New—Daily Cleansing Cream

New—Daily Cleansing Cream Coming in October! Formulated for daily use.This gentle, yet effective, cleanser removes makeup and dirt while adding moisture every time you cleanse for soft, smooth skin. 183g/6.4 oz.)

New—Gentle Pore Scrub

New—Gentle Pore Scrub Coming in October! Finely ground apricot seeds gently exfoliate, while natural extracts work to moisturize and replenish your skin.Reveal vibrant, healthy skin, naturally! (122g/4.2 oz.)

New—Nourishing Night Cream

New—Nourishing Night Cream Coming in September! Replenish and nourish your delicate skin while you sleep! (63g/2.2 oz.)

New—Divine Day Cream

New—Divine Day Cream Coming in September! Start your day with a divine glow!This lightweight formula quickly absorbs, keeping skin hydrated all day. (64g/2.24 oz.)

Mid-year price increases are insignificant.

Just heard and there will be NO significant price increases to the Watkins products!

In the U.S., Cooking Spray and Snack & Dip Mixes will go up 30 cents each, and that’s it.
There are no price increases in Canada.

Way To Go Watkins!!! That is great!

Less Than 6 Months to Christmas...

Watkins~2008 Seasonal Favorites Gifts Announced!

Yes, it may be early for Holiday shopping, but it’s never too
early to prepare.

Here is a quick run-down of the products in the line:

For the baker: Snickerdoodles Cookie Mix, Apple Spice
Bread Mix, Orange Spice Bread Mix and Pumplin Bread
Mix, Pumpkin Butter, Cream of Tarter, and Cinna-Cream Sprinkles.
In addition, Watkins introduces four, 1 ounce food colors in
Blue, Green, Red, and Yellow.

You’ll find the return of Watkins special holiday extracts:
Anise, Irish Cream, and Hazelnut. Several warming beverages for
the holidays, including: Raspberry Cocoa, White Chocolate Almond
Cocoa, and Peppermint Stick Cocoa.

Again this year is the famous Gold Medal Sampler Set
with Vanilla, Pepper, and Cinnamon, and the return of
Baked Potato Soup as well. New this year is a Turkey
Rub.

Watkins is introducing two new personal care gift sets.
First is the Pucker Up 2 Pack which includes the Tickled Pink &
Simply Mauve-lous Lip Tints. The next set is called
the Natural Total Body Gift Pack which includes one each
of the Mango Lotion, Mango Body Cream and Mango Body
Oil.

Finally, Watkins is packaging up a sample set of Natural
Home Care products and calling it, of course, the Home
Care Sample Kit. This includes one ounce sizes of Lemon
All-Purpose Cleaner, Orange Citrus Tub & Tile Cleaner,
Aloe & Green Tea Window Cleaner and Lavender Liquid
Dish Soap. It also includes a one load sample of Watkins
Lemon Liquid Laundry Detergent.

Receive a $10 Gift Certificate from Watkins in July!

That’s right! Watkins is offering everyone “new” person that signs up with Watkins a $10 G/C in July.

The already low price of only $39.95 to sign up is even better with a $10 G/C!

This is the perfect time to join the Watkins family!

Start making money today with Watkins or even just save money on Watkins products!

Don’t let this fantastic and special bonus pass you by!

To sign up visit www.watkinsonline.com/cindycormier and click "Join Us" !

Remember with Watkins there are NO min's or quotas!

New Watkins Products Coming! Woohoo!

I am so looking forward to trying these new products when they launch in a few months!


2008 Midyear Product Update
New Products Available 8/1/08!
Pantry
Art # Description
00512 Sea Salt Grinder*
00513 Black Tellicherry Peppercorn Grinder*
00514 Garlic Peppercorn Grinder*
00516 Royal Peppercorn Grinder*
00515 Square Spice Rack
01912 Garlic & Herb Seasoning*
01913 Barbecue Seasoning*
01150 Original Barbecue Sauce
(Ready to use)




*Available mid-September
Natural Personal Care
Art. Number Description
20474 Vanilla Hand & Body Lotion
40510 Vanilla Body Cream
20479 Smoothing Peppermint Foot Scrub
20500 Daily Cleansing Cream**
20501 Gentle Pore Scrub**
20502 Divine Day Cream*
20503 Nourishing Night Cream*
20485 Calming Lavender Bath Soak
23534 Weatherproofing Lip Balm — Raspberry
13533 Natural Beeswax Lip Balm
23535 Medicated Lip Balm**
20220 Lip Tint Tickled Pink
20221 Lip Tint Strike-a-Rose
20222 Lip Tint Simply Mauve-lous
20223 Lip Tint Berry Charming
20471 Aloe & Green Tea Body Wash*
23326 Aloe & Green Tea Daily Shampoo*
23327 Aloe & Green Tea Daily Conditioner*
20531 On the Go! Kit
20530 Life's a Beach Travel Kit*
20532 Manicure Pack

*Available mid-September
**Available mid-October


NOTE: This was taken from a Canadian Email.

