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Re: Helena posting
by doll4man＠webtv.net 20 Apr '03

20 Apr '03

HI All, YES I firmly believe that is Ms. Hamilton sending those e-mails, especially so since the e-mail address is the same as was on those nasty e-mails I personally got from her when she more or less tryed accusing me of being in cahoots with her enemies!! Plain and simple the woman just aint right!! TTYS KEVIN

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Re: Helena posting
by doll4man＠webtv.net 20 Apr '03

20 Apr '03

HI Kathy, LOL serves Messy Missy right, and I have no bad feeling about doing it especially after she TRYED going after me saying I was in Cahoots with her enemies, GO FIGURE I have never even met the woman before and I KNOW with my big mouth I would probably give her the what for If I ever met her in person!! She just doesnt know when to leav well enough alone!! Helena could be making BOOCOO bucks if she stayed with Integrity and had them making the HIGH QUALITY Candis but nooooooo, I cant for the life of me figure out WHY any sane person would want to shoot down a definent money making project. TTYS KEVIN

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Added new Vintage Candi to my collection
by Patriciann 19 Apr '03

19 Apr '03

Attended a doll show last week, and mixed in with the usual child and artist porcelain dolls was a dealer with 2 Vintage Candi from 1992, with boxes signed by Helena Hamilton. They were lovely and I snatched them up immediately! The dresses are sewn right on to the doll, and the fit isn't quite up to today's standards, but they are an important part of Candi history. I've labeled them Teal Lace and Cameo Pink. Feel free to stop by and view them at my website, under Candi Couture! Patricianndesigner/ownerhttp://groups.msn.com/TheCottageCouturiereofNJ Patriciann designer/owner http://groups.msn.com/TheCottageCouturiereofNJ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

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Happy Holidays
by Karla 19 Apr '03

19 Apr '03

I everyone, I just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Easter. Hope you have a beautiful day. Karla

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What Integrity Toys had to say about YOU KNOW WHO!!
by doll4man＠webtv.net 19 Apr '03

19 Apr '03

HI All, After that nasty letter MS you know who sent to this list I immediately forwarded it onto Customer Service at Integrity and let them know what was going on, Apparently they had no idea about it. Here it is in its entire form with NO editing for one and all to see what you all think! ttys Kevin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail message From: customerservice(a)integritytoys.com (Integrity Toys, Inc.) Date: Wed, Apr 16, 2003, 4:53pm (CDT+1) To: doll4man(a)webtv.net Subject: Re: No Subject Kevin: Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. We have made our attorney aware of this and will deal with this matter on a legal level. Sincerely, Integrity Toys, Inc. Customer Service (410) 885-5051

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No Subject
by HamiltonToys＠aol.com 19 Apr '03

19 Apr '03

Dear Candi Chatters, It has come to my attention that Integrity Toys is still producing dolls under the Candi® trademark. And they do so illegally. Unfortunately, We regret to inform you that Integrity Toys and Hamilton Toys could not come to a favorable agreement. Integrity Toys lost there Candi® license on January 16, 2003. (Termination letter enclosed). We told Integrity Toys that they could break the news to their dealers and once they did we both would make joint statements. We have not heard from Integrity Toys for 3 months. And they continue to produce Candi® dolls! Hamilton Toys can no longer remain silent. For the safety of our clients. (And Integrity's). Any dealer that sells a CANDI® DOLL, bought and produced after January 16, 2003, by Integrity toys, does so illegally. Therefore, becoming an accomplice to a criminal act. Integrity Toys assured us that they would not produce any dolls using the CANDI® or CANDI GIRL® REGISTERED TRADEMARKS after January 16th 2003. Candi® Basics are being produced illegally, and without authorization from Hamilton Toys. I can't believe they put it on their website! Hamilton Toys is the sole owner of the CANDI® LICENSE. Anyone selling a FAKE CANDI® PRODUCT from Integrity Toys (Anything produced after January 16th 2003) will be seen as an accomplice and will be included in a lawsuit against Integrity Toys. We have a right and an obligation to protect our trademarks. Sincerely, Helena Hamilton CEO Hamilton Toys And the Creator of the CANDI® DOLL TERMINATION LETTER October 16, 2002 Via: Fax (410) 8853530 and Federal Express Mr. Percy Neusum Integrity Toys Inc. 100 Chestnut Springs Road Chesapeake City, Md 21915 Re: CANDI License Dear Mr. Neusum: In accordance with the TERMS of our AGREEMENT, Hamilton Toys, Inc. hereby is giving Integrity Toys, Inc. three (3) months advance written notice that the License granted to Integrity, for the CANDI® dolls and molds shall be canceled as of January 16, 2003. No new CANDI® doll lines are to be produced beyond the "Weekender Gift Set" the 3 "Fashion Forward" designs, and the remaining "Manhattan Moods" CANDI® doll lines. All on collection disk. Now in production in China. We cannot continue to do business with a company (Integrity Toys) that so blatantly & illegally KNOCK-OFF our doll product lines. While our molds are in their (Integrity Toys) possession. Then when confronted tells us, "We aren't admitting to anything. But we can work something out." Words cannot express my level of disappointment with your company. I never dreamed your could be capable of such a fraud. Our products have been on the market for 13 years now. We know our work, and so do our customers. And you are deliberately trying to confuse the market place for your benefit. You are on notice that after January 16, 2003, Integrity shall have no right to make any further use of the CANDI® trademark or to manufacture or sell dolls or doll bodies made from the CANDI® molds, including without limitation, both the "old CANDI® molds" and the "new CANDI® molds" referred to in the AGREEMENT. Our attorneys will have to work out the rest of our differences. You are also put on notice that this notice to cancel in no way limits or reduces the obligations of Integrity Toys, Inc. to Hamilton Toys regarding royalties payable or past due. As of this date we have not seen a quarterly report on the CANDI® license from Integrity Toys for 2002. Sincerely Yours, Hamilton Toys, Inc. By Helena Lisandrello, Pres.

