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LAPELS OFFERS NEW SERVICE FOR MOMS AND DADS WITH “BABY ON BOARD” Innovative Dry Cleaning Company Comes to You With Car Side Service

By Anonymous

HANOVER, MA DECEMBER 11, 2003--It’s been a long day. Only one more to errand to run before you go home – leaving off and picking up the week’s dry cleaning. The only problem is that your over-tired baby has finally fallen peacefully asleep in his car seat and your toddler is also firmly strapped in, happily munching a snack.

What do you do –risk leaving them in the car for “just a minute” as you madly dash into the dry cleaner? Not a great idea, way too risky to leave them unattended. But the thought of dragging them out of their car seats while juggling an armload of dry cleaning is more than you can handle.

What to do? Lapels to the rescue!

The Lapels Solution

Lapels, an innovative dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, MA, has devised a novel solution. All Lapels franchises now feature the ultimate in customer care by offering car side service to harried Moms and Dads with “Baby on Board!”

“We at Lapels are committed to exploring new ways to extend the best possible service to our customers” notes Lapels’ CEO Lawrence Friedman. “By delivering car side service to busy Moms and Dads with “Baby on Board” we are offering the ultimate in safety and convenience by allowing parents to keep their offspring safe and sound while completing their dry cleaning errands from the convenience of their own vehicle.”

Car Side Service

Lapels’ Baby on Board service is easy to use. Simply give your local Lapels store a buzz on your cell phone and let them know that you’ll be there in five or ten minutes and they will retrieve your freshly cleaned garments. When you pull up to the Lapels store, your clothes will be hand carried to your vehicle where your Lapels representative will exchange them for the bundle of clothes that you needed to drop off to be dry cleaned.

Lapels also offers parents the option of setting a specified prearranged time for the pickup and drop off of dry cleaning without disturbing your “Baby on Board.” Best of all Lapels car side service is offered for no additional charge. Forgot to call ahead? Stop by anyway! Pull in front of your local Lapels store and give a wave. Lapels personnel will recognize that you’re a Baby on Board” customer and will come out to greet you and assist you with your dry cleaning needs, without disturbing your precious little ones.

THE LAPELS DIFFERENCE
With Lapels’ unique outsourcing advantage, Lapels storeowners outsource dry cleaning operations, providing the best possible service and quality to customers while caring for the environment.

Lapels franchise owners benefit from exclusive territories, group purchasing power, job security and unlimited earning potential. Lapels offers franchisees full training and support in every aspect of the business and a comprehensive start-up package that includes: a point-of sale computer system; an automatic clothing conveyer; a wedding gown program; retail products to sell; indoor and outdoor signage with all needed permits; a grand opening package and ribbon-cutting ceremony; advertising promotion to 10,000 homes; tuxedo rental packages and a complete bookkeeping system. Lapels also provides franchisees a custom web site with email, on-going training and support, custom counters, start up supplies, and much more.

STORE LOCATIONS
Lapels has stores in North Weymouth, MA; Bridgewater, MA; Hanover, MA; Halifax, MA; Westwood, MA; Cohasset, MA, Norton, MA; Easton, MA; Westford, MA; Newton, MA; Boston, MA, Rockland, MA; and Kingston, MA. Coming soon are Plymouth, MA; Dedham, MA; and Concord, NH.

Hours for all stores are Monday through Friday 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM, and Sunday - 10 AM - 5 PM.

LAPELS – EARTH FRIENDLY CLEANERS
A full slate of services are offered at each Lapels store, including: same-day dry cleaning; shirt service; tailoring; shoe repair; wedding gown heirlooming; tuxedo rental; suede and leather processing; box storage and fur storage.

Lapels corporate offices are located at 962 Washington Street, Hanover, MA
02339. To learn more about franchise opportunities with Lapels, call toll free (866) 695-2735 or email admin@lapelsdrycleaning.com. Additional information and up-to-date company news can also be found on the company’s Web site, www.lapelsdrycleaning.com.




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Car Seat Inspections - Is Your Child Safe?

By Anonymous

Detroit, MI June 28, 2004 -- In case you haven't noticed, safety inspections for childrens car seats have been taking place in almost every metro area in the U.S., and have even begun in Europe and Asia. These inspections are designed to not only check for defects in car seats, but to inform parents of how to use them properly. Many parents today are using older second-hand car seats that simply aren't safe. Most car seats will develop some cracks or damage during normal use, and if the car seat has been in use for more than six years, it's probably seen its share of abuse.

