Favorite Daddy Moments

Share Your Favorite Daddy Moment

Dad's time to shine! Share your favorite father moment with Poopsie's and WIN!

It can be a sweet moment, a blooper, great adventure...the sky is the limit here. Can't wait to hear your stories!

Grand Prize: Mindflex Game

2nd Prize: HookUm Game

Multiple $20 Prize Packages

Even better idea would be to surprise Dad with his prize after you win the contest for him!!

Email us by Friday, June 18th to enter!

**Email your story to info@poopsies.com or post it on our Facebook page. By entering the contest, you are authorizing us to share your story with others via Facebook, email and our web site.**

Check back to see stories we hear......

Father's Day Gift Ideas

Mother's Day Winners

So judging was pretty tough, but after a few extra cups of coffee and a dozen more donuts we have made our decisions! Drum roll please.......

Winners are...............Grand Prize: Joan Ketels & family (pictured here). CONGRATULATIONS!!! Enjoy your $100 shopping spree!

And we have 5 runner up prizes of $25: Kristy Linenfelser, Betsy Kaage, Lynn Schara, Jim & Tina Powers, and Christy Brothers Nelson!! Congratulations everyone!

We loved seeing all of our Poopsie's Moms and their kidlets, even the furry ones. Keep in touch as you just never know what we might come up with next time.

Poopsie's Has Been Selected....

POOPSIE'S has been selected to be one of 45 shops nationwide to introduce UNIVERSITY GAMES new game, Callisto. Demonstrations for the game will be held Friday, May 21 from 3-6 pm and then again, Saturday, May 22 from 11-3pm.

Cindy Burger, an Omaha-based representative for the company, will be showing kids, adults and any one in-between this new family oriented strategy game. According to Cindy, Callisto is "fun, easy to learn and will become a game that is going on our family's game shelf when I get home !" Join Ms. Burger at POOPSIE'S to learn all about Callisto.

University Games, has been bring games into the toy market for over 24 years. With more than 200 games introduced since opening, the company has received awards for its games by Parent's Choice magazine, Family Fun magazine, Child magazine, Dr. Toy to name several. The men behind the company are two guys who have long believed that fun and learning are part of everyday life.

During these demonstrations, POOPSIE'S will be offering an introductory offer on CALLISTO,
so plan on stopping in for some play time. Hope you will come out and play!!

Mother's Day

Yep, the most important day of the year is coming real fast. May 9th!!!

Of course we're talking about Mother's Day. Remember without Mom...you wouldn't be here.

Until May 5th you can find the perfect gift for Mom at Poopsie's and save 20%! Shop online or in the store...just remember to use the coupon code MOMSDAY. We will also give FREE SHIPPING on orders over $49. Shop fast before we change our minds!

Discount will be given on the least expensive item in your cart. Valid on instock items only. Free shipping is for standard shipping to a single address within the continental U.S.

Calendar for DEALS Room

Here is our calendar for the DEALS room...support your favorite or support them all :)

April 26 – May 9 Tyler Justice Center for Children
May 10 – May 23 Galena Food Pantry
May 24 – June 3 Safe Haven Humane Society
June 4 – June 10 Relay For Life – American Cancer Society
June 11 – June 27 Galena ARC

If you've never visited our DEALS Room yet...well hurry on over. Choose from over 2,721 discounted items from out DEALS Room! All proceeds will be given to Galena based charities. (i.e. pet shelters, food pantries, family support organizations...) Save 20-70%, fill your gift closet, and give back to the community! WHAT A DEAL! Hope you will stop in and see us!

Coupons, Coupons, Coupons

Yes, we have coupons out there that will start March 24th. If you haven't gotten your hands on any yet, well then here is your chance. Coupons for $10 off a $30 purchase! And $20% off a single purchase!!! And here is the best part....there are two of each of these. Expires on April 18th. You can use them online, but we'd also love to see you in the store...because that is where we are :)

Hope you will take advantage of our coupons. And please share them with your friends and family. We have awesome gifts that will wow anyone you give them too. And great customer service.

