Keeping your wedding registry after your celebration can have many benefits. For example, on Wishpot you can still get price-alerts for when items go on sale. One user, Annie, was recently updated on table she wanted that recently went on sale:
“I woke up this morning to a delightful email from Wishpot (wishpot.com) alerting me that this table I’d been crushing on at Target was now $20 cheaper! How’s that for good news on a Friday? Perhaps two of these are in my future for my bedroom as the perfect nightstands….”
A good ring to it
With St Valentine waiting just around the corner anxious suitors are getting ready to seize the day and pop that all-important question.
But what to pop it with? And what to tie the knot with once it’s been popped? How can we find engagement and wedding rings that share the love a little?
Well we can start by ditching the blood diamonds. It’s a few years now since the practice of selling diamonds to fund conflicts against legitimate governments went under the spotlight in the film ‘Blood Diamond’ (starring Leonardo Di Caprio). But while the Kimberley Process (set up to stamp out blood or conflict diamonds as they are also known) has made some progress it isn’t there yet - so we as consumers need to keep asking questions.
Under the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme jewellers should be able to show us a certificate stating that their diamonds are ‘conflict free’. It’s not foolproof but it helps and shows the industry that this is an important issue for us - their customers.
Then it’s time to dig a bit further – into the environmental and social impacts of the mining of diamonds and the other precious stones and metals that make up our rings. What can the jeweller tell us about the working conditions of those who mined them? Are they paid a fair wage? And what about how the mine is run? Is the environment protected as much as possible – for example by mining without the use of cyanide, mercury or arsenic? Read more about the impacts of mining and what we need to know when choosing our rings.
On the other hand we could avoid the mining issue altogether and go for a ring made from recycled metals or even wood, perhaps sporting a lab-grown diamond, or we could re-use and recycle with a pre-loved vintage ring or family heirloom.
Ethical jewelers – and some great special offers
To save lots of searching for jewelers doing the right thing, and a bit of hard-earned cash with some great special offers, here’s a rundown of our Ethical Weddings jewellery designers.
Leblas’s wedding rings, engagement rings and bridal jewellery are all crafted from recycled gold and platinum and traceable diamonds and precious stones.
Valentine’s Special Offer: Buy one wedding ring and get the second wedding ring half price until 15 March 2010. Just call and quote “wishpot ethical weddings”.
Fifi Bijoux use fairly traded, ethically mined gold and gems from socially, environmentally responsible mines. The jewellery is made here in the UK by master goldsmiths.
Valentine’s Special Offer: Get a £20 voucher to spend with Fifi Bijoux when you quote the code ‘ETHICAL VALENTINES’. Offer ends 21 March 2010.
Chocolate Couture support the Kimberley Process and the use of conflict-free diamonds. Their gemstone supplier has signed up to their Ethical Policy and they can source Canadian diamonds on request. Their handcrafted wedding bands are made in their workshop in the UK.
Valentine’s Special Offer: 2 for 1 on recycled 9 carat gold Ethical Bond wedding rings (3mm width) £295.00 pair
Diamond Culture bypass the mining process by offering laboratory-grown diamonds that are not simulants or imitations but chemically, physically and optically identical to mined diamonds.
Valentine’s Special Offer:
Diamond Culture Collection: 20% off Justine, Olivia and Danila engagement rings plus option to replace the featured diamond by any stone from their loose diamonds collection.
Danielle Goffa Collection: 20% off all rings
Loose Diamonds Collection: 20% off Sol22, Sol24, Sold28, Sol26 and Sol18 loose diamonds. 10% off the rest of the collection.
To claim your discount email victor@diamondculture.be quoting: “Ethical Weddings Valentine Special Offer”. Offer ends 28 February 2010
EcoChic showcase a growing range of ethical jewellery – including gorgeous wedding and engagement rings - from inspirational designers and are dedicated to the principles of fair trade and sustainable living.
Valentine’s Special Offer: Win ethical Oria Jewellery by entering EcoChic’s competition
Cred Jewellery are proud to be the original ethical luxury jewellers. Cred have spent the last 10 years pioneering a responsible supply chain so customers can buy products that marry ethics and aesthetics.
They are compliant with the Kimberley Process but also plan to develop a fair trade process for precious stones.
Greg Valerio who founded Cred is spearheading a campaign to help the native Inuit Greenlanders fight for their rights to prospect for the ruby through small-scale, responsible mining just as their ancestors have done for centuries. Read more about the campaign Free Greenland Ruby.
