The Penguin UK / Europe Blog

The latest news, promos, and updates from Penguin Magic UK. Who posts? Tim, Paul, Maxwell, Acar, Sam, and Noblezada.

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Sea Side Shenanigans

A few friends and I went to a fantastic sea-side town yesterday called Weston-Super-Mare. We were celebrating my friend Tony's birthday. A great time was had by all and I would seriously suggest that if any of you Penguins would like to experience a really good day out, Weston-Super-Mare should be on your list of places to visit. Especially as there appeared to be quite a few different magic shows there, I didn't get to go to one but I did see a few posters for them.

Any magicians in Weston-Super-Mare or anywhere else for that matter, why not leave us a comment here telling people where and when you perform...you never know, you might just get a few of us Penguins turning up!

Monday, April 24, 2006

Man...that was a busy weekend!

I had a great time seeing some old friends while Maxwell stayed in the office the whole time, literally chained to his chair, coming up with new ways to excite and inspire the European Penguins!

While we work we are rockin to Pandora! A great website that allows you to play unlimited songs by thousands of different artists all day and all night! Go check it out at www.pandora.com. If you need a USA zip code to sign up feel free to use our Penguin Magic Zip, NV 89120, being a member of Penguin Magic means you are a member of our family and as such can rock while you work as well!

Keep Rockin Penguinland!

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Penguin UK Balloon School Special

Here's the text of an email we just sent out:

Hi Penguin,

I just arrived at the Penguin UK office outside of London. Over the next month we're going to be making a lot of improvements to Penguin Magic UK.

The first thing we're going to do is set our European customers up with some OUTRAGEOUS "Penguin UK ONLY" specials. These special offers are not going on in the states. They will only available through Penguin UK at http://www.penguinmagic.co.uk

To start things off we're offering a HUGE special on our brand new Balloon School DVD. Balloon School with Joe Montella is the most comprehensive course on Balloon Entertainment ever produced. It's in stock in the UK and it's a MONSTER COURSE with over FOUR HOURS of material. The product is designed to take you from beginner to pro in balloon sculpture. Click here to read all about it: http://www.penguinmagic.com/europe/product.php?ID=940

If you order Balloon School now (through Penguin UK), we'll send you a FREE pump (the one Joe Recommends) and a FREE bag of balloons (260 Qs).

Check out the demo video to see Balloon School in action: http://www.penguinmagic.com/europe/product.php?ID=940

Thanks for choosing Penguin UK. You were born to perform. Now go out and entertain the world.

Sincerely,

Maxwell Murphy
Penguin Magic: born to perform.

P.S. We're currently putting together some more very special deals for Penguin UK customers. Stay tuned!

It's great to be here!

First off I want to say what a treat it is to be here... Especially after the customs officials at London Gatwick put me through the ringer.

There was no one in line behind me, and my customs official decided to ask me a few hundred questions. The hi-light was when he asked me how long I am staying in the UK.

"One month", I told him.

He said, "And how much money do you have with you."

I reached down into my pocket and all I found was my GREED bill. I pulled it out and said, "A dollar, Sir."

He stared at me. There was no way he was going to let me into the country with one dollar in my pocket.

I said, "Well, a dollar goes a long way. You just give it a wave and it turns into a FIVE. Another wave and you've got a TEN to spend. And another leaves me with a TWENTY."

I wasn't brave enough to deliver the "Don't get GREEDY" line to a guy who held my fate in his hands (although I'm sure Danny would have done it). I stopped the trick right there.

The customs official didn't exactly smile and gasp and scream like the spectators in the brand new GREED demo, but he must have liked the trick because he let me through!

And as I said, it's GREAT to be here. The guys at Penguin UK are awesome, and we've got a lot of improvements planned for the next month... INCLUDING some special offers I don't think you'll want to miss.

Stay tuned!

Friday, April 21, 2006

Hello Penguins!

Welcome to the Penguin Magic Europe Blog!

I'd like to announce that this Blog is just the start of an exciting time here in Europe as over the next month there will be a lot more great new developments. Maxwell himself is in town and will be working with our team here to focus on bringing you, our European customers the very best value and service. Now I know that's what your expecting me to say, its what everyone says right? However I feel very optimistic about the plans we will be trying out over the next few weeks. It is no secret that things have not been 100% here in the Europe office over the past couple of months and we know that some of you believe that we have neglected our European Penguins. From my perspective this was not true but again, that's what I am expected to say. We here at Penguin Magic Know that actions speak louder than words. To this end all I will say is watch this space for I am positive that it will soon become a very interesting space to watch!

Cheers

Tim