Hope to see you soon!

Poopsie's

Looking For Models...Dog Models that is!

With Poopsie's being such pet lovers, we couldn't help ourselves from sharing this one! Just in....a company we work with is looking for dog models.

If you would like your furry friend featured in a work of art, post a picture of your dog on Artful Home's Facebook Wall by 3/15. Also email a copy to dogs@artfulhome.com. They are looking for up to twenty dogs to be included in Jane Troup's next painting. Good luck!!!

They will pick the winners by 3/22.

Remember to follow us on Facebook too. You just never know what we'll post on there.

What Do We Do For Winter Entertainment??

So what do we do at Poopsie's to entertain ourselves through the long, snowy, cold winter???

We redecorate of course!! Painting, painting, painting....and maybe a little more painting. Oh yeah, and we may have moved an item or two or three. You soooo need to stop in and see what we have all been up to. We LOVE IT and think you will to!! There is one detail about our new Poopsie's that we can't yet disclose, but it will be unveiled soon so keep checking back.

If you can't keep up with us on the blog, then join us on Facebook. Every now and then someone sneaks a picture of our progress on the page. Plus we share lots of other fun and interesting information, products and fun.

So what have you been doing to survive your winter??

VALENTINE'S CONTEST!!

Share your Valentine's Day plans with us and if our special panel of judges finds yours to be the best then YOU WIN!!

14 Lucky Lovers will win a $14 gift card...get it Valentine's Day is on the 14th....

And ONE LUCKY VALENTINE WILL WIN A $50 POOPSIE'S GIFT CARD!!

So let the lovey dovey thoughts start to flow and when you think you have the best plans made for your sweetheart...share them with us. Happy Valentine's Day!!

It's that time again...

February 2-4th... it's Winter Special Olympics time. My guess is that there will be a parade of Olympians again down Main Street, here in Galena. Wouldn't it be neat if as many of us who can, show up to cheer on these wonderful athletes, their coaches, families and friends? Let's make it a date, shall we?

The Special Olympic athletes and supports are some of the most sincerely appreciative people you will ever meet. We love this event every year!

For more info about the event go to this link.

Never Before Done!!

Okay so we have gone completely bonkers after the holidays and we have decided to make the entire store 30% off. If it's in our store, then it is 30% off. And all holiday is an additional 30% off!!

It won't last long, so shop now and save yourself some work in 2010. Better yet, stop in or call with your list of birthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas gifts for 2010 and we'll help check them all off your list before the year even gets into the full swing of things!

Offer only good thru Jan 3rd.

Hey have you joined us on Facebook yet? Joined our Emailing List? Or best yet...started your own Poopsie's wishlist?

Yikes!

Yikes! We've been so busy shipping out boxes for the holidays that we totally forgot to get a post or two on our blog. Our apologies. Well you just have a couple days left to shop at Poopsie's on the web and get your box by Christmas. We are loaded with awesome games for any age, great gadgets for those grown up boys, comfy items to pamper yourself with and oh so much more. Check us out online or better yet...give the UPS man a break and come visit us in person. We'll be waiting!!

Personalized CDs

These personalized cds are still the must have gift this holiday season. We've expanded our selection to include Mickey Mouse, Disney Princesses, Veggie Tales and more. If you have kids under the age of let's say around 8....then you need to check these out. In case you've never seen these, they sing to the child by using their name many many times throughout the cd. And you can personalize the label too. A child can never have too much music in their world!!

Let's Poopsie's personalize one for you today!

Need A Personal Shopper?

At Poopsie's there is nothing we like to do more than shop. One of our many services available to YOU, our customer, is your very own personal shopper. Santa was visiting last weekend and he took a little time between kids to give us tips on the perfect gifts! So we are all set. Stop in the store, email us or give us a call and see what we can do to make your gift giving just right this year.