Brilliant Earth bring you conflict-free diamonds from Canada, ethical origin sapphires, and eco-friendly gold, platinum and sterling silver. They are dedicated to ensuring that every single gemstone is mined, cut, and finished in a socially and ethically responsible manner so you can rest assured your engagement or wedding ring is a true symbol of love.
Brilliant Earth explore the implications of our ring choices in this feature which tells us how to ‘Make love not war on Valentine’s Day’
Ingle & Rhode only buy diamonds guaranteed to be conflict-free and their diamond cutters and polishers enjoy good working conditions. Their gold is fairly traded and mined without the use of cyanide or mercury.
Jane Runchman Jewellery designs and makes beautiful and elegant engagement rings and wedding rings from recycled gold and platinum.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Katie
Ethical Weddings
If you haven’t already heard, this week on Facebook is the official doppelgänger week where you post your inner celebrity/celebrity look alike as your profile picture.
Wishpot is joining this craze and asking all of our members to join in on the fun as well! Change your profile picture to your inner celebrity! You can even make your picture your FAVORITE celebrity bride! Let us know on this blog who everyone thinks YOU look like =)
Don’t miss out on doppelgänger week! It is too much fun.
Who do some of our OWN Wishpot team look like? Lets see…
Max Ciccotosto as Wolverine
Tom Lianza as the new Melrose Place’s Michael Rady
Nick Grant as David Faustino
Christine Saunders as Jewel
Colby Naranjo as a Young Christina Ricci
Greg Martin as the bad boy Redmond O’Neal
Erica Sanders as Sarah Jessica Parker
Nadina Haija as Glee’s new star Lea Michele
Domenique Collins as Andie Mcdowell
Claudia Marquez as Salma Hayek
Yasmine Eady as Hayden Panettiere
Wishpot, a revolutionary social commerce platform that integrates with retailers’ and publishers’ online content has today launched in the UK. Already an established name in the US, Wishpot.com provides users with a free online social shopping service that enables easy search, save and sharing of items into simple online lists, offering the perfect solution to wedding lists, baby gifts, Christmas lists – in fact any kind of list that users want to create.
The platform powers individual retailers’ registries and wish lists, allowing retailers to benefit from Wishpot features such as price alerts, news feeds and the multiple contribution function. Through this new platform, retailers can also create social channels allowing them to easily feature recommendations from experts and customers
“Wishpot.com is as simple as it sounds – consumers simply find what they love, click on it and add it to their Wishpot.com lists,” commented Fabio De Bernardi, Director of Business Development for Europe, Wishpot. “It dramatically enhances the online experience for both the retailer and consumer by maintaining individual brand while dramatically enhancing the shopping experience.”
Positioning itself as a pioneer of social shopping, Wishpot.com has also launched Social Storefront , a social syndication tool for retailers of all sizes and products. The tool has been designed to work with product feeds, allowing any kind of retailer to instantly sell their products on leading social networks including Twitter and Facebook. Once configured, the service notifies fans/followers of new and popular items, price drops and more, enabling consumers to stay up-to-date on all the latest styles and best prices! The service is available to all retailers and includes a one-month free trial starter package.
With the Wishpot.com Social Commerce platform, retailers control both the functionalities and branding for their stores and/or registries. Thus, users get Wishpot.com features combined with customized retailer branding and service. The software is delivered as a hosted service, works well with any existing e-commerce platform and requires little integration to get started.
About Wishpot.com
Launched in 2007 and awarded Best Social Shopping site in 2008, Seattle-based Wishpot.com is a free social shopping service that makes it easy to save and share interesting things users find from anywhere on the web. Once collected, items are stored and organized using simple online lists, which can be kept private or shared with others. From wedding and baby to gadgets and homemade, any kind of list can be created. Users can collect and discover products they like, recommend their favorite things, share and explore gift suggestions, receive price comparisons, sale alerts and ask for opinions and advice. Once the Wishpot.com toolbar is downloaded, items from any online store or website can be saved with the simple click of a button.
To experience Wishpot.com for yourself please visit: www.Wishpot.com
For further information please contact: -
Victoria Melville
Melville Communications
Email: Victoria@melvillecommunications.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1483 489009
We are proud to announce Wishpot founder and CEO, Max Ciccotosto, was a featured guest on the December 9th episode of Blog Talk Radio’s Tech in Twenty. The segment covered Wishpot as a leading wish list and gift registry site, as well as the creative and resourceful ways Wishpot has marketed to target audiences and expanded.