New Mainline~Coming Soon!

I am so excited about the launch of the new mainline catalog in July! Woohoo!

The cover looks so yummy with the picture of Watkins Apple Cranberry Cobbler!

Direct Deposit With Watkins!

I am so excited with Watkins introducing Direct Deposit for their associates July 1 2008 Woohoo! Also this is another way Watkins is doing their part to be a earth friendly company!

Protect Your Summertime Pucker!

Summertime weather wreaks havoc on sensitive lips. Not to worry, protect your pout and enjoy the comforts of J.R. Watkins Natural Beeswax Lip Balm. This all-natural lip balm is perfect for the entire family, with a lightweight beeswax formula that protects chapped lips and goes on smooth without a waxy feel. Naturally flavored with pure peppermint oil.

But we didn't want to stop there. In a few short months we will be expanding our natural lip balm line to include two new flavors. With J.R. Watkins natural lip balms you get formulas that are free of synthetic preservatives, synthetic sun screens and other agents that are potentially harmful. So sit back, relax and soak up all the natural goodness of Watkins protection.

Keep on the lookout for Medicated and Weather Proofing lip balms, coming your way soon!

Weatherproofing Lip Balm — Raspberry
Naturally guard your lips from nature's harsh elements.

• Lightweight formula with natural raspberry flavor
• Ideal for use during outdoor activities

Medicated Lip Balm
Menthol and camphor combine to help heal and hydrate severely chapped lips.

• Unbeatable protection
• Soothes chapped, cracked, wind-burned lips

What's The Buzz?

If you've turned on the radio or television lately, you've probably heard the term Green more than once. Seems that these days everyone is going Green and reducing their carbon footprint. But what do these terms really mean? They are buzzwords that we are going to continue hearing a lot about, so let's find out what all the BUZZ is about!

Green is a shorthand phrase referring to sustaining Earth's resources. It is a vague term that can be used in many different contexts. But footprints are a bit of a different story. Think about the way you live your life. How much water does it take to support your actions each day? Do you enjoy half-hour showers or are you a get-in and get-out kind of person? Doesn't seem like it makes much of a difference, but it does add up and the longer your showers the bigger your ecological footprint. Ecological footprint, what's that? It is the amount of water and food needed to meet your daily needs throughout your lifetime. Now, what about your carbon footprint? This is another term we hear about almost on a daily basis. What it boils down to is really very simple, it is the amount of energy you consume to conduct your life. Imagine how much electricity, natural gas, and gasoline you use to run your home, power your car and even get that morning bowl of cereal to your table. It all adds up and just a few small steps can help to reduce it.

We can go into an in depth discussion about footprints and being Green, but lets focus on carbon footprints.

Your carbon footprint is the amount of energy you use to live day-to-day. By reducing your footprint, not only are you conserving energy and the planet, but you are also saving money. Checkout these simple carbon footprint reducers…who knew cutting your carbon footprint could also save you money?

• Turn off televisions, stereos, home theater systems, and other electronics when not in use. Try this: plug your televisions and other home theater electronics in a power strip with an on/off switch. When you turn your television and other electronics off for the night, flip the switch on the power strip and totally eliminate wasted power.
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• Save over 50% on your homes lighting cost when you replace a standard incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb. They last longer too!
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• Always wash clothes in cold water. Not only does this preserve the color longer, it saves you money and conserves energy.
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• Use your consumer power! Support companies that are making an effort to improve communities and the environment through Greener manufacturing practices, charitable support, and product offerings that are safe for your family and the environment. Watkins offers a full line of natural, eco-friendly spices and extracts, personal care and home care.

Caring for Your Family, Home & the Environment...

The need for companies to practice
“green” manufacturing is more
important than ever. Watkins has
been a pioneer in natural living,
utilizing the finest natural ingredients
since 1868. They continue
their commitment to you and the
environment by implementing
processes that reduce waste and
conserve energy. How does Watkins reduce waste and
make a positive impact on the earth?