Email us at info@poopsies.com or call us at 888-GALENA-1.

Some other services we provide are gift wrapping, layaway, reward points and great customer service.

Let us know if we can help.

Exciting News for Poopsie's

Yesterday there was an article in the Telegraph Herald that said we (Poopsie's) were one of the top 5 sellers of the game Ruckus!! There are 1500 retailers selling the game and we are in the top 5!! We can't believe it ourselves, but we are very proud and excited and just had to share the news with you. If you've never tried the game...don't wait another minute. It's a fun, fast-paced, family game that you will play until the cards no longer recognizable.

See the article online, click HERE.

To order the game right this moment, go to POOPSIE'S.

If you stop in the store, don't be afraid to challenge us to a game of RUCKUS. We are always up for the challenge. Better bring your A game, because we are good!

Are Your Kids Ready??

Christopher Pop-In-Kins loves children and longs to visit real boys and girls. Santa, being the #1 wish grantor ever, grants his wish and appoints Christopher "Santa's Very First Children's Elf". He pops in for a visit from late November through Christmas Eve. This little elf fills your home with fun and laughter while waiting for Christmas morning to arrive.

This one-of-a-kind Christmas tradition includes a special game of holiday hide and seek. Where will Christopher pop up next? "Up on the mantle? Atop the bookshelf? High on the draperies? Now where is that elf?"

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Poopsie's is doing our part to spread the word. Stop in the store and you'll see how!

If you can't make it into the store you can still help spread the word. The more people click on this link and then click the "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button, the more FREE MAMMOGRAMS that are provided. Can't get any easier than that can it?

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2

Your click on the "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button helps fund free mammograms for women in need — low-income, inner-city and minority women whose awareness of breast cancer and opportunity for help is often limited. Your click is paid for by site sponsors, and mammogram funding is provided to clinics throughout the U.S. through the efforts of the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

We think as a group we can make a real difference! Thanks!!

A Few More Facts

*The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that there are 46,000 pieces of plastic litter floating in every square mile of ocean.

*Plastic bags are often mistakenly ingested by animals, clogging their intestines which results in death by starvation. Other animals or birds become entangled in plastic bags and drown or can’t fly as a result.

*Even when they photo-degrade in landfill, the plastic from single-use bags never goes away, and toxic particles can enter the food chain when they are ingested by unsuspecting animals.

*Greenpeace says that at least 267 marine species are known to have suffered from getting entangled in or ingesting marine debris. Nearly 90% of that debris is plastic.

So please make a move in the right direction and help to reduce the impact of plastic bag waste worldwide by buying a reusable bag today! Envirosax presents a fashionable and practical solution to the problem of disposable plastic bags. Check them out today!

www.poopsies.com

Facts For The Day:

*Approx 380 billion plastic bags are used in the United States every year.

*That’s more than 1,200 bags per US resident, per year. Approx. 100 billion of the 380 billion are plastic shopping bags.

*An estimated 12 million barrels of oil is required to make that many plastic bags.

*Americans consume more than 10 billion paper bags per year. Approximately 14 million trees are cut down every year for paper bag production.

*Most of the pulp used for paper shopping bags is virgin pulp, as it is considered stronger.

*Paper production requires hundreds of thousands of gallons of water as well as toxic chemicals like sulphurous acid, which can lead to acid rain and water pollution.

An easy way to make a big difference is to use REUSABLE SHOPPING BAGS. Poopsie's has Envirosax, which are stylish, inexpensive, compact and oh so strong. Wait until you see how much they can hold!!! Find them at Poopsie's.

Spread the word and change the world.

Take A Spin at Poopsie's

Come take a spin at Poopsie's this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That's right the Wheel will be making an appearance!!! If you've never experienced the wheel...well then I guess you'll have to come see what we are talking about. See you this weekend!

107 S Main St, Galena, Il 61036
815-777-1999