Glenn Jakins
New OfficeBox Giveaway
2010.03.07 13:57:21
Sorry to get this post up a little late - just returned from a trip to Asia to create a new SewingBox in conjunction with our new OfficeBox. We would love to hear your comments and questions on the new OfficeBox. We designed this with the help of several customers asking for a more compact design . We are offering these products for the first time in Natural Oak, Black Oak, Natural Maple and Cherry. All of the OfficeBoxes now come prebuilt - meaning no need to assemble. Now you have even more options to store your stuff in style!


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Cresta Johnson
The Original Scrapbox Gives Back with the 12 Blogs of Christmas December 4-11, 2009
2009.12.04 19:14:48

The Original Scrapbox Gives Back with the 12 Blogs of Christmas December 4-11, 2009 GRAND PRIZE WINNER announced December 14, 2009 Visit http://www.rachellewrites.blogspot.com/ for all the details on how to enter to win an EZ View Desktop ($195 value) and the grand prize of an EZ View Craft Desk (value $495). You'll also find out how to help us give 2 EZ View Craft Desks to charity.



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Glenn Jakins
Announcement of Winners in Giveaway
2009.06.01 20:22:14

It has taken us a lot longer to confirm the votes than expected. We should have the full tally by Wednesday at noon MDT. Sorry for the delay.  We will be giving 3 EZ view Craft desks, 3 EZ View DeskTops and 25 Scrapmabobs as prizes.

 

Glenn



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Glenn Jakins
Thanks to ALL our contestants
2009.05.29 20:12:07

The competition has ended! All the points are in and final tally is in progress. I will post the results on the weekend. I have decided to give away 3 EZ View Desltops to 4th , 5th and 6th place and some ScrapMaBobs to others who have put in so much effort in helping us build up our name and traffic.

We have learned a LOT on this competition and will hopefully tighten up loopholes etc. for our competition next month. Please send any fun ideas for the next competition to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and I will take all things into consideration.

 

Glenn



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Glenn Jakins
Rules for EZ View Craft Desk Giveaway
2009.05.14 16:32:47

Puppies, kittens, kids– they’re all cute, but we all know YOURS are the cutest, right? Well, what about your craft, your pet project, your creation that you love ALMOST more than your kids?  Whatever your craft is: quilting, sewing, painting or scrapbooking or something else entirely, send us a picture of your CUTEST Craft & you could win a new EZ View Desk!

Here are the rules, upload a picture of your CUTEST craft, get as many people to vote for it as you can & win BONUS points for blogging, tweeting or otherwise bragging online about The Original Scrapbox! Post a comment about us & a link to our site on someone’s blog. That’s worth 25 VOTES! Post an image, a review & a link to our site on your blog. That’s worth 50 VOTES!



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Glenn Jakins
3 EZ View Craft Desks Giveaway
2009.05.12 03:19:29

The new competition will begin on Thursday May 14th, 2009 at noon Mountain time. There will be 2 ways to earn points:

  1. One vote per day per person - as many friends as you can get to vote for you. One vote equals 1 point
  2. Blogging - More details to come - 25 to 50 points per blog - depending on the type of entry.

The voting or blogging points can be earned from day 1. The competition will last 14 days. Top 3 points win an EZ View Craft Desk including free shipping to Canada or USA.

The voting will be for a photo - subject to be announced. The blogging will be for ScrapBox products.

We will probably have consolation prizes again for those who do well but are not in the top 3

More information to follow.

Glenn



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Glenn Jakins
Good news for ALL contestants with 100 votes or more
2009.04.20 22:47:10

On Wednesday at noon, the Free CraftBox Giveaway competition ends!

 

The response has been phenomenal! We want to say thank-you to all our wonderful contestants. The purpose of this competition was to get some great exposure to our website and also let our potential customers have some fun! After looking at all the contestant's photo's, I have felt an obligation to perhaps offer all the contestants at least something for their efforts.

Here is what I am offering to all those of you who have worked so hard at bringing traffic to our website by telling all your friends to vote for you:(Must have at least 100 votes to qualify for the deal)

  • 10% rebate on any ScrapBox product currently available
  • Free Shipping to USA or Canada

This is probably the best deal we have offered in our 3 year history!

