Monday, November 28, 2011

From the Nebraska Distribution Center

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! With Thanksgiving gone Christmas is right around the corner and you know what that means...Fireworks Christmas season.We are getting containers in almost everyday here in Pittsburg with product. Just wanted to remind everyone that if you are needing product for the Christmas season to give me a call at the Pittsburg office 620-231-2264 or shoot me an email josh.stovall@jakesfireworks.com

The New Year's season is right around the corner!

As the Thanksgiving holiday comes to a close, most of our attention turns to the Christmas holiday season. Don't forget that the New Year's fireworks selling season is fast approaching. We are receiving containers by the day, and orders are coming in fast. In order to get a better fill rate on your order, get them in early so we can reserve the hot sellers for you. As always give us a call if you have any questions, and we in this time of thanks, want to thank you our valued customers.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

The Jake's Fireworks family would like to wish all of our current and future customers a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! Enjoy the long weekend with the five F's:

Family
Friends
Food
Football

and


FIREWORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, November 21, 2011

Winter pricing

Our World Class winter pricing is done! Price sheets have been mailed and your sales representatives are standing by to take orders. If you don’t receive your price list in the mail in the next few days please feel free to contact us to request an electronic copy.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 18, 2011

Hi everyone,
I justed to update you that our Christmas pricing has been mailed out to those who have a Christmas season. Look for that in your mailboxes. If you do not get it please contact your local representative. We are also going to be here the days before Thanksgiving if you wanted to get your order in before the holiday.
Hope everyone enjoys a safe and blessed Thanksgiving!
Staci

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

From the Texas Distribution Center

Well another round of rain came through the state this week. We need to continue to get rain every week to get past this drought. I did get some good news from Louisiana this week, all burn bans in the state have been lifted.
The winter prices have been finalized and went into the mail this evening. Be on the outlook for the lists so you can start placing your orders. I am going to be in my Pittsburg office through the thanksgiving holiday and then will work out ofmy Texas office for the duration of the new years season. As always be sure to holler at me if you have any questions at all
-Brian

Firecrackers

World Class Firecrackers

I often forget that WWW stands for World Wide Web. As I was reading some of the questions I received this week from our website, I realized that a lot of people have different beliefs and understandings of what make up fireworks. When we talk about the fireworks business and the products Jake's Fireworks sell, they may be different products (due to laws) than the products available in other countries around the world.

Today I want to discuss Firecrackers. What are Firecrackers? This answer may be different depending where you are in the world. However, there are a few common traits no matter where you are in the world. Firecrackers are used in many kinds of celebrations: independence days, weddings, business openings, religious ceremonies, and many holiday celebrations. The design of firecrackers all over the world is similar. Firecrackers are paper tubes that range in size depending where you are. Here in the United States firecrackers are typically 1 3/4" inches long. However, in other countries firecrackers can be as large as cigars. All firecrackers have some sort of ignition point. Here in the U.S. we commonly use a paper fuse. In other countries they use a material very similar to what you see on a match book. You strike the end of the firecracker causing the ignition. All firecrackers have some form of chemical composition which gives you the desired effect. Most firecrackers are using some form of black powder.

No matter where you are, all firecrackers have the following: A loud report followed by a smile! Remember to celebrate responsibly no matter what the reason!

Be sure to check out our selection of firecrackers!

Have a blessed Thanksgiving everybody!!

Mick Marietta
CSO of Jake's Fireworks

Monday, November 14, 2011

Travels with Josh Stovall

I just got back from visiting some customers up in the South Dakota/North Dakota area. As you all probably already know the northern part had a very harsh winter and with that came flooding this Spring/Summer.

During the season I talked to some customers over the phone about the conditions and whether or not they were going to even have a fireworks season. For the most part many opened and had a good year considering the circumstances. Others were not so fortunate.

I got the opportunity to sit down with a customer on my travels and they showed me some pictures of their house during the summer that got flooded. I really didn’t know how bad the flooding was until I was actually driving up into the flooded area.

Flooding in the Dakotas

I even came across some roads that were still underwater and even some houses. With the flood waters rescinding many are rebuilding this particular family included as they have already gutted out their house and started working towards a better home.

True fireworks individuals they were anxious to talk about the upcoming season and even talked about possibly opening up for the Christmas season. So if you are in need of some fireworks for your Christmas season give me a call at our Pittsburg, KS office 620-231-2264 or shoot me an e-mail at josh.stovall@jakesfireworks.com.

