I just wanted to thank you for all of your help in selecting & purchasing my double swing cape. It arrived Thursday evening (last week) and I love it! (My husband and daughter approve too.) I was finally able to get out of the house last weekend (the first time in twelve days). I still have at least six weeks of healing time left with my hand, but at least now I can be warm and stylish while I heal. And yes, I can put the cape on all by myself!

I even love the box the cape arrived in. I really felt like I was receiving something special. It reminded me of the last time I had a cape, my wedding cape….January of 1982 … yes, we just celebrated our 26th Anniversary last week.

I will be sure to spread the word about your business.

Thanks again,

Joan Hendry

Hi Marla and Lynne,

Thanks for the support.

On a personal note, the blanket was a savior for the Cubs game - my wife and I used it as a blanket over the two of us - it kept us very warm on a cold day in Wrigley.

My wife now keeps it on the family room sofa as she tends to get cold easily - so the poncho also works for watching tv on a cold evening.

Thanks again,

John W.

Treasurer Michigan State Alumni Club of Metro Chicago

Hi,

I LOVE my bleacher blanket. Since i have received it i have worn it every day. With the past week being 10-12 degrees here in Chicago, it has kept me cozy and warm. I don't wear anything but a sweater and gloves under it and i even walk my children to school two blocks away. I stay very warm. People have stopped me and asked me about it. Of course I tell them about your website! My only regret is that i didn't get one with a zipper.....Oh well, looks like i will have to get another one!!  :)

Sharon Stavropoulos

Hi Marla,

For more then 6 months I have been looking for a mens poncho on the internet and have been unable to find anything that I liked until the other day. I did another GOGGLE search last week and I noticed under the SPONSORED LINKS your website - you had exactly what I was looking for.

Peace & Prayers,

Tom

I saw the Zip Front Bleacher Blanket in a store window and absolutely had to have it.

For the first time in my life living in Illinois, I am thrilled to have it get colder so I can finally wear my new cape!   (I truly hate winter but the cape makes it fun now)

It is fabulous to have a zip front and I have already ordered a second as a Christmas gift for my sister.

It's better than any "real" coat I own and I love it.

I also want to say that I had the pleasure of speaking with Marla after placing my order and it's been a long time since I've spoken to such a pleasant person at ANY company I deal with. We have our own business and it was a delight to speak with another small business person who takes the time to actually care about customers, as we try to do. 

Great job on these products and I relish the chance to work with you and your company on raising money for Breast Cancer research, a cause that plays a HUGE part in my life.

All my best to your company and I will root for your success.

Jackie Prues

Hi,

I bought my bleacher blanket after a  high school baseball game. It helped me get through the rest of the cold season. I've used it for 2 football seasons and another high school baseball season (which ends way before it gets warm). I don't know how I ever survived all those years without it.

Thank you so much for this great invention.

Arla S.

Hi ,

My cape arrived this week, and it is fabulously warm and cozy. Our daughter Izzy tried it on and she twirled, danced, and snuggled up on the coach with it wrapped around her.  When the time came for me to try it on, it was very hard for Izzy to give it up to me!  The great thing is, the capes are made in youth sizes as well, we decided to get Izzy her own bleacher blanket (in hot pink and blue), and it is amazing how well it kept the cold out during the numerous soccer games we attended this past weekend.

When I visited my mom, (at the nursing home wear she lives), wearing my bleacher-blanket, one of the staff members admired it and stated that he would like to purchase two for his sisters!

Take care.  With warmth and coziness,

Minda

Hi Patti,

Thanks for letting me review the Zip Front Bleacher blanket. Great item! I've posted a review for it here: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46424.asp This is a permanent placement. It will also be featured here: http://largeandlovely.bellaonline.com for the next week as well as cycle through some of the other areas of BellaOnline. I've sent notice to my subscribers and posted it in the forum. If you have a few loyal customers who'd like to rave about their blankets you can send them here: http://forums.bellaonline.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=22893558&an=0&page=0#Post22893558 I've also mentioned the Pink/Black promotion in the breast cancer proceeds thread. If you have any promotions throughout the year let me know and I'll announce them in the special section of my forum specifically for clothing promotions/sales.

Have a great winter!

~Moe

Hi Lynne,

We had spoken about a month ago regarding your bleacher blankets – but I wanted to tell you that I wore the weather-proof blanket to the Penn State game this past weekend, and several people asked me where I got it.  It was raining quite hard, but I sat there in my bleacher-blanket – all dry and warm.  I loved it!  My co-workers will also probably be ordering some as well.  (How’s that for grassroots marketing?). 

Anyway – just wanted to touch base with you and to let you know that we’re enjoying the bleacher-blankets!

