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Diana,

Have you ever thought of marketing your product to pediatric/dentist offices? Our pediatric dentist lets the kids pick a prize after each visit. It`s cute that they do this, but it takes forever for them to pick something out of the bin full of toys. I`m just thinking that kids would love the mystery of not knowing what they will get. Not to mention, parents can get on their way a little faster!

If you need to keep your price point where it is - maybe try selling it to orginazations like medical offices, schools, daycare facilities, churches (this would be perfect for youth groups) ect. IMO your price point is perfect for those markets - just not at the consumer level.

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Melissa Yamello
Owner/Designer
Storybook Studio
www.storybookstudio.net

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Thanks for the looksie! It`s awesome to see Dads playing a powerful role in their childrens lives. Could you share or expand on thoughts you have with regard to color scheme?

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We`re in several "professional" settings, chiro`s dance studio`s etc., and working our way to others, so thanks for the input and I totally agree. We just started selling in Dec. 06 so we`re just at our begining. I`m going to look into Dental/ Doctors catalog sales, Thanks. Keep the ideas a rollin`!  :)

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Hello Diana!  What an awesome idea!  I must agree with Melissa, I was thinking more around $49.95 ish if I were to buy it personally (and I would, this is such an awesome idea and I`m about to start potty training baby #2 in a few weeks) but if you are selling for your listed price, GOOD FOR YOU!  The website looks good but maybe the print on the home page could be bigger and less wordy.  (I know this because my site has the same problem!)  Needs more blank space and larger bolder copy.  This is really a great great product!  I wish you all the best!!! 

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Leslie
Founder and President
Charmed Life Products LLC
Grill Charms™… The MUST HAVE grilling accessory that is revolutionizing the American Cook-out AND The perfect gift for any occasion!
Grill Charms
                                                                                                    

The site looks great. I only have one request. I really wanted to see the image of the item closer.

Really though. Nice site.


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Vincent Wilcox (a.k.a. KRAKR)
Drummer
My band: Letters Make Words

I was going to say the same thing actually. I get frustrated when I can`t see something up close. Some of us have our screen settings at high res so everything appears even smaller. A good close up of the inside of the trunk would be nice too.

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Melissa Yamello
Owner/Designer
Storybook Studio
www.storybookstudio.net

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I agree with most of the comments, the site looks pretty good, and I think the product sounds great, although I am in no position to comment on pricing.

One thing i would suggest is move that "What it is and how it works" animation to the homepage. That`s a great animation and honestly i couldn`t figure out what it did until I saw it. 

People today expect moving content on their homepage, video, animation. And nobody really reads the text on a website.

Another nitpicky thing, i might move those 4 buttons from the bottom to a more prominent location.  I think they are all great things for people to click on, but they are `below the fold`.





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Happy Human Foods
Simple. Healthy. Delicious.

Great idea once again on the inside photo`s. Thanks! My Pics will be able to be enlarged, hopefully by close of day Monday!

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Are you a parent or have friends that are parents? Tell them about The Appreciation Station... the most innovative system to help parents be the best they can be through positive discipline. When you notice what`s right as opposed to what`s wrong, you begin to see dramatic results in your household.

Hey Leslie- I appreciate your thoughts as well. You are all so generous, it`s a beautiful thing. Just to share a few thoughts with regard to our pricing. I too, wish that I could offer lower pricing, but instead I opted for a very quality product. We worked for over 3 years on design, to come up with a vending machine type of product, with 4 slots for family flexibility. You can use slots for different goals, different children or even different "currency." The reason design took so long is that is was important to me that it had no moving parts, less to break, less to go wrong. Also, I`ve had 50 or so prototypes "out there" for the past two years and it amazes me how it can and has grown with the different family`s. They are a plastic, but it`s the same plastic that Disney uses for it`s kids TV`s and stereos, it`s very sturdy. I just wanted a product I could feel good about that would help other Moms (and Dads) feel good about themselves at the end of the day. The DVD is another helpful tool, that we`ve tried to fill with some great Parenting tips. So, it`s hard to share the total message on the site. At home parties, we sell a high number , so it may just be that I need to focus more on that venue for a while. Again, I`m so very thankful for your thoughts! Diana ")

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Are you a parent or have friends that are parents? Tell them about The Appreciation Station... the most innovative system to help parents be the best they can be through positive discipline. When you notice what`s right as opposed to what`s wrong, you begin to see dramatic results in your household.

Not to worry Diana! I know that in a year or so you`ll be ordering these by the tens of thousands of units and having 5-10 containers come in at a time and the retail price will EASILY be $50.00!  You`ve got such a great idea and it really looks fun... (I want an adult version and when I`m a good girl, I`d like that diamond and sapphire tennis bracelet please) You`ll hit your numbers in no time and the quality will not suffer.  I totally understand your situation, I`m having to play with my numbers as well.  Can`t wait to hear more great things about the Appreciation Station!

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Leslie
Founder and President
Charmed Life Products LLC
Grill Charms™… The MUST HAVE grilling accessory that is revolutionizing the American Cook-out AND The perfect gift for any occasion!
Grill Charms