If you are an entrant and feel you qualify, Please call Errol @ 801 836-0615 and he will take care of you.

We will also be giving a free ScrapMabob to all contestants who have received more than 100 votes

We will be having another giveaway next month. If you are one of our facebook fans, please check on Facebook for the new competition next month

Thanks again for your participation.

Glenn



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Glenn Jakins
Extra Prizes for the CraftBox Giveaway Competition.
2009.04.09 19:16:35

A few people have called in and complained that it is not fair that one person should have so many votes in this competition. Some have also suggested that we make the competition more difficult than just voting. This is probably a good idea. I am not one to go back on my word, so we will continue on this competition as set out in the beginning. I am, however, willing to add a second and third prize to this competition to keep things exciting.

So, 2nd prize is a "Mini" Box in vanilla beadboard including free shipping to the 50 States aor Canada - same value as the CraftBox.

3rd prize is a giant self healing cutting mat and a ribbon box.

Don't give up. Lots can happen between now and then!

Glenn



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Glenn Jakins
Update on the CraftBox Giveaway
2009.04.07 21:09:52

We have had about 80 people upload their craftroom pictures so far. Anyone who enters now wil be at a disadvantage, but can still win.

There have been a few people with concerns that some of the people with the highest votes have been using dishonest forms of acquiring votes. I have spoken personally with several of the highest vote entries and they assure me that they are not using any dishonest means to get votes. Others have suggested that because they have only become aware of the competition now, they are at a disadvantage. This is true. I am sorry if you only found out about this now. The best suggestion I have is to keep coming back and checking, because we will have another competition in May - not sure yet what it will be.

Anyway, I hope this is fun for all involved. 2 more weeks left in the competition. Anyone can win!

 



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Glenn Jakins
CraftBox Giveaway
2009.04.03 23:02:26

We have had such an overwhelming response to the giveaway! Our traffic was more than double average on Thursday and then our site crashed!!! I believe that there is a special place in Hell for hackers who destroy for no good reason. Anyway, after 10 hours of scrambling, we were able to get the site up this morning at 1 a.m. (Thanks Cresta) Unfortunately we had to rebuild our shopping cart and so have offered free shipping for the inconvenience of calling in your orders for today only.

What I am thinking, is to offer a consolation prize to all entrees with over 100 votes. Thanks for all your uploads. I will show what the consolation prizes will be soon, so come back to check what it will be.

We now have about 100 fans on Facebook. We will send out updates of specials like free shipping or free stuff to our fans. Sign up to get the updates.

Glenn



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Glenn Jakins
Rules for the CraftBox Giveaway!
2009.03.31 20:46:12
The Original Scrapbox - CraftBox Giveaway

OK, so here's the scoop. On April 1st, and no this is not an April fool's joke, the CraftBox giveaway begins. The competition will run for 3 weeks.

Here is how it works:

  • Upload your 2 photos of your Craftroom to our website
  • Tell all your friends to come and vote for your craftroom
  • It doesn't matter to us if your room is the neatest, smallest or messiest - If you have the most votes by noon April 22nd, 2009, you will win a brand new "CraftBox" of your choice. This includes free shipping anywhere in the 50 states and Canada.
  • No photoshopping or text allowed on the uploaded photos
  • Only 1 entry per person
  • Anyone can vote only once per day. In other words, you can vote once everyday for the entire competition, giving 22 votes from 1 person by the end of the competition

That's about it. The fewer friends you tell, the better chance you have of less competition. The more you tell, the better chance of winning.

Good luck!!

Glenn



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Glenn Jakins
Scrapbook USA Expo
2009.03.23 17:37:14

We just returned from the Scrapbook Expo in Salt Lake City. Crazy Show! These ladies crop 'till midnight! They all seem to have a lot of fun. Dancing around on tables and keeping each other amused.

The show was extremely successful for us. We sold 15 scratch and dent ScrapBoxes. We also showed the EZ View Desk and CraftBox for the first time at a consumer show. I must say, we were busy pretty much the entire show. I think the greatest interest was in the new CraftBox. Our first container will be here within the month.

