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8/16/07
Upcoming Events
Van Halen SILENT AUCTION





Attention Trade Members! Submit Your Bid Now!

On October 22, 2007 at the Palace of Auburn Hills Van Halen and David Lee Roth will reunite for the first time in 22 years. Do not miss your opportunity to be a part of this historic concert event!!!

Due to the high demand of this concert TradeFirst will conduct a silent Auction open to all trade members. Please submit your bid via e-mail (juile@tradefirst.com) by August 27, 2007 or in person (sealed envelope) by August 28th at 6:30 pm. The winner will be announced on August 28th during the back to school open house at 7:00 pm. Bidding starts at $5,500.


2008 Goods & Services Directory

Be Seen... Make Sales!!!

Advertising in the TradeFirst Goods & Services Directory is the most cost effective way to advertise your business to the growing TradeFirst.com membership. Reservations for advertising space are now being sold. The deadline for ad submittal is September 3, 2007.

Click here to download a form that can be faxed to TradeFirst, or call 419-843-2555 and ask to speak to a broker.

 
Featured Members
Wendy's Grooming & Gifts

Does your Dog need a bath??? 

Time to call Wendy’s Grooming & Gifts. Hands on grooming, no grooming loops, never tranquilizers, ever. 20 years experience. Grooming with the loving touch, always. Big or small, we love ‘em all! Behavioral Counseling available- certified Animal Care Specialist. Red Neck Gift Baskets, humorous , unique gifts for that special friend! Located at 5445 Fleet Rd., Toledo. Call Wendy now at 419-578-7275 www.wendysredneckgifts.com

 


Tiny Tom- The Chimney Sweep



Call Us Today!

Founded in 1978, we have been in business for 30 years. Over time we have developed a strong relationship with our customers, built on trust. We have serviced over 25,000 customers in the NW Ohio, SE Michigan and NE Indiana area and look forward to the opportunity to make this number grow. We here at TinyTom.Com believe in honesty, integrity, and the quality of our work. We are licensed, bonded & insured. Your satisfaction comes first, we look forward to serving your needs. If you need Chimney work or general home repairs please give us a call for a free estimate. We offer gutter cleaning and covers, stainless chimney chase covers, chimney liner and dampers, chimney repair and caps, roof stain removal and cleaning, and dryer vent cleaning. BRICK, BLOCK, CHIMNEY REPAIR, ROOF LEAKS, all with trade dollars! Call Tom at 800-788-8469.


Darla & Co. Hair Salon and Day Spa



Special Offer for TradeFirst Members!

Welcome to Darla & Co. Hair Salon & Day Spa! Enjoy the many services offered at Darla’s. Darla is offering a special for trade members: $20 off a one hour facial, and $10 off a one hour massage! Also offering these services:  ear piercing, hair colors, perms, cuts, shampoo and sets. Hair removal (waxing) all waxings except bikini. (face, backs, legs). Manicures and Pedicures. Massages, two types- relaxation  ($60/hr) and thereputic ($80/hr), also facial massages. Located at 6060 Teletowne Dr., Toledo. Give Darla a call at 419-476-4761 for more great details!


Massage Therapy Center of Sylvania

Treat Yourself!

Make it a priority to relieve the stress and tension in your life by making an appointment with Marlene Damico at Massage Therapy Center of Sylvania. Specializing in massage therapy, hot rock therapy and energy healing.  She is located at 5600 Monroe St., Bldg. B, Suite101. Call Marlene today at 419-882-0512. You will be glad you did!


Rubber Stamp Shop

Essential Business Products!

Rubber Stamp Shop+ wants your trade business! We offer products that every business can use. Call us for rubber stamps for home and office, vinyl lettering, plastic laminating, banners, magnetic signs, yard signs. Located at 4418 Lewis Ave., Toledo. Give Art a call at 419-478-4444 for product information. 


Affordable Mechanical LLC

Affordable Mechanical special for trade members:

Summer special duct cleaning for $99 (up to 10 ducts). This is very important to have done if there are pets and people with allergies in the home. A/C clean & check only $74.95. Affordable Mechanical specializes in commercial and residential heating and cooling.  24 hour – 7 day emergency service – no overtime charges – ever!!! We service all brands. Gas furnaces, central air conditioning, humidifiers, duct work, air cleaners, water heaters, boilers.  Call Affordable today at 419-476-1111 or 419-874-9999. www.affordableheat-cool.com


Bally Total Fitness


Get Fit and Stay Fit!

