<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566179</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:29:30 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Soap Making Course</title><description>I've set up this news area so that I can keep you up to date on availability of places for the 'Soap Making Course', and the 'Fizz Bombs Etc. Course'. 

I will also post updates here about any changes to the site, the courses, or any general news about the Soap Making Course and Fizz Bombs Etc. Course.</description><link>http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/news/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Shona)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566179.post-1492499936025292125</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-26T16:29:30.254Z</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>melt and pour</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>soap</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>glycerin</category><title>Last few left at the reduced price...</title><description>I'm now down to the last 4 copies of the Soap Making Course that I'm selling at the vastly reduced price. So, if you want to get yourself a real bargain then do so NOW as the course will be going back to normal VERY soon!</description><link>http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/news/2009/02/last-few-left-at-reduced-price</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shona)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566179.post-4168520438052985049</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-27T11:24:50.206Z</atom:updated><title>Special Offer On The Soap Making Course For The Next 23 Customers ONLY!</title><description>My family and I have been going through the immigration process to move from the UK to Canada. It's a long and tortous process that seems designed to test people to see if they REALLY want to move to Canada. They certainly don't make it easy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, we've had some good news (finally). We are now at the last step and are waiting to get our passports back from the Canadian High Commission.  Suddenly, things have happened sooner than expected (for the very first time) - and it actually causes me a real problem...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what has all this got to do with the Soap Making Course ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, some time back we packed up all our worldly possessions and they were put into a container, waiting to get shipped to Canada. All we kept back was a suitcase each, a piece of hand luggage each, and enough copies of the Soap Making Course to last until I left the UK.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was able to judge how many copies to keep back based on previous sales.   And in case you are wondering, no, this isn't the end of the soap making course once these have sold, not by any means. All that will happen is that I sell the remaining stock in the UK and then when we get to Canada I produce a whole load more over there. It will be exactly the same course. It will just get sent out from a different location, and since I'm offering free worldwide delivery at the moment then this means my move makes absolutely no difference to my customers at all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But here's my problem...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because we are going to be leaving the UK a couple of weeks early my careful calculations regarding the number of copies of the course to hang on to have gone clean out of the window.  I'm now left with 23 copies that I &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;need&lt;/span&gt; to sell before we leave.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So why can't I take them with me or send them on?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If I didn't have any other hand luggage then I might be able take one copy with me, or maybe two at a squeeze, but thats it!  The course comprises 2 A4 sized manuals and 5 DVD's. It's not massive, but it still takes up a fair amount of room and weight, and we are already overloaded with personal possessions and couldn't carry another thing. And as for posting it to Canada, well, we're not there yet so won't be able to post it to ourselves and the sheer cost of posting something the size and weight that 23 copies would take up is just way too prohibitive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So that leaves me 2 options...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can bin them or sell them.  Binning them isn't a viable option for me as there is significant cost involved in producing each copy of the course and I would be well out of pocket if I did that. Which means the only option is to sell them at a price which allows me to recoup my costs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And that means that for the next 23 lucky customers you are going to be getting the &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;soap  course, &lt;/span&gt;including &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;all the bonuses&lt;/span&gt; that I offer, as well as the &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;free delivery&lt;/span&gt;, for a &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;fraction &lt;/span&gt;of the normal price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As soon as these have gone, and I'm in Canada, the price will go back to the normal selling price.  So, if you are interested in making soap and want to get this highly rated and comprehensive soap making course for a ridiculously low price then NOW is your chance, but &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;act NOW&lt;/span&gt;, as once they are gone thats it, it's back to the normal price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk"&gt;Buy the Soap Making Course at a discount price by Clicking Here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/news/2009/01/special-offer-on-soap-making-course-for</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shona)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566179.post-3890186901281799224</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-02T10:38:00.554Z</atom:updated><title>Soap Making Course - Price Increase</title><description>Due to high costs there will be a small change in the price of the course and the cost of delivery.  This will come into effect today and is the first change in price to the course since we launched it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/"&gt;Soap Making Course&lt;/a&gt; offers amazing value for money, particularly as it currently comes with another whole course in making &lt;a href="http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/"&gt;Fizz Bombs, bath melts, and other bath products&lt;/a&gt;, completely free of charge. The Fizz Bomb course was a highly popular one which people travelled all over the country to attend, and it will shortly go on sale as a standalone product for at least £65 / $130.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the moment anyone purchasing the Soap Making Course is getting this thrown in FREE!  Please be aware though that this offer could be removed at any point in time.