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March 2010 Our 2010 catalogues are ready and shipping now. As in the past we compared all items in our catalogue to our competitors 2010 catalogues to ensure our prices are Sharp. Shop with confidence with us, we compare so you can save! Ask for your free copy with your next order. March 2010 March madness sale on now. Huge mail-in-rebates available, like twelve 3x3 3M Postits for $2 or a free $190 label writer with the purchase of a Dymo Cardscanner. Click here to check it out. February 2010  Congratulations Lynne of Beyond Rewards in Guelph! She referred us to 3 other companies in January by completing our Refer Us form and her name was drawn for our 2nd Free Chair draw. Well done Lynne - enjoy! February 2010 Looking for some sweet specails? Check out our February flyer. January 2010 Congratulations Tracy of Nu-Line Products in Hamilton - our first winner of our Monthly Free Chair Draw. Tracy completed our new customer application online in December and her name was drawn for a free ergonomic chair $300 value. January 2010 We're busy preparing our 2010 catalogue and comparing our prices to our competitor's 2010 catalogues. Enjoy another 2 months of our 2009 prices as our 2010 catalogue is due out in March. January 2010 Happy New Year, we hope you have a healthy, happy and safe 2010. January 2010 Did you miss out on our $10 per carton savings on multi-purpose paper? Don't miss the next great email blast and subscribe today to our email newsletter. January 2010 Are you tired of winter yet? Get your ice melter now and let us do the heavy lifting delivering it to you. Check out our January 2010 flyer  December 09 Welcome to our new website.  We hope you like it.  Let us know what you think.  Thanks.  December 09 Check out our December flyer for some great gift ideas, including privacy film for the Blackberry user on your list.  Great item for only $10. November 09 Have you ever tried KoRecType toner cartridges?  If not, give them a try today.  KoRecType toners are 20 to 50% less than OEM cartridges and every single component on the cartridge is brand new except the plastic shell!  KoRecType is 100% guaranteed, ISO9001  and Canadian government certified and will give you the same yield and quality as OEM cartriges.  Give them a try, you'll be happy you did! November 09 Jackson Keenan represented Canada at the Kickboxing World Championships in Dublin Ireland.  Jackson has been an Canadian National Champion in his weight category and competed internationally for many years.  Check out his FRID + Russell hoodie! October 09 Please note we have changed our internet service provider.  For most computers this change will happen automatically and seamlessly.  However for some computers you may need to update your DNS settings.  The old IP address for our website was 209.202.106.230.  Our new IP address is 69.20.239.62.  To see if your computer has been updated, open up a DOS window and type in "ping www.fridandrussell.com".  If you computer displays the new IP address then you're up-to-date. October 09 Chris Vollum, our sales rep for the past 5-1/2 years has decided to move on and explore a new business venture – educating kids, parents, schools and other organizations on the risks of using Facebook. We certainly wish Chris the best for the future. October 09  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we’re doing our part. For every “pink” item purchased from our October flyer, we’re matching the contribution to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation with an equal contribution – effectively this is doubling the contributions to CBCF! October 09 we’re giving out our FREE 2010 tent calendars and vacation planners again. Contact us if you’d like one. September 09  FRID + Russell launches it’s our new logo and tagline, Real. Sharp. Now! After more than 20 years with the existing logo it was time to freshen our image and provide a vibrant concise brand that is more representative of who we are. The underlying company remains the same but the new tagline “Real. Sharp. Now!” clearly symbolizes exactly who we are: Real caring people, providing exceptionally Sharp prices and knowledge, Now! – from the answering of our phones, to the response for special questions, to our deliveries or installation. It’s without hesitation, it’s Now! September 09  2010 dated products – calendars, diaries and daytimers are now instock and on sale. Order early! September 09  FRID + Russell exhibits at the Inspiring Women: The Experience conference in Waterloo. The conference is for today’s professional women, entrepreneurs and community leaders and featured 4 great speakers including Erin Brockovich, Environmental Activist. The conference was attended by over 600 women and was a huge success. Congrats to Barb from Marvel Beauty School winner of our business card draw. August 09 Check out our new Clearance Centre in eServ - over 400 items at up to 85% off!!! July 09 Thank you all for completing our June questionnaire, as in the past we had an overwhelming response which has provided some interesting results. Did you know that 1/3 of our customers are currently buying pop for the office and virtually all of them would consider F&R if we supplied it. And the winner of the $75 draw prize was Vivian from Brose & Co, Chartered Accountants. Congrats Vivian! July 09  We have added some valuable new enhancements to our online system eServ.  Now you can search by keyword and if there are more than 25 results, you can drill these items down by Mfg, Price or category.  Also, you can now search your history by keyword.  So if you're looking for a specific item you've ordered in the past but don't know the item number, you can find it easily! The new office, seating, guest seating, reception and meeting room furniture is installed at Halton Hills Power Generating Station in Milton/Halton Hills. The 6 month project comes to fruition and gets installed without a hitch.  July 09 Please note we have noticed an error that occurs sometimes when you log out of eServ by closing the page (or tab).  The next time you try and log in you may get a "Page can not be displayed error".  If this occurs, close your browser down entirely and restart it.  We are working to correct this error, however to prevent this from happening, please use the "Logout" link in the top right corner of eServ. July 09 The new office, seating, guest seating, reception and meeting room furniture is installed at Halton Hills Power Generating Station in Milton/Halton Hills. The 6 month project comes to fruition and gets installed without a hitch. June 09  Be sure to get your name in our draw for $75 cash and complete our short 2-page questionnaire. Contact us for more details. Contest ends June 30, 2009 June 09  Congratulations for Arc Industries of Guelph who won the free solar powered lawn mower from Linamar in our April flyer. May 09  FRID + Russell wins the tender for new furniture for the brand new Halton Hills Power Generating Station in Milton/Halton Hills. Furniture including office & guest seating, general office, reception and meeting room furniture. Total project includes site and space planning and CAD design. April 09  Win a free solar powered lawnmower – check out our April flyer for more details.