Bally Total Fitness – Get Fit & Stay Fit! Nationwide memberships for $600 Trade! WOW! www.ballytotalfitness.com. Contact Josh Bolton at 954-781-5000 or email jbolton@TradeFirst.com.


Much4Less


AMAZING quality at the Best Pricing at Much 4 Less!

Members will receive 25% off 100% Satisfaction Guarantee or Full Money Refunds
We Paint Any Image!!! You can use your images or select from our images. Old Masters / Contemporary / Portraits / Figurative / Landscapes / Abstracts / Florals / Nudes / Seascape / Still Life / Animals
We Paint Any Size!!! Including HUGE Murals on Canvas for Walls and Ceilings. We Ship EVERYWHERE Including OVERSEAS
Perfect as a gift, or for decorating your Home, the Office, Hotels, Hospitals, Restaurants, churches and Temples. www.bestpriceart.com.
For further information call Josh Bolton at (954) 781-5000 or email jbolton@tradefirst.com.


Dining
Here is a sampling of restaurants available on Trade. Visit the TradeFirst.com Virtual Directory for even more dining opportunities!!!
 
Generations Family Restaurant


Under New Ownership!

Generations Family Restaurant is back on trade. Under new ownership, Generations is proud to serve trade members with Delicious homemade Breakfast, Lunch and Dinners- Desserts too! Specials: Mon. - All you can eat Spaghetti- $6.99; Tues. - Beef & Noodles $7.99; Fri. & Sat.- All you can eat fish, cod 10.99, perch 9.99 and scrod 7.99. Located at 1917 W. Alexis, Toledo. Please call  419-475-5115 for directions, hours and daily specials!


Diaggio's Gelato & Pizzeria

If you are seeking authentic Italian Cuisine, come visit us!

Feel like you're walking down the streets of Italy. Experience our life size murals, Gelato Café (over 200 flavors, 24 wkly of Italian ice cream), gourmet coffees, pizzeria, soups, salads, “paninis” : Caprese - mozzarello, tomato, fresh basil and greens, with pesto;  Diaggio Max (very popular!) hot calabrese, pepper salami, hot capicollo, provolone, lettuce and tomato! Toscano – roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, red onions, mushrooms, greens, tomato, basil with pesto! We serve various combinations of delicious wraps and calzones as well!

We are located at 1270 S. Holland-Sylvania Rd. in Holland, OH. Check out our website to tempt your tastebuds www.diaggios.com. Give us a call at 419-861-0772.

 
Gift Certificates
E-mail scriptol@TradeFirst.com to place order. Click here for a complete list of Gift Certificates available.
$100 minimum order & allow 48 hours for processing.

Gift Certificates are now available online! Simply log on to TradeFirst.com and select the Gift Certificates link. At the click of a mouse, you'll discover a huge selection of restaurants, entertainment, gifts, and more!
 
Cherry Republic

Attention Cherry Lovers!

Attention Cherry Lovers.  Go to the land where the cherries are grown.  Northern Michigan.  By special arrangement, Cherry Republic Gift Certificates can be purchased through TradeFirst.com.  Locations are in quaint Glen Arbor as well as their new location in Traverse City.  Enjoy their taste bud-teasing cherry preserves, marinades, syrups, salsas, wines and chocolate covered cherries.  If you can't make the trip, arrangements can be made for catalog purchases.  View complete product line at www.cherryrepublic.com.  Download the TradeFirst.com Scrip/Gift Certificate list to place your order or contact nkeilman@tradefirst.com for more information.


Order on the Way

Keep the Heat Out of the Kitchen!

Order on the Way is a unique restaurant delivery service! If you're too busy or too tired to cook, we combine the choice if your favorite restaurant with the convenience of delivering to your home or office in an hour! Drop off catering also available, can feed 1-100 persons. Trading food and soda pop - minimal delivery charge----delivery and gratuity not tradable.

Stop by the TradeFirst office for an Order on the Way catalog and gift certificates! www.orderontheway.com


Barry Bagels

Mmmmm, mmmm Good!

Whether it is dinner for the family or for a large gathering for that special event – why cook? Instead, get a deli tray from Barry Bagels – feed the whole group without working in the kitchen! Why Barry’s for catering? They have deli meats and cheeses, the finest available! Salads homemade daily with fresh ingredients: tuna, chicken, egg, potato, macaroni, cole slaw. Barry’s own flavored cream cheeses: cinnamon raisin, vegetable ranch, scallion, strawberry. And of course, bagels baked fresh all day long.