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Re: NOT a birthstone doll
by pa_nz＠ 18 Apr '03

18 Apr '03

Thanks, Beryl. I have a whole chapter you can view. To give some background, my doll (Mary-Margaret) is actually going to camp this summer. A doll/diorama lover from one of my other groups is taking about 16 dolls belonging to different group members on vacation with her. She's enormously talented and will create some wonderful stories for us to view later. Some of my diorama group members are caught up in the "Camp Wizzy" excitement and are creating stories for fun, and this is one of mine. Hope you enjoy it. (Um, this stuff is done with humor. I'm not ready for the funny farm. Yet. lol) http://www.robing.net/CW_C4_P1.html "Beryl M." <hikepax(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Robin, Your June is gorgeous. I particularly love the beaded bag. Also, her living room is spectacular. I love all the little touches. Is it possible to see more? She's a gorgeous girl in a gorgeous room. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

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deja vu all over again
by CRYSTAL KRANTZ 18 Apr '03

18 Apr '03

Is Helena doing this (breaking off with Integrity) so that she can sell Candi with Paul David/Mikelman again (now that they have "made up")? Crystal

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Re: deja vu all over again
by Choic4guys＠aol.com 18 Apr '03

18 Apr '03

>What a soap opera! Isn't that the truth. I wasn't going to chime in on this one but I can't resist. I was a Candi collector since Mikelman was designing for the line (the first time around). There has been such an unbelievable amount of drama with Candi since those days. I remember the first chapter when a lot of collectors were turned off by Helena and they sold their Candi dolls. At that point I thought it was silly to sell your Candi dolls just because of the creator's bad business ethics. A few chapters later I was very disgusted and sold most of my Candi dolls just because I was tired of all the drama related to the name. And at that time I had a large Candi collection. I kept a few but I haven't bought any since. Don't get me wrong, I think that Integrity/Jason Wu have done some fabulous Candi dolls, the best to date .... but I decided to close off that part of my collection and have never went back to it ever since. I would currently like to just focus on my Silkstones and Fashion Royalty (although to be more realistic it would be anything by Jason Wu and not just FR, LOL). How much drama does one really need in their life? Randall

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Re: deja vu all over again
by leanne 17 Apr '03

17 Apr '03

In Helena's case, it's always hard to know what she's referring to. I don't know if she means the recently released Candi Basics or if she thinks that Integrity is using the Candi face molds on some of their other lines. Must be hard to live that paranoid. Percy of Integrity Toys is a good, fair, and respected businessman so Helena's barking up the wrong tree on this one. Then again as Kevin, Rene, and Pat have pointed out, haven't we heard this same stuff before? Never have I seen such a nice quality product derailed by its own creator in such a self-destructive manner. Bizarre to say the least. Leanne "Barbie Brat" "Candi Kid" :-) ;-) "The only way to have a friend is to be one." > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "petra foede" <foede20(a)yahoo.de> > To: <candichat(a)dolls.de> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: deja vu all over again > > > > IÂ´ve read the letter and I understand the words but I > > donÂ´t understand the accuses. What does she mean with > > "illegally knock off" of Candis? Does she think > > Integrity is selling the dolls too cheap or what? > > Maybe my English is not good enough to catch the > > sense. > > > > Greetings from Germany > > Petra > > > > > > > > --- Pat Hawkins <jhawkins1320(a)charter.net> schrieb: > > > This thing about Hamilton dolls, haven't we heard > > > this same song sung > > > before? We who have been with Candi dolls all these > > > years since she was > > > 1st with Paul David....to us this is very familiar. > > > What is the deal > > > here, She's always accusing people of this same > > > thing. Is everyone a > > > crook in her eyes? Why does she have so much > > > trouble with the people > > > she works with? She accused Paul David of this same > > > thing which he > > > vehemently denied & then blasted her with his own > > > scatheing accusations. > > > Now they are together again...I guess...maybe > > > she'll turn on him again > > > too. What a soap opera! > > > Pat H. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.de > > Bis zu 100 MB Speicher bei http://premiummail.yahoo.de > > > > >

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