• Offer a full line of plant based home care products that
are free of pollutants and biodegradable.
• Offer a full line of USDA certified 100% Organic Herbs
and Spices and All-Natural Pure Extracts.
• Adhere to a strict paper, plastic, and aluminum recycling
program.
• Utilize biodegradable packing materials.
• Use soy-based ink in our printed marketing materials.
• Employ e-communications and encourage customers,
Associates, and vendors to obtain information online
instead of in printed form.
• Gravity fed filling processes: Watkins fills the bulk dry
mixes using time-tested gravity feeds. This allows Watkins
to conserve energy that would normally be used to
power a pneumatic or conveyor system.
• Use lighter weight product packaging. Simply reducing
our plastic bottle weight for various products has saved
thousands of pounds of plastic from waste.
• Encourage vendors to use renewable energy and cut
waste.
• Utilize Lean business and manufacturing practices to
help eliminate waste and streamline operations.

Getting Back to Our Roots

For 140 years, Watkins has been America’s pioneer in natural living products and we plan to continue this tradition for generations to come. Today's trends show the consumer’s demand for natural, organic products is on the rise. We are pleased that we have been ahead of the trend since the begining with our offering of Organic Herbs and Spices, Natural Personal Care and Natural Home Care — making Watkins the brand to turn to for all of your natural living needs! Going back as far as 1917, with our Pure Vegetable Oil Soap, you can see how Watkins has been developing natural solutions for your home and family for quite some time. Clearly we are not strangers to natural, organic products!

As we look to the future, we will continue to provide products that are good for the environment, your family and meet the growing consumer demand. Our goal is to use past, present and future knowledge of natural to take our products to an even higher level of natural, resulting in increased sales for your business!

Committed to Improving our Community

The need for companies to practice “green” manufacturing is more important than ever. Watkins has been a pioneer in natural living, utilizing the finest natural ingredients since 1868. We continue our commitment to you and the environment by implementing processes that reduce waste and conserve energy. Together we can make a positive impact on our environment.

How does Watkins reduce waste and make a positive impact on the earth?

• Offer a full line of plant-based home care products that are free of pollutants and biodegradable.
• Offer a full line of USDA certified 100% Organic Herbs and Spices and All-Natural Pure Extracts.
• Adhere to a strict paper, plastic, and aluminum recycling program.
• Utilize biodegradable packing materials.
• Use soy-based ink in our printed marketing materials.
• Employ e-communications and encourage customers, Associates, and vendors to obtain information online instead of in printed form.
• Gravity fed filling processes: We fill our bulk dry mixes using time-tested gravity feeds. This allows us to conserve energy that would normally be used to power a pneumatic or conveyor system.
• Use lighter weight product packaging. Simply reducing our plastic bottle weight for various products has saved thousands of pounds of plastic from waste.
• Encourage vendors to use renewable energy and cut waste.
• Utilize Lean business and manufacturing practices to help eliminate waste and streamline operations.

Go Green With Watkins!

Celebrate Earth Day by going Green with Watkins! By incorporating these simple steps in your daily routine, you can lessen your impact on the environment. At Watkins, we believe it should be easy to preserve Mother Earth while living a sustainable lifestyle.

Living Green Tips

Dispose of filthy Cleaning Products!
The average family will spend $600 replacing their cleaning products this year alone. Why not replace them with Watkins Natural Home Care products, they are healthier for loved ones and the planet. And, with families replacing products every single week and using roughly 40 lbs. of cleaning agents a year, you can see how simply replacing harsh cleaners with environmentally friendly products could really make a positive impact on the earth!

Wash your Hands!
Clean up your hands without exposing yourself or family to harsh chemicals. The common ingredient in antibacterial soaps is Triclosan — believed to take the form of Dioxin when it mixes with plain old tap water. Not only that, this harsh chemical has been linked with drug resistant bacteria and weakened immune systems in humans. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control found there is no benefit to using antibacterial hand soaps over the old stand-by — soap and water.

Watkins Natural Liquid Hand Soaps clean your hands — naturally — while they refresh your spirit with the scents of Lavender, Aloe & Green Tea, and Lemon. And get this, they are Triclosan free!