Call them today to place your catering order, 419-885-1000. Use your trade card, too, at all their locations. Barry is offering 10% off, offer good thru August 31, 2007.  $25 gift cards at the TradeFirst office – for these call Katherine or Nena at 419-843-2555. www.barrybagels.com


Tony's Restaurant & Pub

Gift Certificates for award winning ribs (People Choice Award), homemade pizzas and subs.

Tony's Restaurant & Pub's exclusive "Big Ben" burger (huge one lb. burger, big enough for two to share), great variety salad bar, and daily homemade lunch specials. Good service, menu variety, prices & family atmosphere.

Located at 7723 Airport Hwy (that's the Apple Blossom Plaza)., Holland, OH. Hours: Sun-Thurs 11a - 10p; Fri -Sat 11a - 11p.Call Katherine or Nena for $25 gift certificates at the TradeFirst office.

 

Travel

Please give us at least 2 weeks prior notice to fulfill your travel request.

AirFare on Trade to the Hottest Destinations!!









 

2007/2008 Charter Airfare Available on Trade out of Detroit to selective destinations.


2007/2008 Charter Airfare Available on Trade out of Detroit to selective destinations.
 
$375.00 non-stop round trip per person trade (cash taxes vary per destination)
 
 
         
Aruba          
Sunday               12/23/07-4/6/08
 
Cancun/Mayan Riviera 
Monday             Now-6/30/07; 1/7-4/14/08
Wednesday       Now-8/27/08;10/15-12/17/08
Thursday           1/31-4/10/08
Friday                12/21/07-4/4/08
Saturday           Now-12/13/08
Additional Sat   12/22/07-4/5/08
Sunday             12/23/07-4/6/08 
 
Cozumel       
Friday                12/21/07-4/4/08
 
Jamaica        
Saturday           12/22/07-4/5/08
 
Puerto Vallarta 
Friday                12/21/07-4/4/08
Monday              2/4/08-3/24/08
 
Blackout Dates
11/17-11/18/07, 12/19-12/28/07, 2/15-2/18/08, 3/8-3/24/08, 11/21-11/28/08

Rules and Restrictions may apply. Taxes are due in cash and vary depending on destination

 


Ocean Reef Resort



Welcome to a very special place... Ocean Reef Resort, Freeport, Bahamas

We invite you to relax and enjoy our friendly people and marvel at our sunny shores. Ocean Reef Resort would like to be the first to welcome you to the beautiful island of the Grand Bahamas. You can stay a Friday to Friday or Saturday to Saturday in a beautiful 2 Bedroom unit for only $2000.00 trade per week. There is also a $300.00 cleaning fee and taxes due in cash. www.oryc.com for pictures and information about the resort.

If interested contact travel@tradefirst.com.


The Lauderdale Beachside Hotel

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!!!

Everyone agrees - you can't find a better oceanfront location than ours. At the north end of Fort Lauderdale, in the charming seaside village of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, the Lauderdale Beachside Hotel welcomes you to enjoy all the best of the South Florida lifestyle (please see the "Area Info" page).  

ROOMS & AMENITIES - Our Resort offers you 179 rooms, efficiencies and one-bedroom suites in 3 different buildings - the Beach Building, the Main Building, and the Suites Building. All rooms are equipped with in-room safe, refrigerator, microwave oven, free wireless internet access, dataport, voice mail, remote-controlled cable color TV, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board (please see the "Rooms & Rates Info" page). 

BEACH ACTIVITIES - Our beach is one of the widest in the area and offers a variety of activities:     

RESTAURANTS & LOUNGES - Of course, no resort would be complete without an exciting signature restaurant and a relaxing beachside tiki bar and grill. Naturally, we have both and both of them are brand new - Damon's Grill and Clubhouse Lounge, and Damon's Beach Bar. With more than 100 locations throughout the United States, Damon's is known for its excellent quality and terrific value. The Damon's Clubhouse is more than a sports bar - every booth has its own color TV which offers you the flexibility of selecting one of several different sports events being aired or your choice of 99 different channels offering a variety of programs or the nationwide NTN trivia game. www.lauderdalebeachsidehotel.com

To make reservations contact the travel department at travel@tradefirst.com..

 
TradeMart
For More information Call 419-843-2555. Trademart is Open Mon- Fri 9am-5:30pm

Now on Display at your Toledo TradeMart!

 
New at TradeMart!!!


TradeMart has summer products just for you!

A few new items are: garden hoses and tools, 3.0 HP- 11 Gal air compressor, portable stadium seats (great for those bleacher seats!) all kinds of electric fans – do you have a fan for all the hot spots? 1400 & 1600 PSI pressure washers, and lots of golf balls, sleeves of three to dozens!

