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Wednesday

Aug 14th

NEAFP Note - August 2013
New England Alpaca Fiber Pool Inc.


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Stock Up Sale Announcement &
New Hats in New Colors!


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Stock Up Sale Now LIVE
until the end of August 2013


This morning we woke up to the temperature in the 50's and a chill breeze, meaning that Fall is slowly creeping up on us. It's been an extremely busy Summer here at NEAFP, formally known as our "slow season". We've ramped up production across the board to stay ahead of the growing demand for U.S. Alpaca products and the increased flow of alpaca fiber coming in for processing. Judging by the volume of fiber coming in and the orders shipping everyday here at the mill, we know you have all had an extremely busy Summer too.

To celebrate the end of Summer and the transition into all our real "busy seasons", we are launching our Stock Up Sale for the rest of August 2013.
Free Shipping on All Orders Over $500!

Picking up your qualifying order @ our mill?
Let us know at checkout and we will deduct
the shipping equivalent from your order!

 
*Free Shipping is for U.S. destined orders only. Unfortunately we cannot offer free shipping on international shipments.
 
As shipping costs have continually risen because of fuel prices over the last several years, we encourage everyone to take advantage of this offer. With these increases chipping away at everyone's margins, it's important to take advantage and stock up now for another record setting year!
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Look up your Order History

 
To look up your order history for 2012 head to http://www.neafp.com and login to your account.

Once logged in, Select "Orders" under the "My Account" box.

From there you can view your entire order history and search it for certain time periods. Browse your order history to get an idea of the volume of products sold last Fall and Winter and be sure to take into account your growth for 2013. You can also easily re-order from this page as well.
 
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New Hats
and New Colors!

 

 
We are happy to announce the addition of a new Knit Hat, the Dyed Alpaca Beanie. This alpaca beanie is made from U.S. Alpaca and is designed to be lightweight while still providing a ton of warmth to anyone staying active in the great outdoors. The Alpaca Beanie is now available in 3 packs at both Fiber and Wholesale price points!

Oh yeah, we've teamed up with a local dye house to add a ton of vibrant color as well!

Colors Available: Moss Green, Egyptian Blue, Hunter Orange, Crimson Red, and Simply Sage.
 
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Classic Watch Cap style
now available In Vibrant Color too!

 

Colors Available: Simply Sage, Moss Green, Hunter Orange, Crimson Red, and Egyptian Blue
 
All dyed items are available in limited quantities while inventory lasts.
 
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Back in Stock Notifications

Diabetic Socks are back in stock in size Medium. They are available in Lt. Fawn and Brown.

Cable Knit Scarves are back in stock and now larger than last year's. They measure 72" x 11" and are available in White, Lt. Fawn, and Heather Brown.


 
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Calm-A-Lid Now Available

We are excited to announce the Calm-A-Lid, Made in USA, is now available through NEAFP!

The initial response and feedback for the Calm-A-Lid has been great. It has helped many breeders reduce the stress of shearing and other periodic herd maintenance. Here at our own farm, we have an alpaca nicknamed "Screaming Mimi" due to her behavior once on the shearing mat. For about 10 minutes every year, she yelps, fights, and pees all over the place. This year we put the Calm-A-Lid to the test by using it on Mimi, and we're happy to report she was much calmer than previous years throughout the whole process. It was a nice change of pace and we look forward to using in the years to come.
 
Have a testimonial? We'd love to hear about it and include it a future NEAFP Note!

"We have used the Calm-a-lid on our alpacas here at UMass for over year. I find it works very well for fractious animals to calm them down without drugs. I have used it successfully for reproductive exams, foot trimming, and shearing. I recommend it to anyone for their alpacas and llamas."
Stephen R. Purdy, DVM
Associate Professor of Veterinary Education
Director of Camelid Studies
Director of Animal Management, UMass Center for Agriculture
University of Massachusetts Amherst
President, Nunoa Project Peru
www.nunoaproject.org

 



 

   




 Upcoming Fiber Collections

October 19th & 20th - Green Mountain Alpaca Spectacular
Essex Junction, VT

http://www.vtalpacashow.com/

October 26th & 27th - Empire Alpaca Trifecta
Syracuse, NY

http://www.empirealpacaassociation.com/extravaganza/

November 24th and 25th - VAOBA Expo
Richmond, VA

http://vaobaexpo.com/

Download our Fiber Collection Guide [PDF] for all the information needed to participate in an upcoming Fiber Collection. It will also be available under our Resources section on the website.

Head to the new Fiber Collection section on the website to learn about all the ways of submitting fiber to NEAFP!

 

 

NEAFP Poll

Be sure to head over to the website to fill out our latest poll question: http://bit.ly/OJtOZJ

What is your most successfully marketing channel?

We will be publishing and analyzing the results in an upcoming NEAFP Note!

View the results from our last poll in August's NEAFP Note: http://eepurl.com/n8Ma5





MORE INFORMATION

About NEAFP

The New England Alpaca Fiber Pool is an alpaca fiber processing solution supporting alpaca farms and retailers all across the United States. We pride ourselves on exclusively manufacturing in the U.S.A. for over 16 years creating environmentally and socially conscious fashion out of U.S. grown alpaca fiber. Our solution provides alpaca farms with a method to maximize the value of their alpaca fiber and utilize commercial scale processing in the USA, all while still maintaining complete control over their business.


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