In this issue:

Basil Soap
Early Christmas shoppers 20% off coupon
Christmas Scents—They’re back!
Soap of the Month
Clearance Sale
Seconds
Alabu Farm
Featured Feedback

We love all the seasons here in the northeast, but autumn is probably our favorite. It is always so refreshing, with cool days, crisp nights, and fall crops of apples and raspberries. So far it has been a beautiful fall with just enough rain and cool temperatures to revive the grass in the pastures and start the leaves turning color.

There is a lot of work to be done on the farm to get ready for winter, (we are still enjoying the labor of the chipmunks this spring planting sunflower seeds in all our flower beds) not to mention taking care of the animals that are testing my nursing skills with their injuries. Last month our goat Suds cut his foot and took considerable care for it to heal.

This month, as Dean as I were debating if we should go for a ride or a walk after dinner, I noticed our horse Fasci was limping. I went out to investigate and was concerned to see a wire sticking out from her foot. On closer inspection I saw that she had tangled with a piece of barbed wire and got it tightly wrapped around her pastern (ankle). It was deeply imbedded into her skin and took Dean considerable time to cut if off of her.

She was a perfect lady the whole time and we were glad she trusted us so much. Of course Dean was a hero that night and I’m so glad he was here. We put on salve and bandaged her leg for a few days and she is now as good as new. Which brings us to my next point, it is perfect weather for my favorite activity; trail rides with the horses. We hope you all get a chance to be outdoors and enjoy doing something you love.

We hope you enjoy our newsletter this month.

Early Christmas shoppers coupon

The beautiful autumn weather got us thinking ahead to Christmas shopping. We realized it has been a while since we have offered a coupon to our Alabu family so we thought it would be nice for all the early birds to include a 20% off coupon in this newsletter. It’s always a great feeling to find just the right gift for all your loved ones before the Christmas season begins so you can relax and really enjoy the Christmas season. The coupon code is (available to subscribers only) (valid for retail customers only) and it expires the last day of this month.

Our Seasonal scents for Christmas are now in stock

We have had a lot of inquires of when these soaps would be back and now here they are; Frankincense, Gingerbread, Maggie’s Christmas (Bayberry), Myrrh and Winter Wonderland. The soaps in bold type are also available in 1 oz. guest bar sizes.

Soap of the Month

We have had many requests to have a soap of the month sale, giving folks an opportunity to try a featured soap at a reduced price. This month we are featuring Grapefruit and Sage. NOTE: Coupons and special offers do not apply to Soap of the Month items.

October Clearance Sale
We are bursting at the seams here at our Alabu workshop, and are still working on making room on our shelves by discontinuing some of our less popular soaps. This month we still have Paradise Retreat at a reduced price, and when it's gone it's gone. We are truly sorry if we are discontinuing your favorite scent, but as we develop new products, we need to make room for them. The good news is at least you can stock up now at a discounted price. We will be making some fragrances available on a seasonal basis. NOTE: Coupons and special offers do not apply to clearance sale items.

Seconds
We still have some seconds and have added more to our seconds sale. We have increased production on our most popular soaps, and now have a limited supply of seconds which we are going to offer on our web page while supplies last. Our soap seconds are the same as our regular soap, but are made by taking the ends from the soap log and molding them to form a regular size bar. The only difference is that they do not look as pretty. We wrap seconds with a tissue paper band around the middle and seal it with our label. They are about the same weight and size as regular bars. The price will be $3.00 a bar, a substantial savings from our regular bath bars. NOTE: Coupons and special offers do not apply to Soap of the Month items.

Alabu Farm
This month we have pictures of our farm and fall foliage

Fasci	Trail Ride
Moon Rise	The Reservoir

Click on a picture to see a larger version.

Featured Feedback
We love hearing from our customers. We get a lot of notes each month and many we put up in our Testimonial section. We do not alter the notes that we get (other than the occasional spelling error or miss-placed word). We thought it might be helpful to highlight one each month that we found particularly interesting.

I’ve been using you're shaving soap and brush for a few months now and I like what the soap has done for my face. I don't have a problem with reddening and sensitivity as I have had with other shaving gels and foams. Thanks for a great product.
Steve G. - Florence, AL

A reminder, we do offer volume discounts.

The volume discount is applied after the coupon is applied. For example, if you place an order for $115.00 you would receive 10% off of the $115 ($11.50) and the volume discount is applied to the remaining amount. In this case, 10% of of the remaining $103.50 ($10.35).

The following volume discounts are in place:

Thank you for trusting us with your skin. We strive to make the best natural skin care products and we always enjoy hearing your success stories on how Alabu products are helping you. If you are ever in the area, stop in and say hello to the kids.

Sincerely,

Maryclaire, Dean, & Hal

Basil Soap

I am a basil lover, for me it is a very relaxing scent, and I always have some growing in my garden. Our neighbors at the greenhouse have always told us we should make basil soap as fresh basil is always a big seller at the farmers market. I had tried a few basil essential oils over the years but I never thought they smelled good. Eventually I did find one I liked and we are now adding Basil soap to our Essential oil line of soaps. Basil has been traditionally used to refresh and stimulate. If you are a basil lover too we invite you try our new soap. We know Basil soap is not for everyone, but we hope you basil lovers out there will enjoy it.

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