tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23904245651758894462024-02-19T07:27:16.668-08:00BrassiqueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390424565175889446.post-85681302445440532062012-07-26T06:12:00.001-07:002012-08-01T20:47:14.643-07:00Enter Here - Coster's Tig! Costerlympics 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This may come as a surprise (it did to us) but we've discovered there's a naturally athletic side to Team Brassique. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We decided that rather than just watching the 'you know whats' on the telly, we'd don our sweatbands and have a go at something ourselves. Something we could get ourselves limbered up for, make some new muckers and have a laugh...whilst being very sporting and seriously of course....</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thus the Costerlympics 2012 was formed. </span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was to be only one Game. And it had to be a good one. Something to create an even playing field.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then we realised...</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A massive game of online tig!</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It'll be started by us Costers and be for everyone to play. We can all have a piece of the Costerlympics!</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Costers can register their interest here, or by any means they wish, to tell us they want to be an 'It!' to start off the tigging! These nimble Costers will be primed with their tig! material on the 27th July - Game starts on the 28th!</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>5)</b> You can tig! people in their photos if you wish. We'll show you an example when we catch our first tiggee! It's a bit cheeky and all in the name of fun - but don't be getting in trouble, arrested or blaming us (We would like to see the photographic evidence if this happens though ; D)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>6)</b> Let your imagination run free and tig! away - get as many people as you can, gather as much evidence as you can and tell us what you're getting up to</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1)</b> Register your tig/tigs by completing any of the simple 'tasks' shown on tig! Blog Post e.g leave a comment, click to say you've been tigged / or tigged someone, share on twitter, click to claim Free Membership etc</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spread the word, watch out for your 'tig!' and when 'YOU'RE IT' get tigging! others. Start doing your stretches...it's going to be a big one!</span></b><br />
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Here's some more information on our delicious Barter-Token Currency 'BRASSIC-LINTS'. <br />
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These little dazzlers are perfect for Costers who need something to Barter with, meaning they can buy the Offereds they have their hearts set on if they have no worldly goods or skills to Barter. Payment is processed by PayPal and the Brassic-Lints are bought via...you guessed it, the Brassic-Lint Exchange! <br />
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Brassic-Lints are a virtual token currency that allows you to buy real world things, top-up your Barter trade values and indulge in acquiring the things you love. There's a bit of fun involved in buying them which will be revealed as you read on, oh yes.</div>
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Now then, you'll never be worse off for your real world money as £1 gets you 1BL. 1BL is worth £1. Always. Full stop. We're British so we use the £ to set the value, but whatever currency you're buying in, the same principle applies anyway. The worst you can end up with is the same as what you have - not bad really eh?! <br />
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All items are listed on Brassique showing their BL value / asking price which is equivalent to their good old GBP£ value. So, if you see something listed for 10BL, you can buy 10BL's through the Exchange as shown below (although you get 10BL free when you sign anyway ; D).</div>
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Here comes the clever Costery bit...though each Brassic-Lint has a Fixed Value of £1 when used to Barter in Brassique, we can offer them at preferential Exchange Rates to our Costers. How's about that then?!<br />
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Plus it's all top-secret Costery stuff...kind of like tapping the side of your nose a few times and giving a knowing wink...you don't know how much the others paid for the Brassic-Lints in their virtual pockets, but you know their worth - that's the important bit!<br />
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<b>It could well be that you are better off for your Moolah</b>! This is the fun bit; kind of like a game, keep your eyes peeled for better rates and pounce when you want. It's all safe though as you'll never lose out anyway!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Examples to Cast your Peepers over...</b></span><br />
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In this example we have the Exchange Rate set at 0.75. This means if you were to buy your 10BL at this time, you would get them for £7.50 instead of £10, saving you £2.50 - Kerching! The Seller still receives 10BL which are worth £10. Happy Buyer - Happy Seller! <br />
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Here's another example, and the cheekiest one we have. Today the Rate is set at 0.50. So guess what?! You spy that thing for 10BL and buy your ten Tokens for the bargainacious price of £5.00. That's doubling your money, or saving you 50% depending how you want to look at it...but either way, it's a winner!<br />
