WHAT'S NEW

(November, 2011)

Dear Customer:

We try to highlight in "What's New" any new products or categories that have recently been added or changed in our catalog. Our goal is to make it possible for you to check this site for product changes, without having to browse the whole site each time.

We have been emailing a monthly newsletter to those customers who have an email address. If you have ordered online in the past, you should be receiving the newsletter automatically, unless you unsubscribed, which is a very easy process. The newsletter may contain a monthly promotion and discount coupon code. If you would like to see the current such mailing, please click here.

In September, we wrote about the fact that if you are a big person, and want to fly anywhere these days, you probably ought to have some extra funds with you (cash or a good credit card) in case the airline forces you, at the last minute, to pay for a second seat. I fly as little as possible nowadays—especially on Southwest Airlines.

Over the past few months, we've gotten increasing customer feedback approving of our policy of trying to carry items made in the USA and Canada. A few people refuse to buy anything made in China. That's getting harder to do these days; we carry some items made in China, or other Asian countries, if no equivalent is made in the USA. If we carry both, as with certain blood pressure cuffs, some people are mystified why the cuffs made in the USA are so much more expensive. I don't know what to tell them—the fact is that the American company is a small, family-owned research and development company making vascular test equipment, and they pay a decent wage and health insurance to their workers. I am not so sure that the Asian cuffs are made by companies that we would approve of. The fact is, most plus-size clothing (which we don't sell) is made in third-world countries, whether you want to buy them or not.

The new Chair Dancing videos are great. I and some family members tried them out. When I say "videos" I mean DVDs—I am not using "videos" to mean the old VHS videocassettes, which some people, including myself, still play!

Regarding the Hygiene Booklet: This popular item has been delayed by the publisher for a long time (it is being revised), but we hope to ship backorders by the end of this year. Because of this long delay, we have now temporarily withdrawn it as an item that can be put in your shopping cart. Meanwhile, customers can go to an article online that was written by the same author, Nancy Summer. Containing some of the information that is in the booklet, the article was written in 1999 and appeared in Radiance Magazine for large women. If you would like to read it, please go to:

http://www.radiancemagazine.com/issues/1999/summer_99/summer_99_surviving_summer.htm

If this address is not "clickable" in this email, you can copy and paste it into your browser.

Sincerely,

Bill Fabrey
Proprietor, Amplestuff

WHAT'S NEW

New or Revised Products

Chair Dancing: (product link) The new videos, mentioned in my letter above, are worth looking at, regardless of your level of fitness or your size.

GP Hangers: (product link) The GP hangers, formerly just made in clear plastic, are now also made in black. It's a good color for a hanger.

Hand-Held Shower Sprays: (product link) There are two different models–a basic one, and a deluxe one. Neither are wimpy or are too big to use easily to get into tight places, or have massage settings that don't seem to be that great in getting you clean . . .

Fully Automatic Open-and-Close XXL Umbrella: (product link) We carry six different models to please any taste. Most automatic umbrellas don't both open and close automatically—a great feature if you are struggling out of a car or through a doorway with your hands full!

New Book: Taking a Different Path by Sally J. Liddick: (product link) Whether you might like to read about two women who didn't let their size stop them in the business world; or you like anything to do with dogs; this might be for you. I loved the book, which is very well illustrated.

Portable Folding Chairs: (product link) These are again in good supply now, in the popular 19 in. height, and four different colors.

Our Printed Catalog — an update: We still hope to have a new one in several months. If you requested one in the last three years, rest assured that we haven't forgotten about you—but if you want to make sure, please email us again at helpdesk@amplestuff.com, and simply type "Printed Catalog" in the subject line, and in the body of your email, give us your name and your postal mailing address. Or use the form on our Contact Us page and put your mailing address in the Comments field.

(Note: Due to postage costs, we are only able to mail a printed catalog within the USA, its APO and FPO addresses, its possessions, and Canada.)

Special Product Sheets on Health or Hygiene-Related Products: Many people who request a catalog for their own use, or for a friend or relative, are especially interested in reading about our products like the Ample-Sponge (sponge-on-a-stick), antiseptic soaps, lotion applicators, the Porta-Bidet, Hospital Gowns, etc. If you are reading this, you can probably see all this on our website, but if you would like to have these product sheets to give to someone, just tell us so when you contact us. (See the above paragraph about the catalog.)

New or Revised Policies

Contacting the Amplestuff Office: We monitor emails and phone messages nearly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But live customer service (100% US-based) is available: Office hours are now 12 noon through 12 midnight, Monday through Friday, Eastern time in the U.S. But as always, we are happy to return calls at the times and to the phone numbers that you leave us in a message at any hour.