New Jacket Orders Coming in Fast!

A true classic leather jacket!

The pre-release of the Mad Max jacket has been a resounding success! Mad Max fans are so excited that they will receive their jackets any day now! The orders have been flowing in daily, with the very first order coming in 20 minutes after the pre-release was announced! The first production run of this amazing leather jacket will certainly be selling out in no time.

But the jacket itself isn't the only thing that makes us so excited. In our constant quest for screen-accuracy, we give you the chance to look exactly like Mad Max when he first hit the screens in 1979 thanks to our replica badges and gloves! The jacket comes with screen-accurate, moulded, riveted shoulder bells or can be ordered without them. The badges are a three piece set, and the gloves are leather and of exceptional quality! The badges and gloves can be ordered as an ensemble along with the jacket or as separate items, but be aware that they are available in a limited quantity and are already moving quickly.

Finally, if you're lucky enough to be in the Atlanta area for Dragon*Con this Sept. 1st to 4th, you will be one of the first to see the Mad Max jacket in person! September 1st will be the official release date both on our web site and in our AbbyShot booth, so we will certainly have some product on hand at the Con. Walking around Dragon*Con in a brand new Mad Max jacket, what could be better than that? :-)

Another Reason to Love the Hoodie!

You know you want it!

AbbyShot is very pleased to announce a great new development for Kingdom Hearts fans! Our Kingdom Hoodie has been getting an amazing response from customers all over the world, and we've been constantly looking for ways to make this product even better. First, we added an XXL size for people who enjoy a looser fit. Later in the year, we added an X-small size for customers who wanted a more form-fitting look. Following that, we improved the necklace to make it more attractive and screen-accurate.

Then we thought: why stop there? The hoodie itself is as good as it gets, the only thing we can think of is to lower the price! We've dropped the price by 15% down to $99 USD, making this the best possible deal for your Kingdom Hoodie!

Bigger Than Big!

Oh yeah, we were roughing it... A tiny slice of one instant of the massive crowds, this is probably less than 1% of the people we were surrounded by that day. Not only the crowds were massive, the center section of the Exhibitor's Hall had about 20 or so different companies' booths each of which were this size or larger! Not everything was massive, this little guy was too cute for words!

This past July Justin and I (Adam) traveled from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, Canada all the way to San Diego, California, USA - practically a diagonal line from the top right corner to the bottom left corner of North America! When we arrived, we were surrounded by the beautiful scenery and the impressive heat! The locals told us that it was a heat wave, but call it what you will, it was definitely hotter than we were used to. I expect that Justin and I must have drank about 50 litres each (Water, that is!) over the weekend! :-)

While crowded, everyone was extremely friendly, like these two lovely ladies who posed with us. I'm the Browncoat on the right. I don't know what these two are, but they appear to be having fun being it... Justin hanging with AbbyShot customer Joan and her husband. Just guess what's popular right now!

We weren't really sure what to expect from Comic-Con, this was our first ever trip to a convention this size. They were estimating that they'd have 110,000 attendees over the entire four days - apparently they passed that mark at about mid afternoon on the second day. I don't know what the eventual total headcount was, but I can tell you that it was beyond crowded!

There was so much to see that it was literally overwhelming at times. We spent two days just taking a look at all the exhibitor's booths. I don't mean a leisurely study either, I mean it took that long just to see everything once! Also, if you ever want the scoop on all the latest upcoming movies, I can't think of a better place to be. We were treated with so many advance teasers, exclusive footage and discussion panels with famous actors and directors that it would make your head spin just for us to describe it all. Suffice it to say, we gained some valuable info and have a list of movies that we'll be watching out for over the next 8 months or so!

We also got a chance to meet up with some great people as well. We met many of the Southern California Browncoats, including two customers whose pictures I'm including here. We also met with long-time forum member Lord Midget and spent some quality time with him, discussing everything from ancient history, to not so ancient history, to movies, and even a bit about AbbyShot's future - mostly though we just hung out like old buddies right from the start, which I gotta say was exceptionally cool. My only regret is that we forgot to get a picture. Ah well, blame it on the skull-baking heat! :-)

I could go on and on and on about all the amazing things we saw, all the people we spoke with (I met Lou Ferrigno, A.K.A. The Incredible Hulk!), and things we found out about, but sometimes pictures speak louder than words, so take a look at the images to get a tiny taste of what it was like. Maybe you'll want to go next year!

Will we return? Most certainly! We don't know for sure just when AbbyShot will return, all we know is that we'll need to have a fairly sizable presence to even get noticed in comparison to some of the booths we saw there... What do you think? What should a "big time" AbbyShot booth look like? What should it include? Send us your ideas and you may see them in action at a future Comic-Con!

Export Marketing Intern Joins the AbbyShot Team

AbbyShot has just recruited a new member to the team for a one-year internship. Mark is a recent Business graduate who will be focusing on Export Marketing to help AbbyShot get the message out to every corner of the world. Mark will also be making sure that customers' orders cross borders faster and smoother to reach you sooner!

Mark is very excited about the many projects he will be working on, and he also cannot wait to meet lots of AbbyShot customers at Dragon*Con in Atlanta. It will also be his first time at a Con, so expect him to have an amazed look on his face at all times. Mark is a big film fan, check out his favourites on his personal blog at: anansiboyjournals.blogspot.com

Fun Places, Cool Stuff!

One awesome looking biker boot!

Mad Max fever continues at AbbyShot and this month’s featured web site fits right in. This time, the spotlight is on the friendly people at Motor Cowboy and their selection of custom-fitted boots. Have a look around their newly updated site; their selection of leather motorcycle boots will be sure to blow you away! They’ve got an incredible selection of replica boots from all kinds of classic movies and TV shows (from Star Wars to The Matrix to Firefly) and they custom-make them to your measurements.

Most impressive to us is their Mad Max boot, an all-leather replica of everyone’s favorite post-apocalyptic footwear. Any fan interested in AbbyShot’s Mad Max jacket certainly can’t go wrong by checking out the Motor Cowboy site for the perfect boots to go along with it! Since we’re already shamelessly plugging the Motor Cowboy website, we may as well throw our name in there too! :-)

If you have any suggestions for future "Featured Websites" please let us know!

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