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And here's an example of Brassic-Lints in action with our lurvely Costers Claire and Dawn - it's quite a girly example we admit...sorry boys!<br />
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So, so, so, there you go. We love our Brassic-Lints. They're a spiffing little Barter option for our Costers and help keep the Brassique Economy ticking over. Our Costers can then go on wheeling and dealing, Bartering them between each other and circulating them in our own Special Community. Simples pimples. <br />
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We've more Brassic-Lint treats in store to be revealed in the future...naturally, our Costers will be the first to know!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Spot any mistakes or wonder what we were on when we wrote this? Please let us know and give us a <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1712273191">s</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3778cd;"><a href="mailto:musings@brassique.com" target="_blank">hout</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> - as nicely as possible of course - we're only human after all ; )</span><br />
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First up we have the Lovely <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/samantha_2k" target="_blank">@Samantha_2k</a> of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/samantha2k" target="_blank">Samantha Robinson's Handmade Originals</a>. Here she is looking all fetching with her Handmade <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Diamond</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">Jubilee</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Purse</span>, made by fellowess Coster, and Talented Crafty Creator, <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/MollyCoddlesKitchen" target="_blank">Molly Coddles Kitchen</a>.<br />
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The next lovely to send in her photo was this Foxy Coster Gal Kathryn aka <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Kathroooon" target="_blank">@Kathroooon</a> - Lover of Baby Owls and <a href="http://misskathrynsmisstakes.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Blogger Extraordinairre</a>. She was the first winner of Brassique Inspired 'Miss Brassique' Necklace Made by the Delightful <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/jewellerybyjacx" target="_blank">Jacqui Fisher</a> (also a Coster Lovely and her jewellery is available <a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Jewellery-by-JacX" target="_blank">here</a>!)<br />
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<b>*Disclaimer:</b> We'd like to point out that though this star joined our Coster Collective shortly after receiving her Pressie, we didn't bribe her in any way, or put any magical potions in with her Necklace...honest!<br />
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Our next Necklace Giveaway was a special random draw for Costers, to show our appreciation for their support in helping us get to 500 Followers on Twitter. Spookily, this went to the Delightful Artist <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/idreamof___" target="_blank">@Idreamof___</a> aka <a href="http://www.anyakeeley.com/" target="_blank">Anya Keeley</a>...we say spookily as she'd only just spoken about her desire to win. <br />
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Here we have our Beautiful Coster Louisa aka <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/elemdi" target="_blank">@elemdi</a> on twitter. This lovely has been a wonderous support to Brassique and our Miss Brassique from the start. We're sure Coster Karma played a role in the Pressie Winners so far and this cutesy head only goes to prove it! Not that we can see her head here...but we can see her very pretty nails...Oh la la ; D<br />
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Our other deserved winner of a Jubilee Purse was Vintage Vixen & Fashionable Foxy Lady, <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/TheLadybugC" target="_blank">Angela</a> from <a href="http://theladybugchronicles.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Lady Bug Chronicles</a>. We were delighted (and slightly jealous) to receive this special photo of her and her lovely purse in New York City<br />
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<b>We love Pressies us! Still plenty more up for grabs. Please see the <a href="http://brassique.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/brassique-pressie-giveaways.html" target="_blank">Blog Post</a> for further details and more links to the people who've made the gorgeous stuff we give away!</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px;">By trading the things they no longer need, Savvy Barterers get the things they want, or reap rewards from the clever and wonderful stuff they can do. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">We use the terms 'Buying' and 'Selling' to replicate the 'real world' ways, though Barter-Tokens change hands rather than money. Exchanging one thing for another...that's the Barter Way!</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390424565175889446.post-8394078284642606542012-04-01T08:01:00.001-07:002015-08-10T14:09:23.531-07:00A Message from Mary Amelia Rose<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">As those of you who've joined us on facebook or
twitter may have read, we had the pleasure of meeting our Madame La Barterplace
Mary Amelia Rose on Friday night . . . at 9pm no less. It was a long old day
at Brassique Towers, but, she was certainly worth the wait!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">She spoke to us with her eclectic southern drawl oozing from
under her Top Hat, and we have to say, was rather mesmerising in her ways.
