to be. But remember back when I was talking about how our expansions are not profitable on their own, but instead rely on pushing more of the base game and collections? Collections are by far the largest piece of income out of that group, and the launch of a collection is the time we make the most income off it, because then we at least get some modicum of press attention thanks to the expansion. Not having the collection discounted competitively at that timing would drastically cut down income during the release period of the expansion, in turn making the expansion itself way less profitable, in turn making future expansions less likely and the further validating "string of sequels at full price" model that personally I don't care in circumstances like this.
15. Are there problems with the above argument? Sure. It's a gray area in a lot of respects. You can see the math, though, and the thought that goes into this sort of thing. We try to strike a balance between doing right by all customers new and old, and remaining profitable. If you're interested in this expansion, presumably you might have some interest in future work from Arcen, and thus that 8.24% difference in the launch discount on the collection is hopefully not a dealbreaker on that. If it makes a really big deal to you in terms of not feeling like the expansion is worth the money it costs now, then I imagine you have enough other games to occupy yourself until the expansion goes on a discount that you find more favorable. It will eventually, of course. As I outlined above, it's something we have to do in order to stay in business at the scale of staff we have in the niche market we're in, so it's no use me pretending like "will there be a discount? whooo knooows?"
16. When it comes to early adopters who buy in early and/or feel compelled that they absolutely must have this now, all I can say is: THANK you! Yes, you piece-for-piece bear a larger part of the load in terms of financially supporting us. As much as I've pointed out how we couldn't do without discount promotions during the long tail periods, I also can't stress enough how much we couldn't do without you, the early adopters -- and you, the other folks who buy at full price during non-discount periods. My hope is that we're providing you a great value at any of those price points, and that your choice to buy it at a given time is a mark of either your enthusiasm or support or both.
I'll end this rambling mess by saying that I do apologize for the feeling of f-you that the discounting has given some of you. And I recognize and respect the fact that some of you will not accept my reasoning above, which makes sense given that it's a gray area where a judgement call has to be made one way or the other. I respect the fact that some of you would make a different call than what I have. Hopefully at the very least, even if you are still dissatisfied with the choice I made on the discounts there, you come away from this with a feeling that this was not a move made out of disrespect toward you, or nefarious intent.
I try to do my best to balance my obligations to my customers, my staff, my contractors, and my own family (there are no investors or other owners), and it's a tricky thing. Usually I feel like I do a pretty good job of balancing all that, but sometimes I royally f it up, which is not a great feeling. Personally I don't believe this is one of those times, but I understand you may feel differently. If that's the case, my suggestion would be to simply wishlist the expansion for now if you still want it, and buy it when it's on the discount of your choice sometime in the future.
It frustrates me that I can't think of anything else to say, because I know some of you will still be upset. But the above is all I have.
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The forums there are not letting me post items 14-on. Could some kind soul post them there?
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I posted a link plus I'll put the missing points there.
Everybody go stalk me over there now that you know my gog forum name
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Thank you very much! I really appreciate that.
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November 11, 2015, 02:37:09 PM »
Just to be fair: You still pay less if you buy ONLY the expansion as if you buy the whole collection. So I don't see why people feel betrayed.
People just overreact because the percentage of the expansion is smaller than the percentage of the whole set. They price is still loweer but people don't seem to notice this.
Just get over it, the bigger sale just means that the base game and the first expansion are reduced to a REALLY low amount because they are already really old compared to the new expansion (no offense, Chris).
Do the new customers have the better deal right now? Yes, because they get the full game for a very cheap price. Is this unfair? no. You had the game already from the start, you could play it a lot earlier than new players. That's what you pay for after all.
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I agree, I think it's a sideeffect of the sale mentality nowadays where there are huge sale events with loads of -75%, -80%, -90% flying around. Makes everyone become overly focused on the percentage rather than the actual price. And I can kind of understand that feeling of being "betrayed" if you're from a country with a low GNP, where average people have be much more aware of what they spend how much on, but for an average person in a western country...?
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November 12, 2015, 07:24:31 AM »
FWIW I just bought the game precisely because of the sale, and now you guys have fourteen dollars (IIRC) you wouldn't have had before, which you can now use to do a couple minutes of coding. Multiply me by a few thousand.
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