Half price delivery, currencies and farewell to Levee

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Hi and welcome to the latest from http://www.stockingshq.com Lots of excitement this week - including an SHQ party - but first... Prices and payments in Euros and US Dollars    Very good news... at long last we've finally managed to get mult-currency merchant facilities for credit and debit cards, as well as Amex and Paypal. You can now choose your preferred currency via the top bar on the site and all of the product prices will change accordingly. Better still, the price shown is the price you pay. You're not at the mercy of your credit card company's exchange rate, which means for all customers in the USA and Euro zone, the price you pay should have just come down. I'm just really sorry it took so long. it was actually far, far harder than we ever imagined but we got there in the end. (Other currencies *may* be added over time. Watch this space...) Just visit http://www.stockingshq.com to get started... Half-price delivery on all orders till Tuesday To celebrate the arrival of multi-currencies, we thought it would be nice to offer half price delivery on all international orders. And then we thought if we're doing that, we may as well do it for the UK too. So, it's half price delivery weekend - right through to the end of Tuesday (or realistically Wednesday morning as my laptop is knackered at the moment.) That means just 95p for UK orders, £2.45 for Europe and £2.95 for the rest of the world. I'm excited on your behalf! More products on the clearance page Since sending the last message we've discovered some other products (mainly from Stockings & Romance) have now been discontinued, so we've added them to the clearance page too - along with new pictures from our Rago shoot. See them (and other bargains at savings of up to 67%) on the special offers page: http://www.stockingshq.com/featured-ranges/special-offers Farewell to Levee Some very sad news... Levee, the German hosiery company famed for producing products in truly XXXL sizes (up to 6'8") has gone out of business. The liquidators are in, and no more deliveries are expected. The very last pairs are available now on the Levee page: http://www.stockingshq.com/shop-by-brand/levee ... so get in quick if you want some! New arrivals from Gipsy and Le Bourget This is turning into a lengthy one - sorry! But while I'm here I thought I'd draw your attention to the new products page: http://www.stockingshq.com/featured-ranges/new-products ... where you'll see new arrivals from Gipsy and Le Bourget - including the hold-up version of the classic Voilance stockings at a specially discounted price. See you in London (and Manchester!) Finally, for now, if you're within striking distance of London it would be great to meet you at the Stockings HQ forum meetup tomorrow night (Saturday). It's free to attend, and a great social evening for nylon enthusiast. All of the details are on the forum at: http://forum.stockingshq.com/index.php?/topic/10100-dates-for-a-london-meeting/page__st__40 ... which, for those in a hurry, comes down to Tattersall's Tavern, 2 Knightsbridge Green, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7QA (closest tube Knightsbridge) from 7-7.30pm onwards Free pens will be given to attendees! Meanwhile, for those in the north west of the UK, a similar event is planned for Manchester on June 11th. Full details are here: http://forum.stockingshq.com/index.php?/topic/10101-dates-for-a-manchester-meeting/ ... and all being well I'll be at that one too. Huge thanks to Long_Legs for organisational skills far beyond the call of duty. And after all that it's time for a lie down... More soon! David@SHQ

SHQ Summer sale time - save up to 67 percent

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Hi and welcome to the latest from http://www.stockingshq.com   The big summer clearance is on...   Actually, strictly speaking, is it summer yet? Or is May still classed as spring? Not sure, but it doesn't really matter because there's news to announce. The warehouse has become a bit squashed of late with all the new arrivals, so we've decided to have a big clearance of all the remaining autumn-winter products, plus lots more that aren't going forward later in the year. So, there are discounts of up to 67% on over 75 products - and at the time of writing over 1500 pairs are available. You can see them all now on the special offers page: http://www.stockingshq.com/featured-ranges/special-offers There are stockings, hold-ups, tights, suspenders, lingerie and shoes, with products from brands including Aristoc, Pretty Polly, Le Bourget, Falke, Trasparenze, House of Holland, Charnos, Jonathan Aston, Levante and many more. Of course, everything is limited to just the stock we have on the shelves, so as ever you'll have to be reasonably quick. If the server melts (as it has a habit of doing iunder periods of intense pressure) please be patient. You will be rewarded! The link again: http://www.stockingshq.com/featured-ranges/special-offers More soon David@SHQ