Funnily, Miss Brassique was never in the room at the same time as her,
but it transpired this is a sign of respect between them both that goes back a long way (no we don't
understand it either).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Queen was so impressed she made a little announcement...we've lovingly
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to be speaking to y’all. Mary Amelia Rose here, the eyes and ears of this
fine Barterplace y’all have joined. I’m looking forward to being your
leader & keeping everything in check. Each & every one of y’all
looks pretty darn special to my eyes. I’m sure there aint no riff raff or one
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I don’t take no rubbish from no one, so we’ll all be kept safe & sound in
our little world. As way of thanks for your kind words & the warm
welcome I’ve received I’ve requested that Costers who’ve joined already, and y’all
that join before we open our gates, get your Costership for 2 years instead of
one – a year free gratis if you like. Just my little bit of sway to show
my appreciation. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Handwriting';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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not one for these computers y’all spend your time on. You'll have to excuse my ignorance
there and I wont be parking down to chinwag with y'all on the regular. I’m more of a words woman meself you see . . . like doing a bit of face
to face or Quill to Paper. I'll be getting my message out through Brassy and the team. But know this . . . I'm here with my feet on the floor and my eyes on the doings and the goings on. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">So there you's go, straight from the lovely
Victorianesque throwback herself's mouth. We can say that 'cause she wont get to read it. Those of you who come nestle
into Brassique's inner Sanctum, in preparation for our Summer Launch, will get Two
Years Membership for the price of one! </span></div>
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<b>Saturday the 17th March 2012 saw our first ever Pressie Giveaway! </b><br />
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Spookily both twitter and facebook were drawn on the same day - with facebook making it to <b>100</b> 'Likers' followed by twitter reaching <b>300</b> lovely followers shortly after. Our first Pressie was the rather special Diamond Jubilee Felt Purses made by Crafty Creator (and fellow Coster) <a href="http://www.mollycoddleskitchen.co.uk/" target="_blank">Molly Coddles Kitchen</a> who can also be found on twitter here <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/molly_coddles" target="_blank">@molly_coddles</a><br />
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Our next Giveaways are planned as follows... Get in with a chance by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brassique/" target="_blank">following on twitter</a> and giving us a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/brassique" target="_blank">'Like' on Facebook</a> - Easy Peasy!</div>
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<b>500 twitter followers</b> and <b>500 facebook Likes</b> - Our next Pressies will be given away at <b>500 followers </b>on twitter and <b>500 likes</b> on facebook. These will be one of the gorgeous 'Miss Brassique' Brassique inspired Necklaces made by the sparkly pretty jewellery maker and Coster, the lovely <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/jewellerybyjacx" target="_blank">@jewellerybyjacx</a> on twitter and here <a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Jewellery-by-JacX?_trksid=p4340.l2563" target="_blank">Jewellery By JacX</a></div>
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<b>800 twitter followers</b><b> - </b>When we get to <b>800 lovelies</b> following on twitter we'll be giving away these very Regal Bespoke mini King and Queen Crown Cushions! We were going to split them but they make too nice of a Pair!<br />
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A very generous and fitting Pressie donation from the super Craftylicious Coster <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/Samantha2k" target="_blank">Samantha Robinson Handmade Originals</a>.<br />
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All the Pressies so far have been for our followers and people who've honoured us with their like...what about our Coster members of Brassique?! Well...there's even more specialness in store just for them. If you're not in our Collective already you can join us <a href="http://www.brassique.com/" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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<b>At 1000 & 2000 Costers</b> - We'll be giving away an amazing 'Coster' Name Necklace to the lucky winner chosen from our Collective. They will be Bespoke pieces made by <a href="http://www.alyssasmith.co.uk/" target="_blank">Alyssa Smith</a>, and to be frank, were already stupidly excited about them! They will be made in Sterling Silver to resemble the design below...</div>
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If you can't wait for your chance to win, just have a peek at the talented makers websites linked throughout post. In fact, just have a look anyway as they all make gorgeous items and there's bound to be something for you to drool over! Delectables!</div>
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This is a bit of a Brassique Intro. The stuff we think you'd like to know
about our wonderful new Original Online Barterplace. Did
we say it's a world first? And that it's been Born and Bred in Britain.
