The Therapy Sale starts Saturday 1st February!!

Don't miss out on some great bargains!

Hello Ladies,

Following on from our first  "end of season" sale last August, we are about to launch our Winter Sale. 

Okay, so the British weather being what it is, it's probably not the end of the winter season...

All the more reason to grab yourselves some bargains - you'll certainly get your wear out of them.

January's been a slog, hasn't it? So much rain! I don't know why we're so surprised by the British weather. I seem to have been in a constant state of bewilderment, and yet regular sunshine would have been more of a shock.

At Therapy we've been hedging our bets with wooly jumpers and boots jostling on the floor with linen dresses and cropped jeans. I like to think of it as optimistic - I'm delighted when some lucky customer comes looking for suitable attire for an exotic trip to Goa or Bermuda...sigh...

Today started with a heavy mist, and now the sun has broken through and I've a delicious frisson of excitement in my belly. Spring is on its way. In the meantime I'll be wearing a mixture of winter warmers (layers of long sleeve tees, jeans & boots) topped off by some brand new Spring 14 tops and knits. How typically British - a combination of practicality and hope!

Thank you to all of you who have braved the downpours to visit us at Therapy. Whether you're buying or not it is always a pleasure to see you - especially during the driech and dreary month of January. Now February is on its way and I for one am feeling buoyant about 2014. Yay!

Love, Laura x

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THANK YOU LOU!

Hello Ladies,

If you received my mailout then you will already know that Louise, our exemplary manager, has left our employ. But I don't get much room to write in my emails and I wanted to take the time and space to write a proper thank you to Lou for her extensive contribution over the last seven years.

When Lou first joined us we had three shops in Petworth - Therapy, Therapy For Feet and Kids Therapy. Phew, what were we thinking?! It was Lou's job to manage the day to day running of the shops and staff - no mean feat at that time. Despite being thrown in at the deep end, Lou set about streamlining and organising the company with enthusiasm and determination.

The years progressed, our shops went through various reincarnations and Chris, Lou and I became a tight knit team. Mind you, with Chris and Lou both being Scorpios there were a few  explosions along the way. But it's not easy to be part of a business run by a husband & wife team. Chris and I can shout all we like at each other, knowing that we're married and it will all be okay. I'm sure it was more of a minefield for Lou!

As our shops became better organised, Lou began to join me on buying trips. It was great for me to have her company and support when making such important decisions. Lou's knowledge of our customers and their needs ensured that we were sourcing the best products for Therapy. Over the years we became very adept at selecting ranges. We developed an efficient routine in showrooms which involved rummaging through the rails together muttering "too short", "they don't like elastic", "no use if you've got a big bust" etc. Most of the time we didn't even speak. We'd arrive at a particularly inappropriate item, Lou would look at it and pull a face, and I would dissolve into a fit of giggles. I feel sorry for the poor sales teams who had to stand back and watch us pick their collections apart!

Then of course there was the time that Chris and I planned to sell up and move to Montana...Once more Lou took our latest scheme in her stride and continued to respond efficiently to our requests for more changes within the company. But we decided to stay in our beloved Petworth (how could we think of leaving?!) and so the dynamics changed again, and here we were, full circle, back to our one original Golden Square shop.

The last three years with one shop and one manager have been a real luxury for me. With Lou  looking after the business so capably I was able to take some time out and explore sculpting again, as well as taking stock of my life and deciding that it was high time I committed myself full time to Therapy again. Yes, a double edged sword for Lou. Thanks to her hard work I'm ready to take back the running of our business and she is faced with starting over. 

That's scary...and exciting. I am sure that the skills and experience that Lou has gained in working so closely with Chris and I in Therapy have equipped her well for her next move. Hard working, creative, organised, loyal, intelligent, good at details and able to see the bigger picture - any small business like ours would do well to snap up Louise Saunders. 

It just leaves me to say a personal thank you to Lou. We've had some real adventures over the last seven years and a lot of laughs together, and I look forward to continuing our friendship into the future.

Love,
Laura x  

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hello Ladies.......and a Happy New Year !!!!!

Did you all survive Christmas ??? We did just !!!!