You can hear the full interview here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tech-in-twenty/2009/12/11/tech-in-twenty
Wishpot is doing a “Wish It-Win It-Give It” giveaway where you can use your wish list to win prizes for yourself AND your favorite charity! Each day for a week starting Dec 21st items from the Wish It Win It home page are being raffled! So start adding items now!
How to enter?
- Add items from the lists on the Wish It Win It page
- Add items from the websites of the participating brands
- Each item you add gives you an entry to win.
And the best part?
If you win, each brand will be generously donating not one but two products; one to you and the second to a charity of your choice.
So start wishing and don’t miss out on the chance to give this holiday season!
Wishpot is doing a “Wish It Win It” giveaway where you can win items just by adding them to your wish list! The week of giveaways starts December 21st. We have over $2500 worth of prizes to be won and there is still tons more fun stuff to come!
Here are some of the participants who have already joined in the “Wish It Win it” Giveaway:
Vistaprint
Avelle
Babeland
Tahiti Street
Zazzle
Carebox
Turtle Love Committee
Nomie Baby
ShopGoGirl
SeaBabe Jewelry
Royal Drama
Inner Vibe
Affinitas Intimates
Soak Wash
N-fini
Good to be You
Commandhose
LadyBead
Maru Maru
Tattoo Apparel
Diana Kirkpatrick
Chique Life
Creations by Eileen
Pretty as a Posie
Treadlight Gifts
Want to add yourself to this list? There is still time! Any companies who want to contribute to our “Wish It Win It” giveaway can contact christine@wishpot.com.
So show some holiday spirit and don’t miss out on this opportunity to give! =)
Wishpot is pleased to announce that we made the list of the best top 5 wish list services on lifehacker. Please follow the link below and vote for your favorite wedding and wish list service and let everyone know how much you LOVE wishpot!
http://lifehacker.com/5414134/five-best-wishlist-tools
Thanks for all of your support and thank you to the following experts and vendors who have already shown their support and voted!
Don’t forget to vote!!!
Vistaprint and Wishpot are teaming up to give away 150 invitations or announcements of your choice! Do you have a special event coming up? Or are you just looking for that perfect invitation or announcement? Well it is your lucky day.
Vistaprint has a great variety of cards for any occasion from holiday greeting cards to announcing the arrival of your new bundle of joy. Enter to win and you can announce any event in style.
Here’s how to enter:
Tell us how you will use your 150 Vistaprint cards!
(for the holidays, to say thank you, to make an announcement, and more…)
Get an entry each time you…
- Become a fan of Vistaprint and Wishpot on FB
- Follow Vistaprint and Wishpot on Twitter
- Share your answer using #Vistaprint on Twitter
- Tell us what you did on this blog!
Giveaway starts Tuesday, November 24th and lasts one week. We will draw a winner November 30th. Good luck!
Seattle, WA- November 17, 2009 – Online social shopping pioneer Wishpot.com is proud to introduce Wishpot Social Commerce, a revolutionary platform allowing retailers and publishers to integrate all of the award-winning Wishpot features directly into their websites. Wishpot can now power individual retailers’ registries and wish lists, allowing retailers to benefit from Wishpot features such as price alerts, newsfeed, the multiple contribution function and of course the ability to add item from any store online and offlien. Through this new platform, retailers can also create social channels allowing them to easily feature recommendations from experts and customers.
RightStart.com, which recently updated their online baby store, is one of the early adopters of this new platform. RightStart chose Wishpot because, “It provides a very advanced registry and wish list solution, with the social experience that our customers are asking for,” according to Mike Wagner, CEO of RightStart.com.
With the Wishpot Social Commerce platform, retailers control both the functionalities and branding for their stores and/or registries. Thus, users get Wishpot features combined with customized retailer branding and service. The software is delivered as a hosted service, works well with any existing ecommerce platform, and requires little integration to get started.
For more information about the Wishpot Social Commerce platform, contact retailers@wishpot.com or visit http://www.wishpot.com/help/merchants.aspx
About Wishpot
Launched in 2007 and awarded Best Social Shopping site in 2008, Seattle-based Wishpot is a free social shopping service that makes it easy to save and share interesting things users find from anywhere on the web. Once collected, items are stored and organized using simple online lists, which can be kept private or shared with others. From wedding and baby to gadgets and homemade, any kind of list can be created! Users can collect and discover products they like, recommend their favorite things, share and explore gift suggestions, receive price comparisons and sale alerts, and ask for opinions and advice. Once the Wishpot toolbar is downloaded, items from any online store or website can be saved with the simple click of a button. Start shopping, storing, sharing, and saving with Wishpot!
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