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  1. When it comes to product design and the way I move my shop forward, I always listen to you.  I only personally have experience of my size breasts and their needs, so the feedback I receive from customers is invaluable to me.

    I decided to add a survey to my after sales email a while ago, and you guys have come up trumps with great answers and guidance for me to help me serve you better.

    I've just been taking a look at the latest batch, and I want to thank every one of you who took the time to fill it out.  If you haven't and would like to, you can at any time.:

    https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/9QM9YLX

    It is of course fully confidential

    Let's take a look at a few results:

    In the latest responses, I see there is a real spread of sizes coming to me for help, so that's great!

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    From this spread of sizes, I can see that the direction I've been taking the range, to help cater for wider band sizes that often find the enhancers too narrow, is still a good way to go. It is a myth that those with bigger breasts do not want enhancers.

    I can also see that you still have mixed needs, and that keeping a broad range, even if some are less commercially successful for me than others, is good for you.

     

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    Some of the other questions are really helpful to me, in showing me how the enhancer that you bought worked for you and your bra size, so thank you so much for those.  It was also so good to so good to see a mixed view about what you linked in the range, so even though you are all looking for something different, you are able to find something that you like.

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    The most important questions for me personally of course are how I can improve.  The age-old debate about firm and soft enhancers came up, and as usually the responses are divided. Those who want a softer natural look and feel were happy that there were plenty of styles to choose from and those wanting a real impact were happy that there were styles that could enable that by being firmer for push.  I will always make sure I have a mixture of firm and soft styles for that reason, keeping the firmer ones for those creating cleavage especially.

    There are certainly areas for me to improve on though, and my to-do list has just been reprinted with them on so that I can get going in making those changes for you.  These were the responses with advice for me:

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    My goals going forward:

    • Softer and firmer silicone make an appearance, as I expected, but more are going towards softer so I shall continue my experiments to see if I can slightly soften some styles without losing impact.
    • Some of you felt they were too tall.  This can be an issue with smaller band sizes with smaller cup sizes, as the cup is very small and can be overwhelmed by the enhancer.  I shall go through these responses in details and see what styles you bought and see what I can do with those.
    • More pictures, and I can certainly do that! My website package only allows a certain number of images in the gallery, but I can get around it by putting some images in the description too. It's a big job for me as it's a lot more manual, but I can see here that it's what you most want, and therefore it shall be done.

    Thank you so much again for all your responses.  I shall sign off now and get started on these changes for you.  There is no time like the present.

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    If you have any other advice for me, just send me an email using my contact form.

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    I'm sure you've heard so much about the new privacy laws and regulations that have come in.  I won't bore you again with it all, so just a quick outline as to what I've done:

     

    1 Heart  I have deleted all my customer mailing list from times gone by.  I personally was so overwhelmed by all the "do you want to stay on my customer list?" emails that I received, that I decided not to do it.  I just thought it would be best to start afresh.

    I hope that those who have bought from me in the past will remember me enough to come back, and can then choose to sign up to my newsletter.  That way there was no annoying email from me, and anyone that chooses to sign up from this point on, I know really does want to hear from me.  

    2 Heart 150 150  I took a look at all my security settings, all the rules for the GDPR and made sure I was fully compliant.  I am, so that's great. I have outlined my full privacy policy for you guys and you can see it here.  

    3 Heart 150 150Employee-wise it was easy as it is only myself that has any access to your order, so I don't need to train lots of people or worry that they will not follow it.  I will keep all your data safe.

    4 HeartI will start a new newsletter sign up soon and pop it on the site.  You can then elect to sign up without having to place an order where you can also opt in.  I will, as before, only send about 2 emails a year with offers and info about new products.

    I hope that all makes sense, but if you have any questions, do get it touch and I'd be happy to help.

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    P.S. You can read my full Privacy and Cookies page info here

  3.  I'm always trying to grow my range and welcome new styles,and today I'm bringing in a whooper!

    Welcome 7B in her new 560g size.

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    Style 7 has always been one of your favoruites for her pushing your cleavage towards the heavens abilities, and having a smaller and bigger version has enabled me to give an option to more cup sizes.  With the introduction of their glamourous big sister, even more of you can now enjoy her skills.  She comes in as my biggest breast enhancer now, at a whopping 560g, and as she's a firm style, she really gives a good push.

    Have a look at my lovely new huge 7B!

     

    Jo Thornton Breast Enhancer Chicken Fillets Style 7B 330g and 560g compared

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  4. Freebie October

     

    That's right, I'd like to give you some freebies!

