Do not be alarmed! Our security certificate is not invalid! The warning message is simply pointing out the fact that Exclusively Yours Gift Shoppe does not own the security certificate being used to provide secure ordering. The certificate is owned by SoluProbe Limited, our web hosting provider. You can see this in the web site address displayed when you go secure. The address will switch from http://www.exclusivelyyoursgifts.com to https://soluprobe.net. There is no problem with the security certificate as the message implies. You can continue ordering with confidence that your personal information is secure.

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Our newly designed web site features a collectible specific search engine that allows you easily locate that item your looking for. You can search by key words, category, subject, artist, producer, occasion, or price range. Look for the icon on all our item lists under the "More Info" column. This icon indicates we have more information on that item including a picture. Clicking on the icon will display whatever extra information we have available on the item.

We have implemented the shopping basket metaphor as a means of simplifying the online ordering process. Items can be added and removed from your shopping cart using the check boxes that appear with each item on the item lists. This feature requires the use of "cookies" so you must enable the acceptance of cookies in your browser for our site to function correctly. In Netscape this option is found under advanced preferences. If you have never used your preference settings to disable cookies, you are probably aleady set up correctly to use our site.

In conjunction with our check boxes for adding and removing items from your basket, there are several shopping buttons you will be required to use. The "Update Basket" button will add any checked items to your basket and then show you (view) everything that is your basket. The "View Basket" button shows you everything in your basket and also lets you remove items from your basket. The "Go to Checkout" button will take you to our order form where you can enter the quantity of each item you wish to purchase along with the usual shipping and payment information.

You will also see an "Add to Basket" button on our site especially on our home page where we randomly select items to feature. Each featured item will have its own "Add to Basket" button. Clicking this button will not automatically add the item to your basket. The "Add to Basket" button will bring up the featured item in our standard item list format where you can see all the available information on the item before you add it to your basket.

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You may have noticed that we list both an issue price and asking price for many of our items. The issue price reflects the original retail price when the item was issued. Once an item is sold out, it is sought after on the secondary market from the original purchasers. Exclusively Yours lists reasonable asking prices well below the secondary market value. Secondary market prices are regularly published by experts in each field. One such source of pricing information is the Collectors Information Bureau (CIB).

The CIB has a regular column on secondary-market prices in Collector Editions. It also publishes an annual Collectibles Market Guide & Price Index, which lists current prices for more than 50,000 retired artworks. In addition, the guide has information on major collectibles companies, including addresses and phone numbers; profiles of more than 200 artists; and an easy-to-use club directory. It is sold at many collectibles stores, and is also available by mail from the CIB. To order a copy by phone, call (847) 842-2200, or fax (847) 842-2205.

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I received Nicolette today and she's so cute! Our daughter is 28 and has been playing the flute since she was 8. This is a perfect gift for her and I'm so happy you had her for us. This internet thing is really neat isn't it? - Colleen Boswell

I don't often send messages such as this but I am so impressed with the web site you set up for Exclusively Yours Gift Shoppe that I wanted to compliment you. I visit many sites looking for collectables and without a doubt the one you designed is by far the most user friendly and useful. I have purchased several items at this site for a number of reasons but the design of the site and it's easy way of getting information is not the least of the reasons. Thank you for a great job.
- Fred Greenhut

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