Another potential risk posed by older car seats is the lack of current LATCH technology. LATCH is a system of safety protocols and regulations that car manufacturers and car seat companies abide by to help fully integrate the car seat into a vehicle. At a recent car seat inspection in Virginia, Chris Mohr, a local parent, found he was fastening his child into a death trap instead of a safety seat. "I had no idea," said Mohr. "It was the same seat I rode in as a child."

New improvements in car seat technology pose a startling question to the parenting public: Are you using a car seat to avoid a ticket, or to protect your child? Most parents have to pause and think for a moment when answering this question, which leaves authorities a little uneasy. With accidents being, by far, the leading cause in child deaths (National Library of Medicine, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001915.htm), parents should be looking to purchase a safe new seat if they haven't already. When searching Google for "car seats", I was quickly drawn to Elite Car Seats (http://www.EliteCarSeats.com), where I was amazed to find even more information, as well as a wide selection of car seats. The site has customer reviews, product comparisons, forums, and a section on LATCH technology. By the way, you can find LATCH in almost every car seat at EliteCarSeats.com.

Besides the great information available, EliteCarSeats.com has top brands like Britax, Graco, Bugaboo, and Eddie Bauer. Also, all orders over $79.99 qualify for free shipping. I was very happy with the great customer service I received when placing my order. The representative helped me decide if my son was ready for a toddler style booster. I chose the Britax Husky, and even though EliteCarSeats.com offers a 30-Day "No Worries" exchange policy, I remain happy with my booster seat months later. In fact, I attended a local child seat inspection and the officers hosting it used mine as an example of proper seating.

Waiting to buy a new car seat could be a fatal mistake for your child - visit EliteCarSeats.com today.




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Signing With Your Baby: Signing and Babysitters

By Monica Beyer

Imagine this: You come to pick up your baby from her day-care after a long day at work or after a quick run to the store. Expecting to find a delighted baby, you're greeted by your child's frustrated caregiver and your fussy infant. "What does this mean?" the babysitter asks, rotating her fists. You unhappily realize that your baby has been trying to ask for a changed diaper for the last hour and her caregiver didn't understand the sign she was using.

Some parents who sign with their babies are stay-at-home-mothers, while some moms work outside the home. Working presents a unique situation because your baby likely goes to a babysitter for a certain amount of time during the day and he or she may not be aware that you sign with your baby. Even SAHM's can understand the problems that may arise when they leave their babies in the care of a grandmother or favorite aunt for a night out or a baby-free grocery-shopping event.

My husband cares for the children during the day while I'm at school, and he works at night while I'm home. So, I am not intimately familiar with the concerns of those who use outside help on a full-time basis. I do, however, understand how it can be a big concern for those trying to establish signing with the baby and are unsure of how daycare will affect their efforts.

Michelle, located in the UK, put her daughter Rio into full-time day-care at the age of 8 months. "I had mentioned from day one that I was teaching her to sign," she said. "The nursery were very interested in what I was doing and Rio's two main carers borrowed the book and video to watch before she started there full time so that they had an insight into what she was doing." Her experience was a positive one because she had caregivers who were open-minded and positive about baby signing. "On the whole I found that there was a growing interest and very positive approach to baby signing," she said.

Gill, also from the UK, is getting ready to put her 2-year-old daughter Meadow in a day-care setting two days a week. As Meadow is an established signer and no longer a young baby, her concerns are less about the care providers using signs with Meadow and more about Meadow communicating with other children. "We've decided that we won't show the nursery anything more than HELP and a couple of other important signs," she said. "She's 2 years old now and will be in a group of 2- and 3-year-olds who she will interact with, but they won't be using signs."

Hints for consistency between home and day-care:

Let your sitter know from the very beginning that you are signing with your baby.

Demonstrate the signs your baby is likely to use.

Bring along a sign language book or something similar that you can leave with the sitter each day for reference (the SWYB quick reference guide is great for this).

Let your sitter know which signs you're working on and tell her how to use them so your baby can learn new signs at the sitter's too.

Keep the lines of communication open between you and your child's care giver, and invite questions at every opportunity.

With these ideas in mind, baby sitters and care givers will be an added benefit in your child's sign language communication.

Monica Beyer is the mother of two sons and has been signing with her younger son for over 1 year. Visit her website at http://www.signingbaby.com or email her at monica@signingbaby.com

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