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Thursday, January 31, 2008

New Look for Dark Roasted Blend


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Something new, something fresh

Hello friends,

DRB has got a little upgrade on the design today (check it out here).

Let us know what you think, and if you have any suggestions!

Shivering Canadians,
(minus 40C this week, but getting better)
Avi & Rachel

PS. We also have a few advertising spaces newly available - could be a good opportunity. Send us an email, if interested.


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COMMENTS:

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nice :-)

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Anonymous yeeliberto said...

Better design but why te page is so long even though it shows very few elements in page?

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Blogger R.E. Taylor said...

Hello, I'm new. I just wanted to say that I love the new look.

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Anonymous Tangle said...

You know, you should hide the face in the coffee beans up there, lol.

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Blogger killerbass said...

New look is great!

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