</description><link>http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/news/2008/09/soap-making-course-price-increase</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shona)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566179.post-113848910315795269</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-01-28T23:01:45.336Z</atom:updated><title>Soap Making Courses for 2006</title><description>I have finally got around to setting some dates for the 2006 &lt;a href="http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk"&gt;soap making courses&lt;/a&gt; and Fizz Bombs Etc. courses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have given first refusal to those that have been waiting (very) patiently for me  to sort out the new course dates.  There are still a few places left on both the soap making courses and Fizz Bombs Etc. courses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, if you have thought about doing a soap making course in a fun and friendly environment then now is your chance !  But - be quick as places are going fast ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Want more details ? Go here : &lt;a href="http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk"&gt;Soap Making Courses&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/news/2006/01/soap-making-courses-for-2006</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shona)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566179.post-109732445332253145</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2004 13:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2004-10-09T12:20:53.323Z</atom:updated><title>Octobers Soap Making Course</title><description>The Soap Making Course being held today has been a sell out.  The remaining place went quickly.  The only remaining date for the Soap Making Course is 21st November 2004.  There are currently 2 places still available.  There is also still availability on the Fizz Bombs &amp;amp; Other Bath Products course to be held on Saturday 20th November.&lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/news/2004/10/octobers-soap-making-course</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shona)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566179.post-109692313197871258</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 20:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2004-10-04T20:52:11.976Z</atom:updated><title>Soap Making Course - 1 place available !</title><description>As a result of a last minute drop out resulting from someone failing to get a cheque to me (see my previous post), I have got 1 place unexpectedly free for Saturday's soap making course.  If you are interested book now as it's first come, first served !&lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/news/2004/10/soap-making-course-1-place-available</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shona)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566179.post-109692162144403921</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 20:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2004-10-04T20:27:01.446Z</atom:updated><title>Soap Making Course Payment Methods</title><description>When I set up this site I realised that not everyone either has, or wants, a credit card.  I wanted to make sure that I was catering for those of you who were in that situation.  I provided the option of paying for the Soap Making Course and the Fizz Bombs Etc. Course by cheque for those that either didn't feel comfortable paying by cards over the internet (see my previous post about security), or simply didn't have a card.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I knew when I made the decision to accept cheques that it was going to make my life a bit more difficult with attendees on the Soap Making Course.  People would book and opt to pay by cheque.  Others would try and book, but if I had 4 people already saying they were coming then it made life difficult with the numbers.  I was waiting for cheques to turn up for those that were &lt;em&gt;definitely&lt;/em&gt; coming.  Unfortunately, the reality is that those cheques never turned up.  Not one of them.  Not a single person that said they would pay by cheque ever sent it.  As I mentioned, this made life difficult for me with planning and I feel it was unfair on other people who were keen to come on the course, only to be told that it looked like it was booked up for the weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't like messing people around, so I've decided to remove the option to accept cheques.  I figured that if people have got cheque books then they almost certainly have debit cards.  Almost all the cheque guarantee cards I see these days double up as debit cards.  So, if you would rather not pay by credit card then I can accept debit cards as an alternative.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm really sorry if this causes any inconvenience but I think it is the only way that I can be fair to everyone.&lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/news/2004/10/soap-making-course-payment-methods</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shona)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566179.post-109692024417658625</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 21:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2004-10-04T20:46:47.196Z</atom:updated><title>Soap Making Course &amp; Security</title><description>One thing that struck me after setting up the Soap making Course web site was that there are still some people out there that really do worry about using their credit card to purchase anything on the internet. I just want to put your mind at rest about using cards on the Soap Making Course web site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did you know that you are FAR less likely to be the subject of credit card fraud as a result of purchasing something over the internet than anywhere else ? People happily hand their credit card to a waiter in the restaurant and let him take it away out of sight for 5 minutes or so. He could be copying all your details, including signature, and maybe even the magnetic strip, but nobody thinks twice about giving the guy the card. Compare this to paying for something over the internet. Sites such as mine make sure that your details are 100% secure. Once you've chosen your course dates you are transferred to the shopping cart. It takes some basic details from you, such as name and address and then passes you on to Paypal's secure payment server. Your card details are never seen by anyone. They are passed from point A to point B fully encrypted so that nobody can possibly 'eavesdrop' on them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are worried about security, always check the address bar and the status bar in your browser. The site address should start https:// and NOT http://. If it doesn't start https:// then it isn't secure. If you are using Internet Explorer then look near the bottom of the browser window. You should see a little padlock. This is further confirmation that the site is secure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the Soap Making Course I use Paypal to accept your payments securely, and as a merchant I never even see any of your card details. So don't worry about using cards on the internet, it's a lot safer than your average restaurant !&lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://www.soap-making-course.co.uk/news/2004/10/soap-making-course-security_03</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shona)</author></item></channel></rss>