Come in and shop with your trade dollars, we’re stocked and ready for you to save your cash!

TradeMart is located at your TradeFirst.com office, open from 9am – 5:30pm. Have Questions? Give Katherine or Nena a call at 419-843-2555.


Replace Your Old Dishwasher!!!

Introducing a true Premiere Style

The LI700SNA Dishwasher comes with a Super Dry (Turbo Fan), Rapid Wash,Crystal Care Wash and a True Care System among others, for a better and easier cleaning.  It also brings a magnificent Stainless Steel Interior Door and Tub. Outside Finish is Stainless Steel (also available in white).

Warranty: 2 years parts & labor, 5 years on all Electronic Components (parts only),  5 years on Racks (parts only), lifetime warranty against rust – Stainless Steel Door and Tub.

Own this item for only $1,239.99


A Fabulous Dryer!!!

The AS65VXSNA Dryer is part of the platinum line of laundry from Ariston is not only efficient in their operation, lowest energy rating in its class, but also provides an opportunity to create an efficient laundry room even if space is an obstacle. Stack them and enjoy the high class platinum finish coupled with the elegantly rounded style of the control panel, large and unique door design, in addition to it having capacity up to 15 lbs. of laundry will make the least favorite room in your home a pleasure to visit. This item is also stackable with the AW125NA Washer - a terrific space-saving opportunity.

Own this item for only $699.99


Versatile and Compact Washer!!!

The AW125NA Washer is part of the platinum line of laundry from Ariston is not only efficient in their operation, lowest energy rating in its class, but also provides an opportunity to create an efficient laundry room even if space is an obstacle. Stack them and enjoy the high class platinum finish coupled with the elegantly rounded style of the control panel, large and unique door design, in addition to it having capacity up to 13 lbs. of laundry will make the least favorite room in your home a pleasure to visit. This item is also stackable with the AS65VXSNA Dryer - a terrific space-saving opportunity.

Own this item for only $899.99


Xerox Copy Paper

Copy Paper-Xerox brand, 8 1/2 x 11, 20lb, 92 brightness.
5000 sheets. $42.99/case

It Makes More Than Toast

Euro-Pro Toaster Oven

This, kitchen friendly toaster oven has a .5 cubic feet interior with a 6 slice capacity.

There is also a Toast shade control, a full range temperature control up to 450 degrees, a "hold" setting to keep food warm, and a 60 minute timer ready signal and optional stay on function. The unit is easy to clean and has a removable crumb tray, and dishwasher safe accessories. A broil pan is also included.

 
Advertising Specials
 
Nascar Radio Sponsorships!!!


Limited Radio Sponsorships available on WSPD-1370 AM during their broadcasts of the Nextel Nascar Races.

Monthly Sponsorship Packages include radio coverage during each race, bonus mentions of your company name each week leading up to the race and bonus spot placements throughout the month.  This value will not last.

Contact media@tradefirst.com for clearance.  This offer is available to first-time Clear Channel advertisers.


Radio Advertising Gets the Job Done!!!







Clear Channel Radio - Toledo
accepting new TradeFirst.com advertisers

Get your Message out to the Masses
Plan your Advertising Strategy

Clear Channel is working to make radio better for advertisers. What’s in it for you? Greater Return on your Investment. With fewer commercial breaks and more creative copy, spots get more share of voice and higher recall. With more choices, you get more flexibility to make sure your message is heard. The bottom line: advertisers get more attentive listeners – and a greater return on their investment. Better radio – more choice!

Contact TradeFirst Media Department, 800.933.8723 for more information.

Trade acceptance only valid for new advertisers and requires clearance
based on inventory availability - direct contact with station or its personnel prior to TFC clearance voids trade placement.



Advertise on Trade!!!

Keep Your Cash in Your Pocket

TradeFirst has a deep line-up of advertising opportunities to offer its membership. It is frustrating for the members and us alike to find out only after the fact that they might have been able to conserve their cash by placing their advertising through trade.

We need to work together and plan an advertising strategy BEFORE your cash leaves your hand.  If the only reason not to include trade in your advertising is not the desire, but due to the lack of available trade, let us assist you in increasing your trade sales and purchasing power. Contact the TradeFirst.com Media Department TODAY!  Don’t let another dime trickle through your fingers.  Use trade to help increase your cash traffic. Call 800-933-8723 today!

Your competition knows the value of advertising, so should you!

 
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