I was planning to write a blog just before Christmas to wish you a happy and peaceful one, but we had awful floods and power cuts, didn't get our power back until 11.30pm Christmas Eve !!!!! So you were all in my thoughts that you weren't flooded out or without power as it really isn't much fun, and I know some people fared far worse than myself !!! The main thing is that you were with loved ones for the festive holidays and that you all told each other that you loved them. And that is what Christmas means to me.......family and spending time together.

And so with the old year drawing to a close let us remember all the good things we have done and achieved this year and all the good things that have been done for us. And if we were lacking in any way then the New Year is a good way to try a little bit harder, with a clean slate. I'm certainly going to be putting into practice what I preach in the coming year.

So from all of us at Therapy we wish you all a very Happy and Peaceful New Year.

Take care
Louise x

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4 SATURDAYS........

Hello Ladies

Have you worked out what 4 Saturdays means..............THAT THERE ARE ONLY 4 SATURDAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS.........EEK!!!!!!!

I'm just back from my holiday and it's full on Christmas!! I've got to get my skates on. Still really in holiday mode, but I know if I don't get a move on I'll run out of time.

Well here at Therapy we have it all sorted out for you. We've put up our Christmas gift shelves, that look very festive and cheery. I particularly love the Avoca blankets, I want to buy one in every colour and they are such a good price £99 for the mohair and £89 for the wool. Nice just to wrap around your knees on these cold evenings or to put over the sofa. Also they are big enough to cover a single bed. Laura loves the big fat robins from Scandi Chic, lovely to sit under the Christmas tree or to pop on a windowsill or mantlepiece. They are available in five different sizes, and they are holding either Mistletoe or Berries in their beaks, they are so cute. And Ann loves the array of scarves we have in all the colours of the rainbow, a few too many for me to write about!!!!

And ladies never fear, we have it all sorted out for the men in your life to get you just what you want from us............our very own CHRISTMAS WISH LIST!!!!

All you need to do is pop into Therapy and pick up a Wish List and write down what you've seen. There is room for you to write the make, what the item is, the colour, the size and the price. Or if you prefer we can fill it in for you.  Then all you have to do is hand it to your loved one and get him to pop along to us and we will be happy to help him in any way we can. We will even gift wrap the present for him!!! Remind him that you have a Loyalty Card and to get the points put on it so you are nearer to you £50 Gift Voucher!!! If you haven't got one yet, why not???? Remember each time you spend £50 you get a point and when you have ten points you receive a £50 Gift Voucher!!!!

And the ideal time for him to visit us at Therapy would be the Late Night Shopping evening which is on Saturday 7th December. There will be Christmassy things going on all day but the main event with the Big Light Switch On and Live Windows starts around 5.30pm. While you have a glass of Fizz and a chat he can be buying items from your Wish List!!!!

Laura and I love Christmas, so if you're feeling frazzled and just not in the Christmas mood come and see us, we're full of Christmas cheer and fun!!! No " BAH HUMBUG" for us here at Therapy!!!

Happy Shopping    

Take care
Louise x

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GOSH........

Hello Ladies

It's definitely a big ' GOSH ' as I haven't written a blog for a month and it's only 8 SATURDAYS until CHRISTMAS!!!!!! HELP!!!!!

Where did that time go and we haven't even had a proper Autumn yet, no frosty mornings, the majority of the trees are still green, no heating on yet and no getting to wear all those lovely knits, coats, scarves, gloves, boots that we've been coveting in all the shops. And now our time will be preoccupied with writing Christmas present lists, who's coming for Christmas, should we have turkey or goose and the numerous other things that go with the Christmas prep........

So with all those things in mind we thought we would make things a little easier for you by setting up our Christmas gift shelves early, I set them up yesterday. And what a selection we have for you this year............

Beautiful mirrors....     

Gorgeous Jo Edwards scarves, makeup bags and jewellery rolls.....

       

Fabulous handmade jewellery from Wales.....

Scandichic Robins.....                                        

Suede and Leather bags from Owen Barry in Somerset....

I could go on and on but that would mean taking all the excitement out of what you will find when you come and visit us in Therapy, and that's what half the fun is when you come to see us, we're always getting new stock in so it's a surprise every time!!!!

And while you're Christmas shopping you can also shop for yourself. We really do have some wonderful collections in at the moment and once we get the colder weather they are going to fly out, so don't miss out on that jumper you've had your eye on!! Remember we only buy one of each size in most things!!!