    I've all sorts of things that I'm dying to give you.  This includes:

    • some of my discontinued breast enhancer styles
    • nipple covers
    • packs of fabulous fashion tape
    • boobylicious tape in discs and strips
    • stick on bras
    • ...and ... if I haven't eaten them all, some sweeties too.

    I can't guarantee what you will receive, but everything I add to your parcel will add up to more than £5 and I will aim for much more than that while stocks last.  More excitingly, it will be a nice surprise for you, I promise.

    Let's make October a little more fun. 

    Just add any two pairs of breast enhancer to your order and I will add the freebies to your parcel.

    Happy October,

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  5. I am so happy with how well my boobylicious tape has been helping you.

    I've introduced a bigger 11cm disc which can make it easier with the bigger breast forms.

    She's also coming with more detailed instructions which I will try and find a way to add to the smaller label on the 8cm discs.

    I've also added her as a purchase option for when you buy the larger breast forms, saving on postage enabling me to sell them cheaper for you.  Yay!

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    Best wishes

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  6. As we all know, there is the odd dress that just won't allow for a bra.  Lack of support and lack of confidence can result.  Don't worry though...

    Say hello to my lovely fabric covered self-adhesive mango bra. She's here to give you a great shape, pulling your breasts in and giving them support, so you can rock that dress or top with confidence.

    Strap free and backless, she can be worn up to 10 times and I've priced her with a lovely understated price tag of only £6.00.  

    Available in cup sizes B, C and D that work well with this kind of bra, she's a sweet mango winner!  Buy one now and hit the tiles with confidence.

    Mango Bra Size B

  7. With summer fast approaching and more and more of you emailing me about it, I thought it might be really useful to write a little about bikinis.  I am going to detail what works best with and without enhancers and the style of bikini that are best to look out for.

    The Bikini Problem

    The main issue with bikinis is that their cut and fabric is designed to be light, and therefore isn't supportive. There are styles that tie around the body, styles with thin straps to hold the bikini to your skin rather than to support your breasts, and styles with very small triangular cups.  The problem with these is the complete lack of support.  If you think about bras, the best results you will get are those that are structured.  They hold you in the right place and way, and allow your breasts to be held up, to be pushed up, to be held together and where you want them.  With bikinis, we go the other way by buying ones with little structure.  We can't fight gravity, so the result is that your breasts will sit lower, move around more, will not have any rounded or cleavage look at the top, will appear flatter, will appear smaller.  If any of those affect your confidence it's not good, but add the most important one that your breasts are not supported and therefore put strain on your back and neck, and it's time to rethink.

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    The Better Option

    The good news is the same kinds of bikinis work well with breast enhancers and without. 

    The secret really isn't a secret at all as we all know it...it is....

    Structure

    If you get structure in your bikini top you will be supporting your breasts to keep your back healthy, keep them healthy and keep them where you want them to be and how you want them to look.  If you choose to wear breast enhancers, you will also then give them something to push against to push you up or in, and ensure that they are well held in.

    What To Look For

    When choosing your next bikini, go for as bra a structure as you can.  This doesn't have to be boring as there are fabulous ones out there. They will look great and keep you and a breast enhancer well supported Go for styles like the ones here and you will find you get much better results.

     

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    Don't forget all of my styles are safe to wear in bikinis and if you need any help, just get in touch.

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  8. As some of you may know I was in a documentary back in 2012.  It followed the PIP scandal, where it had been found that non-medical silicone had been used for internal breast surgery.

    I had no idea at the time of filming that it would be on a primetime BBC3 show, or that people would still remember me from it! 

    I've managed to at last get a copy of it and I've popped it onto You Tube.  Hopefully they won't mind now that BBC is no longer a channel apart from online. My shop had a rebrand after the documentary (it used to be called Silicone Sally, and you can see my section at around 48 minutes 50 into the documentary.  I would never actively argue against breast surgery and believe in choice for all women, but regardless you may find it an interesting thing to watch. 

     

    If you need any help or advice about anything raised in the show you can email me at any time.

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  9. I really wanted to bring some charity products to my store and start to help some of the groups that need more funding.  I've started adding some little products to my new "Charity Add-On" category, that you can add to any order.  All profits will go to the 3 charities at the end of every month.

    • Breast Cancer Now who are leading the UKs research into Breast Cancer.
    • Breast Cancer Care to support those diagnosed, and
    • The Young Women's Trust which helps women 16-30 to help bring about positive personal and social change.  

    I've got some lovely things coming that I've been able to price really well so that you get a lovely product at a fantastic price and the charity receives a great amount for each sold.

    A win win!

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