Incense Man Newsletter

Incense Man Newsletter Friday 9 May 2008 - what's back in stock, this fortnight's special offer, the Top Five bestsellers and another free bonus giveaway!

Hi there...

I'm sure that - like me - you've been shocked by the catastrophic scale of human suffering caused by the cyclone which hit Burma last weekend... up to 100,000 dead or missing, and 1.5 million people left homeless - many of them still stranded and without shelter, food or clean water.

What can we do to help? Well, the best thing seems to be to send a donation to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella organisation for 13 humanitarian aid agencies, including the British Red Cross, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Save The Children and World Vision. So please, give whatever you can (no matter how little) to help them relieve the misery of all those affected.

Now, on a lighter note, let's take our usual look at the various festivals, events and celebrations happening in the next fortnight:

This Sunday (11 May) is Pentecost, when Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit, 50 days after Easter. It derives from the Jewish harvest festival called Shavuot, which the apostles were celebrating when the Holy Spirit descended on them. Pentecost is also called Whitsun, Whitsunday, or Whit Sunday, especially in the United Kingdom where many traditonal Whitsun customs are still observed.

The same day is also Mother's Day in the USA, Canada, Australia and many other countries... 

Then next weekend sees Trinity Sunday on May 18, followed on 22 May by Corpus Christi, which is a public holiday in some traditionally Catholic countries. And finally, I should also mention that Monday 19 May is Victoria Day in Canada... but apparently it's also celebrated in some parts of Scotland (particularly Edinburgh and Dundee) and in the Cayman Islands!

OK, now back to business... and here's your update on what's been happening on the Incense Man website since the last newsletter, two weeks ago...

At last (and just in time for the better weather) we now have Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa garden incense sticks back in stock... and we've also had to re-stock AGAIN with Padmini Spiritual Guide incense sticks - the last delivery sold out within about 10 days! 

And we've had fresh deliveries in of many of our other bestsellers, including Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa incense sticks, Satya Super Hit incense sticks, and Goloka Nagchampa incense sticks.

However, we're still waiting for our new consignment of Sage smudge sticks (they've been VERY hard to find!), but the good news is that they should be here next week - and we're also expecting delivery of two NEW products from the Tiger Balm range... the white Tiger Balm variety and Tiger massage oil... so "watch this space" for details! 

[UPDATE TUESDAY 13 MAY:  The deliveries of Sage smudge sticks, Tiger massage oil and White Tiger Balm have now arrived... you'll find details on the website - just click on the links shown here to go direct to the relevant pages.]

Finally, here's this fortnight's SPECIAL OFFER - for the next two weeks (or while stocks last) you can SAVE AN EXTRA 50p on our aromatherapy incense sticks gift pack... that makes them so cheap, you'd better grab yours while you can!