Hope everyone is doing well and hope everyone has a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 11, 2011

Do you have an idea for a firework name or label?

As we are working on finalizing our new 2012 product lineup, we are in need of some labels and names for these new items. We are working on compiling a list of potential ideas, and want your input. If you have any ideas we would like to hear them. Please email any ideas and designs to jlawson@jakesfireworks.net. If your idea gets used, we will make special mention of it on our website and include it when we display our new product lineup in the Spring of 2012.

Lets get those ideas going!

- Josh Lawson
- SC Sales Representative

Monday, November 7, 2011

Winlock, WA warehouse to be open year round!!

Starting Monday, December 5th, our Winlock , WA warehouse will be open year round. Another step forward as Jake’s Fireworks continues to set ourselves apart as the premier consumer fireworks distributor in the nation. We’re excited about the opportunities in the northwest and looking forward to strengthening relationships with our customers for many years to come.

If you’re needing merchandise for New Year’s get your orders in fast, merchandise is going quickly!

If you have any questions about our Winlock facility please don’t hesitate to let me know.

Jeremy Mohney
jeremy.mohney@jakesfireworks.net

Friday, November 4, 2011

Just a heads up our garage sale is now over. However there are tons of great deals to be had so call your reps today!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

From the Texas Distribution Center

Here it is November already................... Wow time flies
Just a few updates on what is going on here at Jakes.




The garage sale is still ongoing. It is first come first serve and you must pay for it when it picks up or ships as always. There are some great bargains on the items so it you what to run some specials these would be great items for drawing people to your stands. If you do not already have the prices just shoot me an email and I will forward them to you.


The Winter price list will be coming out in a week or two. Remember if you want to be assured to get all the quality World Class items that you want as soon as you get that price list get your order to me and we will reserve those items for you. If you already know what you need please do not hesitate to call or email your order into me here in Kansas. I will get your order into the system and adjust the prices when the new list comes out. Keep in mind that you can always adjust your order after the prices come out but it always works to your advantage to reserve that merchandise early.


Got some promising news on the drought this last week from a customer in Montgomery County just north of Houston. They lifted their burn ban!! This is great news and a step in the right direction but we still need rain!! Please keep praying for it!!


I will be working out of my Kansas office until Thanksgiving and will be traveling back to Texas on Monday the 28th of November for the duration of the season. If you are ready to submit your order now you can call me here in Pittsburg at 620-231-2264 ext 233 or email the order to me at brian@jakesfireworks.net After Thanksgiving I can be reached at my Texas office 903-264-2264.



Wishing y'all a happy Thanksgiving,

Brian

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Online Contest

Shhhh!!!

Can you keep a secret?

Don’t tell anybody, but we are working on the finishing touches for an online contest.
Keep checking back at www.jakesfireworks.com.
Top three winners will be awarded some pretty cool prize packages. Good luck!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

A Message From Our CSO Mick Marietta:

We are beginning a new season. With all new sales seasons come similar questions.

Will shipping be an issue this season? Will the product be produced on time? What will the exchange rate be? Will the tax situation in china change? How will the new items quality be this season? What are the New items?

A few Answers:

Shipping as always is a challenge. However, over the past couple years we have learned to adapt. Many of the steamship lines are considering dropping routes between shanghai and the States. This is due to the economy and shortages of shipments between the destinations. Although there is not a squeeze on space now it could present problems in the late season. All of us in the fireworks industry are keeping a close eye on the situation.

Product production has been good early. All of the factories are now finished with the European orders. All factories are now producing for either the U.S. market or the Domestic market. If weather conditions stay the same we are hoping for an early production year.

Exchange rate continues to keep all of us on our toes. As everyone knows it directly affects your cost and is continuously changing. Unless you have the crystal ball the best thing to do is keep a close eye on it. Make sure and contact us for our best insight and suggestions on the best way to handle the current economy and forecasts.

The tax situation in china seems to be stable and unchanging. We will keep you updated with any changes we hear about.

The New items as always with WORLD CLASS will be awesome. We are excited about the new combinations of effects. We have also been listening to all of you about what the market desires. This year will be like all others. World Class will be the best of the best.

What are the New Items? We have to keep a few Secrets.

I look forward to another great season. Talk to you soon.

- Mick