July 2012
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Meetups!
We’re so excited to have hosted our first real-life meetups!
This past weekend, on July 29, Tophatter staff members hosted meetups in both San Francisco, CA & Vancouver, BC (Canada).
Firstly, because Wendell’s desire for sweet treats is incredibly contagious…
We baked in his honor! Cupcakes galore: tophats & mustaches.
We had t-shirt giveaways, mustaches on...
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The Lone Canadienne: Marie!
In the name of all things Canadian! Hehe. This week’s featured staff member is Marie; she’s often found in the little blue Chat with Staff box during the evenings. It’s likely that you’ve had a conversation with her once or twice, so it’s only proper to get to know her a little bit more, eh?
Name: Marie Larock
Title: I’m the lone Canadian worker bee at a...
Who will be Wendell's 1st Female Auctioneer?
We’re approaching the long-awaited debut of Tophatter’s first female auctioneer, but…she needs a name! Want to help us name Tophatter’s first female auctioneer?
Here’s how to enter this week’s Pinterest contest:
1. Create a board & pin Tophatter items that you think this female auctioneer would buy or have in her closet. Name your board the auctioneer...
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While I'm On the Block...
Dear Katie, I need your help! When I have an item on the block, I get so nervous that I bet you could see my avatar’s knees knocking! So I’m already a bundle of nervousness and then I’m expected to type all sorts of things about my item to get people interested in buying it? I’m lucky to remember my name at that point, and forget typing! What advice can you give me for when my item is on the...
Get your tickets!
A ticket is technically a right to participate. Its air of exclusivity is exactly why so many are drawn to these events. Well, that, and the fact that big names like Justin Bieber, Martina McBride & Madonna are too hot to handle.
With that said, we’re partnering with SeatGeek & hosting our first ever Tickets Auction - an opportunity for you to be an exclusive participant to these...
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#BidOnTophatter: Winning Entries!
A whopping number of entries were received for our #BidOnTophatter promotion & many wonderful pins were shared!
10 entries were selected at random. Pinners will receive a $10 Tophatter Credit per entry. (Pinners, please email promotions@tophatter.com to claim your credit.)
The winning entries:
6 Strands of Czech Glass Beads
Vintage Sheet Music Paper Beads - Hand Rolled
Clock Sphere...
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Miss Auction Ops: Meet Jacq!
Okay, okay, we’re taking a break from all of the Y chromosomes. (Visit: Les, the Code Monkey & Dan the Man.) What about the women who frequent the Tophatter office? Fear not…Jacq, the Scheduling Queen is here!
Psst…when thanked for filling out this survey, she so kindly responded: “No, thank YOU, Megan”. :)
Name: Jacqueline or ‘Jacq’ around the...
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Pin to Win: #BidOnTophatter
Here it is folks, your Pinterest Promotion for this week! It’s fairly simple, super fun & you’ll get to browse all of your favorite Tophatter items!
Instructions:
1. Pin any item from Tophatter. It can be pinned from the site, repinned from Wendell’s boards, your friend’s boards or any other board. As long as the pin came from tophatter.com.
2. Make sure you...
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Washi What?
There are always particular items that grab my attention in the Supplies auctions. Washi tape, and its cousin, Deco tape, are two of the biggest culprits!
I’ve been playing with these products for a couple of years now and simply love them. However, there are still a handful of attendees that don’t always know what these tapes are used for. Well, fear not fellow Tophatters, I’m...