Thanks again,

Joanne Patterson

Now seems like the time.  My husband and I are going to a Michigan Wolverine game in early November in Ann Arbor near Detroit.  I'm figuring it might be pretty cold.  So, I thought I'd see if I could get him one in Michigan colors, blue and gold and then I'd get myself the Bears colors.  It would really be neat if I could somehow get the Michigan logo on the blanket, but I saw on your web site that Michigan State sells these, but not University of Michigan.  So, I guess I'll leave the order up to you.  If you have the products in the colors I chose, send them.  If not, then can you please make them?  That bleacher blanket was so warm.  I could get a lot of use out of it.  In the meantime, thanks for offering me the opportunity to save a little money.  That was quite thoughtful and very unexpected. 

Holly

Thanks for responding to me today.  I was kind of surprised.  I didn't expect a personal reply.  In any event, I bought one of your products a few years ago.  My husband and I had been invited to a Chicago Bears game by a friend of ours who has season tickets.  A vendor outside the stadium was selling your bleacher blankets in the Bears colors.  I can't remember if it had any logos on it or not.  I fell in love with it, but so did our friend's 11 year old son.  I think I used it during the game, but then we gave it to the boy when the game was over.  I've always wanted to replace it.  Fortunately, I kept the tag that was attached to the blanket.

Holly

This is a PERFECT gift for clients around the holidays. Slap your company logo on it and there's no way it winds up in the BGD (Bad Gift Drawer). 
Jimmy Baron - 99X Radio, Atlanta

Can't tell you how many times I was stopped at one of my sons sporting events to hear..."WOW that looks so warm, where did you get it?" or "I wish I had one of those ponchos..."

I'm never cold when I wear my Bleacher Blanket...its the greatest thing while outside at a soccer  or baseball game spring or fall!!

Dhana Cohen
Deerfield, IL 

I love my Bleacher Blanket--it keeps me warmer than I thought possible!  Without fail every time I wear it I'm asked where I got it . . .  it's great!
Sue R., Barrington, IL

Being a Sports Mom, I find myself at a park several times a week.  I love watching baseball and have even gone to games to see children of my friend's play.  In my car, you will always find my bleacher blanket.  Chicago weather can be unpredictable.  Also, the weather can change quickly.  The warmth of the bleacher blanket allows you to enjoy the game and have fun.  You can cheer for your kids and not keep thinking about when the game will be over because  I am so cold.  Also, I am 5 feet 9 inches.  The length of the bleacher blanket keeps me warm from head to toe.  I do not know what I would have done without Patti Simon introducing me to the bleacher blanket.  Every Sports Mom needs one!

Cindy Ruchman

The bleacher-blanket is brilliant! It keeps me warm from head to toe, and the extra pockets are so convenient for car keys, snacks, and even cell phones! It's a great item for year-round use. In the summer, you can lay it on the ground and have an instant picnic! 
After years of freezing on the sidelines, it is much more enjoyable to watch sports now with my bleacher blanket. 
 
Beth Preis 
 
P.S. I love my hot purple and black bleacher blanket. It comes in so many awesome colors! 

I love my bleacher blanket!!!  If I don't wear it because it 's too warm out, I use it as a cushion on those cold alluminum bleachers.  I keep one in my car at all times and even have a weather-proof one which keeps me dry and isn't too heavy.  I may not be the sharpest man out at my kids games, but I'm probably the warmest and most comfortable.    Keep the innovations coming!!!!

Could not have made it through another baseball season without my Bleacher Blanket.  Thank you Girls for keeping me warm.  Debbie, Northbrook

I love my Bleacher Blanket.  Have worn it to all my  grandsons football games and besides all the compliments  I receive,  it keeps me warm and cozy.  With these cold Wisconsin winters, It's also great to wear on walks.   After playing outside in the snow, my grandchildren fight over whole turn it is to snuggle up in it on the couch.

Thank you so much!

Laurette Lopardo

“I used my bleacher blanket all season at my daughter’s spring soccer games. Spring in Wisconsin can be very cold…and the bleacher blanket was the perfect all around antidote.  I wore it by itself, over a sweatshirt, and even over a winter parka one night when winter made a temporary reappearance!  I was always warm and cozy and the envy of the other soccer moms.  On those rare days when it wasn’t cold – I used it as a cushion on the bleacher seat.  About the only thing I didn’t do with it was share it….not because it isn’t big enough to drape over a couple of people as a blanket but because some things are just too good to share!” 

I am a Bears season ticket holder and have 2 boys who play travel baseball.  I would be willing to be a personal walking advertisement of your product if I could get a hooded weatherproof made in Navy Blue outer shell and an Orange inner shell (Bears Colors).  I am not interested in the double fleece, but rather a product that is rain and snow repellent. I found your product and website simply by asking a fan at a recent baseball game about where they got their Fleece poncho. 

I would go a step further and keep a supply of your cards in my poncho pocket and hand them to people when asked.  Plus, all the people at the tail gates all the season ticket holders I know, aside from the people who I sit near in Soldiers field, etc. will all be inquiring.  That doesn't even count the parents at all of these rainy baseball games/ tournaments who are getting wet under their umbrellas.