Halloween Time is approaching. Make sure you send out your invitations to a ghoulish party with enough notice so that others don’t take your date.
On a related note the 4th book in the Twilight Series, by Stephenie Meyer, comes out Saturday at 12:01 am. If you haven’t picked up her first novel Twilight then I would suggest you do. I read the first three novels (each over 500 pages) in about 2 weeks. And then I got 3 office co-workers hooked on it!
Having parties all the time is tons of fun, but don’t forget to read, learn and enjoy simple pleasures. A friendly reminder from Windy City Novelties, Inc.
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Sit back, relax, go outside with a nice tall glass of Iced tea and enjoy the evening. Just remember to add a lite up ice cube (litecube) to make sure you can find your glass in the beautiful cool evening…
Wait, you don’t know what a lite up ice cube is? Oh man, and here I am enjoying the coolest drinks around not only because they taste great but because the drink literally lights up from my glowing ice cube.
A lite up ice cube is exactly what the name implies. It looks like an ice cube, and even cools your drink down (if you put it in the freezer before hand) but the real impressive part comes from turning it on! Press the button on the bottom before inserting the lite up ice cube in your drink to choose from 3 settings
Fast blink
Slow blink
Steady on
I’ve gotten some questions in the past about the safety of putting this in your drinks. Let me tell you a few things: These are made out of the highest quality components. They are FDA certified for food use (thats because they are completely sealed). Their battery has no connection with anything outside of the plastic encasement, and can only be activated by a secured rubber water tight plunger on the bottom.
What’s also great is that they are available in a variety of shapes and sizes, allowing you to customize your own special event. Throwing a big game party? Then use our Football shaped Lite up ice cubes. We also have stars, dice, golf ball and traditional shaped lite up ice cubes.
Fusion badges are sweeping the nation! Well not literally but they are darn cool! Right now you should be thinking to yourself… “WOW awesome!”, “Where do I get them?”, “Can I buy tons for me and my friends!!!?”. I did say what you should be saying. Instead you’re probably saying “What is a Fusion Badge?”
Well the answer is right here. A Fusion badge is the newest light up accessory. It’s literally a medallion that you wear around your neck and it lights up in different patters. What’s great about them also is that the large circular center leaves a huge spot for personalization!
I’ve seen people use them as name badges, team identifiers for night sports, and even as picture frames to light up the image! These things are really cool. The pictures don’t always do them justice so here’s a video clip as well:
I’ve been asked how our prices are so low in comparison to local party shops and other online retailers. While there are lots of answers to this question I’ll stick to the main points:
We buy in bulk, now when I say bulk I mean by the container loads, you know those big semi-trailers driving down the highway, there’s a good chance they’re coming to us.
We have a lower overhead then traditional party stores since they have to maintain a high rent in a retail market. They also have to worry about items being stolen from their stores.
Volume selling, if you notice most of our items are packaged by the dozen, 2 dozen, or gross, this allows us to reduce the price to the consumer while still inking out a profit. Many times our dozen price is the same that a party store would charge you for 3 or 4 of the item (seriously go check).
The next question is always: What about your quality? Do you sacrifice it to give us lower prices?
NO. We don’t, this is a family run business and we sell to families. If an item comes in that we don’t think we would have at one of our own birthday parties or celebrations then it doesn’t even make it into our warehouse simple as that.
That being said we do sometimes sell these substandard items in our CLOSEOUT section or the Some Do Some Don’t section, both of which clearly state what the reason is for the firesale on the items.
Everyone loves blinkies those lovable lapel pins or accessories that blink or flash in accord with their image. So if you wanted a Skull and Cross bones Blinky it would look like this:
More into the patriotic spirit of the day? Then get one of our American blinky pins, we have many to choose from including those shaped in the image of the continental United States, the US flag, both the Republican Elephant and the Democrat Donkey.
Getting ready to show your Irish Spirit at the Pub? Need to remind everyone of your Irish background? Or are you just wearing one of those “Kiss Me I’m Irish” shirts and want to draw attention to it? (although it seems that this shirt only works if you’re a lady) Then try walking in with a blinky shaped like a shamrock, its good luck I hear!
Going to the bar but want to make a statement about the new anti-smoking laws? Then try our No smoking blinky, they’ll get the point!
Also if you don’t want to put a lapel pin in your shirt then you could always use our necklace attachment to make any blinky into a stunning necklace!
If you’re wondering about the size of a body light binky (cylinder with 1-3 LED’s and no image) look here, it also shows you the size of the backing on all our blinkies.
Last thing, I’ve gotten a few requests wondering why we switched away from the magnetic backing that we used to use. The simple answer is safety, magnets of that strength in that small size are considered a hazard for children.
Ever wondered if you were being watched? Thought you saw a set of eyes in the bushes or behind a door? Well you might not be paranoid. Your neighbor might simply have installed Peep and Peepers a 14′ foot long wiring that houses 3 sets of CRAZY EYES that stare at passers by.
These decorations are perfect for Halloween or any time of the year when you want to freak people out a bit.
These things are so cool we even made a youtube video for it: COMING SOON!
There are several different patterns for paper flat wear and place settings from pumpkins, to skulls, to a playful devil. Don’t forget the tablecloths, plastic silverware, napkins and cups to match!
Decorations are key to throwing a theme party. We’ve got all you need to set the scene and transform any room into Halloween town. A great way to change any boring room into a Halloween Haven is with our Scene Setters.
Pick from our array of table confetti, table skirts, hanging spiders, dangling lights in ghost, pumpkin, or spider shapes. There are even wall hangings to easily tape up for an instant room transformation. Then jazz it up with stick on fake foot prints, safe and realistic battery operated tea lights… best of all, these are all reusable!
I’m a sloppy drinker, I can admit it. Wheter it be a water bottle or a nice cold Coors Light, I always seem to get more on the table and my shirt then in my mouth. I attribute this problem to the slippery nature when a bottle is placed on a table, and my inability to see what I’m drinking when relaxing outside at night.
What if there was something that would be anti-skid and illuminate the drink…. WAIT THERE IS and its called a Sticky Bottom. That’s right the Sticky Bottom was designed to not only act as a high friction coaster, ensuring that your bottle stays where you put it, but also to illuminate the entire drink using several high powered LED’s!!! The result is a cool looking drink that draws attention not only for the drinker but to the drink itself.
Don’t believe me at how cool these are? Watch this youtube video below that actively demonstrates it.
Ever wondered how LED’s work? click here to find out.
Glow Martini Glasses are a great way to dress up your Cocktail event while still keeping it fun and lively!
Simply Activate and then fill with your favorite concoction, my poison of choice is a Gibson made with Stoli or Kettle One (a very under appreciated vodka). Don’t get me wrong Grey Goose and the likes are fantastic, but not every occasion calls for that level when another almost as great, and a heck of a lot cheaper, will do the job!
Anyways back to the Glowing Martini Glasses, they Glow for 6-8 hours and come in a variety of colors, each with a black stem base. To learn how to activate a Glowing Martini Glass view our article here on Glow Cups
Windy City Novelties, Inc. can be found online at http://www.windycitynovelties.com.
You can also reach us by phone at 1-800-442-9722 between the hours of 8:30 am - 5:30 pm CST.
We are located in the Chicago area.
