Hey everyone, please enjoy our Fall 2010 Newsletter (this should catch you up to date on everything Mayu)!
August 27, 2010
MAYU’S GIVE ME GIVE ME GREEN ALPACA GIVEAWAY
Just in time for autumn and the arrival of our NEW FALL DESIGNS, Mayu is having a FABULOUS giveaway contest and we want to make sure you have the chance to win a gorgeous Kelly Green Long Rayas Hoodie. This ECO-FRIENDLY, FAIRLY-TRADED, ALPACA hoodie is an incredibly popular product (only a few left!) and retails for $180! So warm, so stylish, a perfect addition to your fall wardrobe!
There are three ways to enter and spread the love for Mayu. If you do all, you will be entered three times:
(1) Mention and link to this giveaway on your blog, Facebook page, AND/OR Twitter (be sure to include @shopmayu in the Tweet). Follow up with a post in the below comment section or an email to info@shopmayu.com to confirm!
(2) Add us to your “blogroll” if you have a blog. Leave a comment below with your site so we can check it out!
(3) Respond to this blog post telling us why you just need an alpaca hoodie and how you will wear it!
The giveaway will close August 30th at 10AM. Each person is limited to three entries. The winner will be selected via random number generator software and notified immediately. Shipping is on Mayu!
Enter today and spread the Mayu love!
NEW COLLECTION LAUNCHING SOON!
Our new, loose, chunky and super soft designs will very soon be available to discerning fashionistas such as yourself! Mayu’s designer, Laddhavan Sutana and Kate Robertson, Mayu’s founder stepped it up a notch to bring you a new collection of sophisticated, alpaca pieces. We just spent two weeks in Peru working with Mayu’s artisans to refine the new line and to deliver you a these luxurious new accessories. We can’t say much now, you’ll have to wait to see the line on our site next week!
However, we can tell you that pictured is our new UNISEX SCARF, a great gift for that especially stylish man or lady! Like our other amazing alpaca pieces, Mayu’s new fall line can be purchased individually or wholesale. Don’t forget to check our site soon!
TRAVELS TO OUR BELOVED PERU
Kate Robertson, Mayu’s founder, just embarked on a two-week trip to Chiquian, Peru. Chiquian is the home of Mayu’s artisans, the collaborative of women who handcraft our fabulous alpaca accessories. Artisans like Mari , and Elvira, are the lifeblood of Mayu and the reason for its existence. Kate had a wonderful time visiting these artisans with whom she spent over two years when volunteering in the Peace Corps , and the results were very gratifying. Kate did not get much free time, but when she did she spent it dancing huayno music and walking in the foothills of the Huayhash mountains.
It can be very challenging to operate an organization such as Mayu, which involves American designers and entrepreneurs as well as Peruvian artisans, but in the end our goal of making the world a little bit fairer makes all the effort worthwhile. Check our blog to READ, SEE and HEAR more about Kate’s trip to Peru!
MAYU IS CONNECTED!
In addition to having our own blog available for your viewing pleasure, Mayu is excited to have been recently featured on such websites as Karikuy, One Mango Tree , and Heart Handmade!
Don’t forget to check our our Youtube, Twitter , Facebook, LinkedIn and Flickr accounts! There’s always excited news to be shared!
And, if you haven’t yet taken our Customer Satisfaction Survey, we’d love it if you took 30 SECONDS to complete it.
Thanks for reading,
The Mayu Team
Another general Fair Trade challenge is the one of bureaucracy (eek!). Experts have found Fair Trade certification difficult for small businesses given the administrative burden of obtaining the label. Fair Trade USA admits, that automated part is often insignificant in small businesses, and obtaining a certificate thus relatively more complex.