Oh and a little reminder that Petworth has it's Late Night Shopping and Christmas Lights event on Saturday 7th December. There will be things going on in the town all day but the main event starts at about 5.30pm, when we have our famous ' Live Windows ' and all shops will have fizz and nibbles!!! Something not to be missed.

I shan't be starting my Christmas prep until I get back from my 'once in a lifetime holiday' to South Africa to visit a friend, it will only be my second holiday abroad!!!!! Just hoping everything hasn't sold out!!!!

See you when i get back

Take care 

Louise x

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THERAPY LOYALTY CARD

Hello Ladies

Well as I write this there is a hint of Autumn in the air, roll on the golden colours, misty mornings, dewy cobwebs, woodsmoke in the air, warming hot chocolate, cosy knits and fur lined boots......
As you might have worked out I love Autumn......

As it's the start of a new season and there are so many things to tempt us in the shops. Here at Therapy we have decided to give our lovely loyal customers something back.........in the form of the Therapy Loyalty Card.

We are launching the Therapy Loyalty Card tomorrow, Saturday 28th September. 

Here's how it's going to work. Every time you spend £50 in Therapy you will receive a point on your card and when you have collected 10 points on your card you will receive a £50 Therapy Loyalty Voucher. We will keep your cards in the shop so they don't get lost or left in another handbag!!!! The only thing we need you lovely ladies to do is to fill in your details on the card, and then only the once as we will do it for subsequent cards. 

Here in Therapy we have a little mascot called ' Thelma ' and she is a 'Theraputian', when you have your Therapy Loyalty Card you will become a ' Theraputian ' too!!

We do so appreciate all our lovely loyal customers and just wanted to say a big ' thank you ' to all of you for the past nine and half  years of support you have given us.

Therapy is full to bursting with scrummy knits, snuggly coats, colourful cords, divine dresses, fabulous furry boots, cosy scarves and a whole lot more. They are selling very quickly and some items are already sold out, so don't hang around too long before your next visit.

Take care,
Louise x

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WE'VE DONE IT............

BREAKING NEWS...........we've finally finished our new website!!!!! Hip Hip Hooray!!!!

After much deliberation we decided to revamp our website. The reason being that our old one was lovely but very static, we were not able to do anything to the site ourselves. We couldn't put new pictures up when we had exciting new things in, or let you all know when we had any news ie our sales or promotions. Laura has been working very hard to get it all up together with myself and my husband helping (hindering) with pictures, wording and layout. There are still a few bits and bibs to tweak, but with the onset of Autumn we decided it was a good time to launch it (sounds a bit like a ship).
We have kept it very simple and user friendly. We have put loads of lovely pictures of our stock on it for you to drool over, don't forget that you can purchase over the phone and we can post the items to you. We recently sent three pairs of our famous La Badia pumps to Australia!!! The lady was so pleased with them.
Do have a look at it and let us know what you think!! There is a contact page, so it's nice and easy. Also there's a direct link to this blog from there as well!!
I'm not going to tell you what other goodies we've put on the site, it would spoil it for you!!
Just google Therapy Petworth and bobs your uncle there we are.

Autumn has arrived with gusto!!! Bit of a shock to go from temperatures of 30c to 17c in the space of a couple of days....Brrrrrrr!!!!

Well nows as good a time as any to come into Therapy or look at the website to see what scrummy Autumn collections we have for you. It's selling fast so don't be too slow off the mark or you'll miss out.

Our particular favourites at the moment are all the pale pink and grey from Oui and the burnt oranges and greens from Noa Noa and Avoca.

Our boots have arrived too. My favourites are the soft leather knee high lace boots from Noa Noa, drool, drool......

Again scarves are going big this Autumn/Winter, we've already had to do a re-order of some of our Fraas ones as we've sold out of them!!!! And they'd completely sold out of our most favourite one, so well done all you early birds who got those!!!

Have any if you succumbed to putting your heating on yet????? I haven't but I have put on an extra jumper in the evenings and I was thinking of getting my Avoca blanket out the other evening to pop over my legs!!! You do know that we sell lovely wool or mohair blankets in amazing colours from Avoca, don't you????

Hope this has given you all a little taster of what we are up to at the moment....
Don't forget to keep checking the website for up to date info.
I do this blog once a month as I find I've had enough time to think of a new story. I used to do it weekly but my brain said " no, too much".....

Do pop in and say "hello" to us next time your passing....

Take care
Louise

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