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Newsletter October 2010
Hi all, This is The Sample Store's first official monthly newsletter. We have included the latest updates in for thesamplestore.sg in our newsletter so you won’t miss out on great deals. So.. let' start. Welcome. A BIG welcome to the thousands of new members. We can never be happier to see you around and looking at your reviews after trying the products. Need help in getting started ? Simply click this link . Checkout once everyday. We have shortened the checkout time restriction to once everyday instead of the usual once every 48 hours, allowing you to checkout…
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The Sample Store featured in The Straits Time Urban
“There's no shortcut in a place worth going...” This famous line could sum up the journey of The Sample Store's co-founder Elfaine Tan. Last year's Shell LiveWIRE awardee, Ms. Elfaine Tan recounts her journey and the success story behind The SampleStore.sg, Singapore’s leading online sampling site. “Being passionate in what you do and of course doing what you love is one of the key to success”. After working as a sales and marketing executive for a private firm, this young lass decided to fulfill a long time dream of owning and running her own business. This dream soon gave birth…
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The Sample Store featured in Lian He Wan Bao
Free samples anyone? Two of Singapore’s young entrepreneurs share their best kept secret for the success of their “online sampling hub” – TEAMWORK. Their brilliant idea of free samples online in exchange for your review is really a big hit! With 17,000 members and still growing, this online sampling platform really gives value for your money by giving you a chance to try products before you actually buy them. Isn’t that cool?!
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The Sample Store featured in Lian He Wan Bao(part 2)
With their ingenuity and fresh ideas, business partners Elfaine Tan and Kingsley Peh are always looking for ways to innovate their famous online sampling platform fr3b.com. This successful online platform attributes its success to a combination of creativity, innovation, focus on what the market wants and support from various sources. Their entrepreneurial effort was further recognised when they bagged $50,000 worth of grants from YES Start-Ups. This grant is part of the government’s initiative to encourage young entrepreneurs to pursue business by awarding such grants to those who may want to start their own business. As it moves up to…
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The Sample Store featured in Buzz
Edgy and cool. That’s how one would describe this online sampling platform where one can shop in their hearts content! For only $28 per year, one will not only satisfy what one needs but also value for your hard earned money. Situated in Stamford House, fr3b.com, Singapore’s first free–sampling concept store offers a variety of products, allowing you to try it before actually buying it. And in exchange for your review, you can earn points, and the cycle goes on and on. What a unique treat for all shoppers out there. So visit thesamplestore.sg now!
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The Sample Store featured in Straits Times
Be a reviewer. Want to get high end products for free? All you need is to give your feedback and voila – free samples! The more you review, the more free stuff you get. This online sampling platform fr3b.com brings shopping to another level. With free samples, consumers will get the chance to try out beauty products for free without looking like cheapskate. More choices in store for every member, now that’s what you call value for you money!
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The YES grant for The Sample Store
Youths with innovative business ideas get seed funding through the government’s YES program. YES – Young Entrepreneurs Scheme, is a start-up support given by the government to young business minded individuals in Singapore who wished to engage in business. One of the grantee of the YES program is the innovative couple Elfaine Tan and Kingsley Peh, who are the brains of this famous first online sampling platform in Singapore, fr3b.com. A first-of-its-kind interactive platform in Singapore, it is also one of the very promising business in the country. And what’s the secret to its continuous success, according to one of its founders, Elfaine Tan, “passion…
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The Sample Store featured in Straits Times(part 2)
Using the power of online marketing, companies are now turning into online sites to promote their products. As more and more people get hooked on the internet, this is one sure way to get products across more consumers. Thru this brilliant idea of product sampling technique online, fr3b.com, brings consumers closer to various products at their own convenience. Shopping experience to the next level!
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The Sample Store featured in Her World magazine.
From selling second hand clothes to Singapore’s first free sampling online, this young entrepreneurs of fr3b.com proved that the SUCCESS = FRESH IDEAS + HARDWORK. The Most Promising Enterprise awardee’s “Try-vertising” was a big hit among online shoppers. “Try-before-you-buy” idea of one of Singapore’s young entrepreneurs surely was one of the biggest thing that hit online shopping and is continuously growing as more and more clients are engaged into trying products before actually buying it. From selling second hand clothes to Singapore’s first free sampling online, thisyoung entrepreneurs of fr3b.com proved that the SUCCESS = FRESH IDEAS +HARDWORK. The Most Promising Enterprise awardee’s “Try-vertising” was…
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Most Promising Enterprise Award – Shell LiveWIRE Awards 2009
“Dreams do come true. You just got to have faith and lots and lots of hardwork” Elfaine Tan, the go-getter at the age of 20 decided to make a big leap to follow her dream. Her “no guts, no glory” attitude definitely paid off when her fr3b.com, Singapore’s first online sampling platform hit big time as it drew thousands of followers of 40,000 and on top of that, it won the “Most Promising Business”. Her entrepreneurial spirit indeed inspired many including the Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Mr Lee Yi Shyan. “There are more Elfaines and Richardos…
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