Creative Memories Sold! Has a New Owner

Caleb Hayhoe, Chairman, Flowerdale Group, Hong Kong

An agreement has been reached with Flowerdale Group Limited, Hong Kong. Flowerdale Group has purchased the Creative Memories and Ahni & Zoe brands including CM Japan, the patents, and a good portion of the album making equipment. They will soon be moving the equipment to a smaller facility in St Cloud, MN, U.S.A.  (the rest will be auctioned off on September 23).

The Ahni & Zoe party plan direct sales business will be closing in the U.S. and Canada this week. Consultants and customers can order Ahni & Zoe products while supplies last through August 21, 2014.  

(I feel silly saying this again, but...) Everything is While Supplies Last and the Last Day to order will be August 21. 

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No, really, it's your Last Chance...order by August 21. Ahni & Zoe orders will ship within 7-10 days and CM Outlet orders will ship within 30 days. This includes ordering any photo prints.  

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Still don't believe me??  I really, really mean it!  They tell me you'll want to order soon - do not wait until August 21 because they expect high volumes on that day and we all know what happens on high volume days. Especially on the Very Last Day Ever. (really!)

http://www.ahniandzoe.com/publicstore/stores/donna/CDS/catalog/CM-Outlet,238.aspx

http://www.ahniandzoe.com/pws/donna/tabs/shop.aspx

...Or...I guess....you could...perhaps...wait until the new owner brings our beloved Creative Memories bookcloth album covers and pages back and hey! maybe even paper! hopefully by mid-October? Maybe?  

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Flowerdale's Chairman, Caleb Hayhoe, (who looks nothing like a wolf) is committed to continuing the legacy of quality products and keeping the manufacturing in the U.S.A.. Hayhoe says, "I don't have all the answers right now, but in the weeks ahead we will be devising how to transform the business to make it more competitive and relevant, using modern marketing channels...it is my plan to invest in continuing to build and improve the simple Ahni & Zoe line AND restore some of the beloved items from the Creative Memories line (bookcloth albums, pages, paper, etc.) for those who enjoy that approach to preserving memories."

How this involves Consultants or if it will be a direct-to-consumer model remains to be seen. Either way I am relieved to know that we may still be able to order the high quality albums we use and love!

Caleb Hayhoe would like to hear from you! former customers, current customers, former Consultants and soon-to-be-deactivated Consultants (our contracts officially end on September 3).  Here is a link to his survey:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9ZZCS5C

This is your chance to let him know your thoughts and what you would like for your precious photo album projects so I hope you'll take the time to complete the survey. I was very impressed by some of his questions. He seems to "get" how abandoned some of you have felt and wants to restore some of the CM products we loved.  

Happy Scrappin' from As the CM World Turns....