A NEW RECORD! ESmurfs.com received 134,212 hits in December! Thanks for making us #1!!! SMURF CHAT OOPS! Dealing with last minute techie problems kept us from properly promoting the chat, then we sent the chat reminder to the wrong e-mail list!! Oh well, a few die-hards showed up, and we figured out some of the nuances of using the room, so next week will go without a hitch. News of the Smurf Chat has now been posted around the web (tell your friends too!) and will be held again next Tuesday (and every Tuesday) January 25th, 2000 from 7:00 PM EST to "whenever". A mix of newbies and experienced collectors show for chat, so it's a great place to ask and answer questions. Be prepared to meet some new Smurfers for chatting, trading and Smurfing! The first few chats will be General Topic. A chat reminder will go out Monday night. Chat is free, easy and fun so join us in the chat room at http://www.eSmurfs.com/chat.html. See you there! SITE UPDATES MEANS FREE SMURFS FOR YOU! We added many items to the Smurf Shop this weekend...something to almost every page! There are new figures including color variations, lots of new Super Smurfs, playsets, a new promo and we added a Smurf-a-Grams page! We expect to have the full range of mold variations up by the end of January making it the most complete Electronic Smurf guide in the world! If you notice any errors on the site (wrong/missing picture, dead link, etc.) let us know, and if you are the first to report it, we'll send you a free Smurf from the Golden 100 (your pick!) This offer is extended only to members of our email list! (Foreign tipsters pay reduced shipping charges only.) ST. PATRICK'S SPECIAL - DON'T MISS THIS ONE! Email list members only!! The 20176 "St. Patrick's Day Smurf" was marketed by Wallace Berrie Co. in a green suit in the U.S.A. only. While supplies last, we are offering this hard to find Smurf AND the brown (German) color variation "Good Luck" for just $12! That's 50% off the usual price of $24 for the pair! Add any two other items, and get FREE shipping! (the cost of US shipping will be deducted from foreign orders.) Just reply to this e-mail if you are interested, and we will send you a total due. (If you only want St. Patrick's Day Smurf, it'll be $10 :-) May the Smurf be with you! -Pete eSmurfs.com