Made in Britain! How good's that?! Brilliant we think : D
We're putting Britain on the map with our Barterplace creation! And
'our' means not only ours as in Team Brassique, but our expanding Coster
Collective, those lovely people who've climbed into our virtual bartering world
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; line-height: 19px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Arial;">Brassique
is a world within itself, a high-walled - gated and locked - Bartering
community; so our listing treasures are only visible to those who join us.
There’s no peeking from nosey parker outsiders!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Arial;">As the world’s first (yes we said it
again...) Online Barterplace, Brassique’s members, the Costers, can buy, sell,
swap, share and promote coveted things. We term these as <b>Delectables</b> –
generally gorgeous, desirable and / or useful items such as clothing,
jewellery, accessories, furniture and technological gadgetry; <b>Collectables</b> –
including antiques, vintage and retro pieces; <b>Handmades</b> – this
one’s kind of obvious we think....handmade items, and last but not least, <b>Skills</b> –
particular talents and skills people can use to barter with.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #161616; font-family: Arial;">Brassique's
economy is one of trading possessions and skills, alongside Brassique’s very
own barter tokens, instead of money. Costers use their talents and
possessions as a form of currency. By trading the things they no longer
need, savvy barterers get the things they want, or reap rewards from the clever
and wonderful stuff they can do.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Arial;">Our £5 Annual Membership Fee allows us to keep Brassique exclusively for our Costers, as well as keeping it a Listing and Transaction Fee-Free Zone - plus we'll have no annoying adverts either!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #161616; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; line-height: 19px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Arial;">Your initial fiver investment also gets
you £10 worth of Barter Tokens to spend at your leisure. It is designed to
help people trade in a way they want, to the benefit of all, providing a
characterful online community that is a modern twist on the bygone Victorian
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; line-height: 19px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Arial;">Launch is in June (Date & Details to be announced) and will initially only be for those who grab one of the exclusive 1000 Founding Coster places. These members will receive a </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Helvetica;">‘Founding Coster’ status within the site, including a badge to display on their
profile as recognition and thanks for joining us at the start.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Arial;"> There will also be
special opportunities for those who feel they’d like a more socially active
role within the site, for example, an area of expertise, or interest they would
be willing to share with others.</span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px;">There are still Memberships, or Costerships as we like to term them, available from <a href="http://www.brassique.com/">www.brassique.com</a> too if you are a Coster at heart! You’ll be taken to Paypal to pay your £5 joining fee, so just to reassure you...if we get taken over by Pirates and don’t make it to our launch (never going to happen) we guarantee you’ll get your fiver back…Coster’s Honour!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Helvetica;">We're like little Mexican Jumping
Beans with all this pre-launch excitement! Things are really gathering
momentum at Brassique Towers; we're meeting, tweeting and chatting with lots of
fabulous new people as well as our lovely Costers. We’d love you to join
us right at the beginning, in any way you can or fancy! Whilst we're
grafting to build the foundations of this virtual bartering world, we're
enjoying a bit of banter and sharing with you all on Twitter, Facebook and Miss
Brassique's Pinterest. If you want to get involved in any of these we'll
be distributing some loveliness (some manliness too!), updates and goings
on as we getting closer to launch & fancier in our ways! </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1d1d1d;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Arial;">Well,
we think we've just about covered everything for now. There are more
delightful little Brassique twists and surprises still to be revealed. Our Costers will be the first to know about these, we're keeping some details up our sleeves for now - promise it's all
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down any questions, comments that you may have and fire away! Or, if you wish, even just some random ramblings. We
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">- </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">as nicely as possible of course ; ) </span></div>
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