Last minute arrivals at Stockings HQ

With less than a week to Christmas, we've had some exciting new arrivals if you're stuck for an idea for the perfect gift. Just in: Charnos corselettes First up are two new corselettes from Charnos Lingerie - one in platinum with black lace trim, and the other a new version of the classic black with a new plunge bra line. Both have detachable suspender straps and are made from a smooth stretch fabric, designed to give you the perfect, irresistible silhouette. See them now on the new products page: http://www.stockingshq.com/featured-ranges/new-products Dramatic new arrivals from Luisa Maria Lugli While you're there, you can also see lots of exciting new products from Italy's Luisa Maria Lugli. There are lots of stockings, hold-ups and fashion tights, including the wonderful Roleplays products in black with a contrast lace top. See them also on the new products page: http://www.stockingshq.com/featured-ranges/new-products Delivery news Meanwhile, in a frantic end to last week, we had big new deliveries from Fiore, Falke, Gio, Aristoc, Pretty Polly, Shirley of Hollywood, and more - plus lots and lots of Stockings HQ suspender belts. That means back orders have been processed and lots and lots of things have come back into stock if you're looking for a last minute pre-Christmas order. We also had a big delivery of the best-selling Henry Holland Elastock hold-ups with individual leg suspenders - and we even managed to get those at a reduced rate, so they're on the special offers page at less than half price! See them while you can at: http://www.stockingshq.com/featured-ranges/special-offers Meanwhile, our despatch staff will be in the warehouse tomorrow (Sunday) to keep up to date on the busiest weekend of the year, and to ensure that orders are sent without delay - which is especially important given the weather forecast! That's all for now, except to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and say many thanks for all your support throughout 2010. Where did that one go? Best wishes for now. David@SHQ

All-new Stockings HQ: review products to win vouchers

Welcome to the all-new Stockings HQ Very exciting news... after very many months, lots of late nights, several KitKats and even the occasional tantrum, the all-new version of the Stockings HQ shop has finally arrived. You can see it now at: http://www.stockingshq.com We're very pleased with the new design and hope you'll agree it's a dramatic improvement on the old version. There's a complete new look and a host of new features, and even a few new products that have arrived over the last couple of weeks. Highlights include: - All of the product images are now in much higher resolution, with a bigger thumbnail, expanded view and super-size zoom. - You can now create a shop account (please note, these are completely separate to forum accounts) to keep track of orders, save your billing and delivery addresses, add products to a wishlist, and all sorts else. - You can see live, continually updated stock levels for every colour and size of every product. - If a product is out of stock, you can enter your email address and receive immediate notification when it arrives back in the warehouse. - Once you've placed an order, you'll get a notification as soon as the order is received, and then another email as soon as it's despatched. Internally, the order despatch process is now much faster, so in turn you should see even quicker deliveries, and improved response to customer service emails. It's all very exciting, but there's more! Review products and win one of three £50 shopping vouchers One of the other new features is product user ratings. Once you're logged in you can give feedback on any product, with comments and a star rating. Obviously, as it's all very new, there are hardly any reviews at the moment, but to help get things rolling we thought we'd offer a bribe... So, from now until the end of the month, every time you post a review, you'll automatically get entered into a prize draw. Then, on December 1st, we'll draw three names at random and award each with a £50 Stockings HQ shopping voucher to spend on products of your choice. With Christmas just over a month away, it's a handy way to cut the cost of buying presents! There's no limit to the number of times you can enter... in fact the more the better, as each review counts for an extra entry. (Please note: reviews are checked for decency before appearing live on the site, as there's always somebody who thinks it's hilarious to show just how skilled they are in the art of the profanity.) That's all for now ... except to say we sincerely hope you enjoy the changes. It's been a lot of work and there's more to come, but for now have a look and let us know what you think. The address again: http://www.stockingshq.com Best wishes for now David@SHQ

StockingsHQ - good news for a happy new year

Hi and happy new year from Stockings HQ Celebrating a decade in stockings... 2010 is a special year for the web site as it represents a decade at the forefront of the stockings revival. To celebrate I thought it would be nice to start the year with a quick email with three bits of good news: 1 - A voucher code to give you 10% off everything in the shop! The weather outside is cold and fairly miserable, and bank accounts have no doubt taken a bit of a battering in the run up to Christmas, so it seems a good time to help cheer things up a bit by offering a voucher for the site. So, to mark the start of our 10th anniversary year, if you enter the word decade (lower case) in the voucher box at the top of the checkout page, you'll save 10% off your entire order value. It's valid for any order placed this coming week, right through to Sunday January 10th (appropriately). Have fun and enjoy! You can visit the site now at http://www.stockingshq.com 2 - VAT frozen for a week! As you've no doubt heard, the Government has put UK VAT back up to 17.5% from today. We haven't though... We're keeping it at the old lower rate for a week and making up the difference on your behalf. So prices are even lower than they should be to start with! 3 - Final price reductions on end of line products The clearance page is down to the last few pairs of the last few products, but as the trade show season starts imminently, we really need to clear the shelves to make way for lots of exciting new arrivals. So, prices have dropped again with discounts of up to 84%. Catch a bargain while you can: http://www.stockingshq.com/clearance-bargains-3490-0.html - Stock update Finally, it's been an exceptionally busy few weeks in the warehouse, and most of the manufacturers have been closed for a while now, so apologies if you find certain products out of stock. On the positive side, we finally had the long-awaited (and very late!) Cervin delivery this week, as well as a big new delivery from Veneziana (albeit with the Nadia stockings in the wrong colour so they're going back .... grrr!). Mary will be hard at work this coming week, so lots will be coming back in over the next fortnight or so. We also have another new staff member starting in the despatch department this week. I'm sure we'll keep her busy! That's all for now... many thanks again for your support throughout 2009. And sincere best wishes for a fantastic new year! David@SHQ