As mentioned last week, we will begin our "Free CraftBox Giveaway" next week. The competition will be won based on "Before" pictures of a messy craftroom. These will be judged and voted on by visitors to the site. the most votes wins. So make sure the word gets out if you feel you need a free CraftBox.

Glenn



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Glenn Jakins
New Products coming soon
2009.03.17 17:15:16

During the past year, The Original Scrapbox has more than doubled in sales. We have now sold over 2500 Scrapboxes! We think the main reason for this is that our loyal customers have shared withall their friends their excitement about their own Scrapboxes.

Over the past few months, many potential customers have called us and asked us if we could design a Scrapbox that is not as deep as the "Workbox", but still have the "system" of organization found in the Workbox. We have completed the design of what we call the "Craftbox". Production is also complete on our first container which will ship from China next week to arrive mid April '09. We receive probably 10-15 e-mails or phone calls a day asking for more information about this new product. It will be available in Vanilla and Charcoal in beadboard and raised panel, as well as Knotty Alder in the raised panel. The price is $795 on the Vanilla and Charcoal and $995 for the Knotty Alder. The center portion is designed to hold a "Cricut" or other cutting machines. It has the same dimensions as the Workbox, except that it is only 18" deep instead of 36" deep.

We have also designed a new modular desk system called the EZ Desk. The desk itself has a see through top so you can see into your drawers. We also offer a new "Giant" cutting mat which is a self healing mat 2'x3' and fits on top of any desk, including our EZ View Desk. This is currently in production and will be available at the end of April '09.

As mentioned, we will be giving away a Scrapbox "Craftbox" in April. It will be based on a "before" and "after" scenario. We will be asking for some "before" pictures of your craft room to decide who would best deserve the Scrapbox. The competition will begin at the end of March and go for 3 weeks. You will have tha ability to post your photos onto our blog and we will allow your friends or any visitor to vote on who they think should win. Most votes wins. We will then post the "after" pictures of the winner once they receive their Workbox. Sounds good? Let me know.

Glenn



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Cresta Johnson
Welcome To Our Blog
2009.02.20 20:12:51

It all began back in 2005...


Glenn Jakins was opening his refrigerator after walking past his wife's ongoing scrapbook mess in the living room. For at least 1 week out of every month, his wife would take out all the albums and photos and update all 4 children's journals. As he opened the refrigerator, he cried "Eureka!"

In October 2001, Glenn Jakins started his own import company from his basement in Provo, Utah. He had spent previous years in sales and manufacturing of personal leather goods in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Within 2 years of starting EGI, Darin Davis had joined Glenn in his company, Ensign Group International (E.G.I.) as an owner, to develop new sales channels. As the Company grew, they produced different products for their several clients. For one particular project, they manufactured furniture to furnish some 400 student apartments. They also produced many scrapbooking items for national scrapbooking brands. It seemed natural to somehow produce a "Scrapbooking Furniture" item.

Glenn took his Eureka moment and organized focus groups to get input on his new idea. Darin Davis helped run the focus groups. Together they gathered the very best ideas from the focus groups. Using the large storage door from the refrigerator concept, the ScrapBox was born.


Within 3 months they had produce 5 ScrapBoxes and presold every one.

They then developed through the help of Garth Hubert, a flat-pack construction so they could ship anywhere in the country. They manufactured 50 in the USA and sold them in 3 months. They realized that it was time to cut their manufacturing costs by going to China. Within 6 months, they were selling several ScrapBoxes per day. Glenn turned his focus onto international distribution and sells several containers of product per month into Australia, Europe and the UK. He has also focused on new product development into existing and new channels. New products include the "Mini ScrapBox" - a desktop version of the ScrapBox, the "CraftBox" a slimmer version, and the EZ View Desk and Desktop - a desk with a see through top. Sales have been robust and continue to grow despite the current economy.


So... now you know all about us, we want to know about you! Let us know how much you enjoy The Original Scrapbox products! Tell us how your Scrapbox has made a difference in your craft organization! We'll be giving away prizes and gifts to some of you lucky people who comment!

More details to come, check back soon...



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