June has been our
busiest month ever, we thank you for your continued support and
interest in Perkal and guarantee you that we won't rest on our
lorals - The best is yet to come. _________________________
We have recently
launched our
Wedding Planner and
Wedding registry feature in affiliation with Ananzi
Weddings. A big part of our business has always been wedding
gifts and table decor and so this was a natural progression for
Perkal. This is doing extremely well and we look forward to
handling the gift side of many more weddings in the future.
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Over 5000 new
products have been added to gifts in the last 30 days.. We have
many new ranges (listed to the right) The new "Novetly
& Fun" is a Perkal Favourite and definitely worth checking
out. With everything from prank gifts to new age Gadgets, this
section is set to be one of our most popular categories yet.
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NB: We have tried for as long
as possible to absorb the Rand devaluation against the Euro and
Dollar, but unfortunately we finally have no choice but to add a
11% surcharge to all our IMPORTED products. These price changes
are now live on the site. The rand has devalued by more than 20%
against the Euro since April and we have absorbed this for as
long as possible and have kept our surcharge to the bare
minimum.
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As we reach the
mid-point of 2006, it's hard to keep track of where this year
has gone. As the year continues to flies by us, we at Perkal
continue to tirelessly work on the Perkal Gifts website. We
have been extremely busy adding new products, new features and
further enhancing the existing system.
With over 5000
spanking new products added to the site in the last 30 days,
we are now proud to offer over 15000 unique products,
currently available for your immediate purchase online.. This
is the largest gift range in South Africa (Offline and online,
no-one offers such a large selection) Many of the new products
fall into our existing ranges, however we have still have over
10 new ranges added this month alone. We now have over 300
unique ranges (categories) on
perkalgifts.co.za
This year we have
been aggressive in sourcing new overseas suppliers and are
proud to be dealing with some of the largest exporters in the
world. We are continually adding these new and exciting
products to the site and will continue to do so. We have
increased our products database size 500 times in the last 3
months and plan to continue at this vigouress pace.. This
product count of 15000 amazing is excluding different colour
and size options which are available on many of our products..
With over 1
million hits on the gifts website in June alone and over 16500
unique visitors, we have never had a busier month and we are
confident that this will continue to grow as we continue to
enhance our offerings to you, our ever so important customer.
Our recent new ranges have been listed in the
column to the right. Click the NEW CATEGORY
name to be directed there.
Perkal Introduces our Hand-Made African Pewter
Range
Pewter is made in a variety of ways. Each technique reflects the
individual pewterer's skills. Artisans train for many years and tend
to specialize in one technique. Some cast their pieces by pouring
molten pewter. They often use moulds which are more that one hundred
years old They then finish their pieces by jointing the castings
together and turning them on a lathe. Artisans who "spin" their
pewter force flat circular disks of rolled pewter over a wood or
metal chuck mounted on a lathe.
They use highly specialized tools to
bend the pewter into the desired shape. Then they finish their
pieces by polishing or bulling. Today some pewterers even use
presses and skillfully made dies to create pieces in greater
quantity and with consistent quality. Still, others practice modern
centrifugal casting techniques using rubber moulds. Rubber moulds
are particularly useful for creating the finely detailed figurines
and ornaments which are so popular with today's collectors
Every one of these beautiful product is hand made by Allen Hallett,
an extremely talented and renowned Local Wildlife Artist Click here
for more details on Pewter and the unbelievable creation process
these unique products go through.
We have added many new products to our online auction offering
and have put our live auctions on the perkalgifts homepage so
that you can keep an eye on our closing soon auctions from the
Gifts Site.. Now, at any one time Perkal has over 250 live auctions open. This is a
great place to find select Perkal products at unheard of prices.
We have added some beautiful photo albums auctions for Mothers
Day. To See our current live auctions, many of which start at R0
without a reserve,
Click Here.
If you have the
product/service that you wish to market through BidorBuy, then
Perkal Auctions is the only place to look. Being an official
BidOrBuy Trade Broker, we are equipped to sell for you on your behalf.. If You have
any NEW items that you want Perkal to sell online,
Click Here
to enquire.
PERKAL CURRENT POSITIVE RATING COUNTER: 3648
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Perkal Computers is scheduled for a major update in the next
3 month, we have slightly neglected computers in the last 2
months due to the vigouress attention that we have given to
the gifts website. We will be keeping this site up-to-date
and removing the database errors shortly and then endeavour
to continue to keep the site 100% up-to-date
thereafter. We have added a
few new articles and useful utilities for June, so be
sure to have a looksie..
Be
sure to check out
www.perkal.co.za for unbeatable value on Hosting,
Hardware & Software!
"The secret of health for both mind and
body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or
anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and
earnestly." (Buddah)
Monthly
Joke
What did one magnet say to the other? I
find you very attractive :)
Thanks for reading,
your loyalty and continued support, have a wonderful month!!!