Bag it!
Keep a tote bag in your vehicle for daily shopping stops. When you stop to purchase groceries and other goods, make sure you bring your tote in the store with you to carry them home. Better yet, you can advertise your Watkins business and protect the environment at the same time with a Watkins logo tote (work with a local screen printing shop to get your own Watkins tote). With over 36 billion plastic sacks being used in the U.S. alone, this one effort could save a lot of ozone depleting chemicals from being released into the atmosphere. If you find yourself without your tote, opt for a paper sack instead - this option has much less impact on the earth. Imagine the impact we all could make if every Watkins Associate took this one simple step!

Laundry Day!
Pick one day of the week to do your laundry. This one simple decision will not only save you money on your utility bill, it will help conserve energy by taking advantage of residual heat from your dryer. You can further your eco-friendly actions by washing your clothes in cold water and use Watkins Lemon Liquid Laundry Concentrate Soap. Because it takes only 1 oz. per load, we are able to reduce the packaging to half the size of a standard 100 oz. bottle — less waste and less impact on the environment! Not only that, it doesn't contain phosphates, like other laundry detergents, that can't be removed from water sources with current waste water treatments and end up in fresh water areas.

General History of Watkins Products.

Watkins was founded in 1868. That’s 139 years ago. In 1868,
the Civil War had just ended and was a recent memory to everyone
at the time. Andrew Johnson was President of the United
States taking over from Abraham Lincoln who was recently
assassinated. A few things that did not exist yet
include the telephone, the light bulb, airplanes, and the
Suez and Panama Canals. There were just 37 states in the
union and they were all in the same time zone since there
was only one time zone. General George Custer and
Geronimo were still alive and well. And J.R. Watkins was
living in Plainview, Minnesota and had a dream, a recipe,
and a kitchen where he created Watkins Red Liniment.
His Watkins Red Liniment launched a company that has
created careers for hundreds of thousands of Watkins men
and women over the years. In 1869, J.R. Watkins established
America’s first Money-Back Guarantee. He put a
Trial-Mark on the Liniment Bottles and told customers
that they could use the product down to that line and if
they didn’t like it, he’d give them their money back. By
1915 Watkins was the largest direct selling company in
the world and had the majority of the spice and extract
market for decades.

Do you remember how wonderful your Grandmother’s
cooking was? And your Great Grandmother’s cooking
also? The traditional home-cooked meal by our ancestors
were almost always cooked with Watkins Products, almost
exclusively. That, and a pinch of love is what made
those old-time traditional home-cooked meals so delicious
and wonderful! Our Watkins products are what almost
everyone used up until the 1950’s. When people think
fondly back at all those wonderful meals, Grandma’s
wonderful cookies, Great Aunt Mabel’s amazing roast -
They are thinking fondly of how wonderful Watkins products are!

Watkins treat bags for the Oscars!

Article courtesy of Watkins:
Watkins Lands Spot in
Oscars Gift Bags


It is that time of year again, when celebrities gear up for Oscar night and celebrate the 80th annual event. Ceremonies for the coveted Academy Awards will take place Sunday, February 24, 2008.

It is a well-known fact that with the big event comes celebrity galas and gift bags brimming with fantastic goodies from brands all over the world. But this year is extra special, because Watkins will participate in all the fun!

Watkins will donate product for the event - the J.R. Watkins Apothecary Treat Your Feet Gift Set. The set includes all the necessities to soothe tired feet after a night of working the red carpet.

"This is a fun and exciting opportunity, to be part of a time-honored tradition such as the Oscars and the celebrity gifts," said J.R. Rigley, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We've had many celebrities sample and enjoy our products, and I'm sure they will love these pampering treats."

Reg~19.99 Sale~9.99

J.R. Watkins Apothecary Personal Care...

a Hit at the Toronto Film Festival!

This past September, Watkins was given the opportunity to participate in a gifting suite at the 32nd Annual Toronto International Film Festival. This gifting suite allowed Watkins to share J.R. Watkins Apothecary personal care products with A-list Hollywood celebrities by giving those who attended gift bags filled with samples.

J.R Watkins Apothecary was a huge hit among the Hollywood crowd! Celebs like Angelina Jolie, Liv Tyler, Woody Harrelson, Charlize Theron, Mena Suvari, Samuel L. Jackson, Aaron Ashmore, Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers, Peter Stormare and Ryan Gosling all enjoyed receiving the product. Mena Suvari specifically commented on how much she loved Lavender!

Even celebrities are hearing the buzz about Watkins products!