You remember, that we recently concentrated our global activities in Europe, running Charles & Marie from one single office globally and shipping just from one destination to our global audience. The webshop has been adjusted accordingly and will be further improved step by step during the coming weeks to make shopping even more fun! We are now invoicing in EURO from Germany and also shipping from our German warehouse globally.

For the first couple weeks we ‘only’ offered UPS’ high end shipping services, that we definitely recommend for all bigger, more expensive orders! These shipments will arrive fast to your doorstep, can be fully tracked anytime and are insured against loss and damage.

Especially for smaller orders of single or cheaper items we decided to offer a new shipping option to all international customers especially in the USA, Canada and Asia! We are offering to ship these orders with standard postal service and the rate is starting as low as 19,90€ to any global destination. For further information and details on our shipping rates please click HERE.

Isn’t that great news to our huge customer base in the US and Canada as it is approx. 50% of the UPS rate!

We know that all these emails packed with announcements titled as ‘great news’ seem to be BS… looking at the situation in Japan! We are cooperating with many friends and designers in Japan and are offering their inspiring designs. We have sent emails to all of them immediately on friday and they are all ok – even though the situation is dramatic and disquieting. Our thoughts are with all our customers and friends in Japan and we sincerely hope the situation will improve soon again!

We are now shipping to the USA again from our European warehouse as we have just finished switching our global distribution to Europe. Sorry for any inconveniences caused during the last couple weeks when the transition has been proceeded!!! During your checkout shipping rates to the USA – and any other destination – will be indicated depending on weight & dimensions of all products in your cart, your shipping address and the service you opt for.

Again sorry for any inconveniences caused during the last couple weeks and the transition!

All started last monday and will end tonight @11:59 pm (GMT). We have been knocking off 5% every day on ALL products in stock during the past week and are now at unbelievable 60%!

If an item sells out, it’s gone. Won’t come back as this sale is only valid for all items in stock and not yet discounted. So if you want to make sure you’ll get your share of the action, make sure you don’t wait too long, otherwise you’ll be left out in the cold, or the rain – whatever sounds better to you…

Browse the entire shop and at checkout enter your code

‘SALE2011′ and it’s 60% discount this final day

that will be knocked off the moment you’ll go through the checkout.

BUT as already said this only applies to items that are in stock, is not valid for items in the SALE category that are already discounted and is not valid for any pre-ordered products or if an item is already sold out… then you were too late and should consider that in all your future efforts.

Now hurry up and don’t miss your deals!

No seriously. Without you, all over the world, we wouldn’t be here, we wouldn’t have as much fun, wouldn’t need to search the world of design for the greatest home and personal accessories. You make all the difference and we want to thank you for that!

And here’s our thank you gift: Starting today we’ll have a fabulous sales week – 8 days until next monday – especially for all of you, where we’ll knock off 5% every day on ALL products in stock. All hear, all hear: Today is the first day of our sales week marathon and here is the drill: Every day we drop the prices by 5% so at the end of the 8 days you’ll be saving over 60%!

But if an item sells out, it’s gone. Won’t come back as this sale is only valid for all items in stock and not yet discounted. So if you want to make sure you’ll get your share of the action, make sure you don’t wait too long, otherwise you’ll be left out in the cold, or the rain – whatever sounds better to you…

So, on your marks, get set and go ahead, browse the entire shop and at checkout enter your code

‘SALE2011′ and we start at 25% discount today

that will be knocked off the moment you’ll go through the checkout.

BUT as already said this only applies to items that are in stock, is not valid for items in the SALE category that are already discounted and is not valid for any pre-ordered products or if an item is already sold out… then you were too late and should consider that in all your future efforts.

So far for now and from all of us again: Thank You!

Your orders will ship until the 23rd, in week 52 and in the first week of january 2011 as well… but please do not expect same day shipments during these days..;-))

Thank You, Danke, Grazie, Merci, Gracias, ευχαριστώ, Tesekkur ederim, Дзякую, Tak, どうもありがとう。…

A couple words about Colins: Tim Johl – heir of a BIg German leather dynasty wanted to create his own avantgarde line. He paired up with design mastermind Alfredo Haeberli and the result is Colins. Great leathers, tanned the old fashioned way, great designs, great craftsmanship and a product that will last for ages to come. And we have a bunch of them for 4 days at an extra special low price. Awesome! And because we liked the tension we created with the falling prices, this one follows the same procedure: So over the last 4 days, the prices dropped from 40% off to 55% off. BUT we don’t have many items in stock, some we only have a handful of, so if you want to make sure you’ll get the piece, act fast. If you are more the gambler – hold off hitting the buy now button. But who knows, you might wait too long and the piece is gone.

It’s really easy, all you need to do is enter the code ’4DAYSALE’ during your checkout and we’ll deduct the 55% today, you get the point! BUT this only applies to items in the ‘Colins SALE’ section, and if they are already sold out, then you were too late and should consider that in all your future efforts…