Top That! - Testimonials - Springfield, MO

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Survey Testimonies for Top That! Greenhouse

Feb. 25-28, 2010 Branson Missouri

We gave our scrappers an extensive survey on the last day of our retreat!! We wanted to share the highlights with all of you!! We asked for both the good and the bad; to help us improve our future retreats!! At the bottom are even more great comments that our scrappers shared with us! We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did!!

What did you like best about our retreat?

All of the little things you guys do. You go way beyond what is expected!
EVERYTHING!
Very well organized, down to the last detail! Saylor!
Being Pampered & having fun!
The aura!
Your obvious caring about us and catering to our every need & want!
Loved your idea for door prize drawings. It was very fair and loved pulling a "petal".
The friendly staff!
The overall feeling we were being pampered. You all "rock".
The atmosphere, from the time it starts until the very end! The fair way the contests are judged and of course all the goodies and giveaways!
Thank you Tim for all of your hard work!
Meeting new people and all the wonderful projects!
Getting to know new people!
Free classes....giveaways...the fun!!
Cant pinpoint one thing! The whole experience was super wonderful!!
The way that you did all the little things so well. Giveaways. Contests. All the extras!
Everything was perfect! Lighting awesome. Loved my seat!
Love how sweet you are. Love your mom. Thankful for Saylor and Tim. Love the dry-erase board project!
You! Your family, food, gifts, projects, my scrap neighbors, Scrapbooks Forever, Garage Sale, Everything!!
Layout of the room, lighting, fun hosts, Orange Soda, Electrical table row, night host was fun!
The great prizes and giveaways!
How welcome you make us feel! All warm and fuzzy, feels like family!!
The welcoming attitude of Tish, Barbara and Krista. Above and beyond other retreats!
My friends! Chicken tortilla soup! Tim the night guard!!
The friendly people at the retreat, that planning! It was great!
LaTisha and family were wonderful! I really like not having to worry about my stuff when we went out!
Having everything right there in the hotel, being able to just step into the next room to eat, etc.
The friendliness of all the people!
The whole experience was great!
The friendliness and positive energetic atmosphere. The classes, the snack bar was over the TOP!! The food was great, all the gifts and drawings was just like Christmas. The on-site store was convenient. The massages were an extra treat. The shoulder massages from Salor was precious. I could go on and on. Th loved sitting across from my group and having my Cricut right there behind me!
The wonderful staff. The friendships and atmosphere!
Food. Free make-n-takes!
So much stuff! It was relaxing, yet engaging. The classes were fantastic, great giveaways and very creative ideas.
Since I am a first timer I loved it all!
Your family, Krista and all the space for us to crop!
Time to scrap, friends, classes, food, everything!
More room than the last one, liked the classes being so close to crop room.
You take care of us, all the fun, everyone goes home with something.

What did you like least about our retreat?

Nothing!
Nothing, it was perfect! THANK YOU for your hard work!
Hmmmm. if I think of something I will let you know!
I would have to think hard about that one!
N/A
The hotel breakfast
Nothing. Not enough time spent with new friends!
This survey:)
Hotel breakfast
The temp in the dining room and I was chilly in the crop room too!
A little cool in the evening!
Cool in dining room!
Breakfast!
Sleepy music.
Nothing. This was the best!
Heavy sweets for the late night snacks.
Very little was wrong. I thing the room was a little cool, but I know it is hard to find a temp to please everyone.
Ummmm. Nothing! Not enough Tish!
Not enough time!
Cant think of a thing!
Having to leave!
Leaving!
Hot tub was so far away!
What's not to like!
I started to say the days are not long enough, but you cant help with that!!
I ate too much!!

We asked our scrappers to rate us from 1-10 with 10 being the best!!

Our average was: 13.8, Yep thats right, a 13.8!!

Thank you to our wonderful ladies for taking the time to fill out our survey. Telling us what you think means so much to us! You help us continue to TOP ourselves!We appreciate your comments! Thank you!

Survey Testimonies for Top That! Gives A Hoot!

Re~think-Re~purpose-Re~member

November 12-15, 2009, Branson, Missouri

WHAT DID YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT OUR RETREAT?

ENJOYED ALL OF IT, NICE SURPRISES THROUGHOUT WERE SWEET, YOU WERE ALL VERY CREATIVE
GETTING NEW IDEAS AND ALL OF THE FUN
GETTING AWESOME IDEAS, HAD A WONDERFUL FUN TIME
EVERYTHING!!
EVERYTHING WAS GREAT!
ALL OF THE GREAT PROJECTS AND IDEAS AND SAYLOR
VERY ORGANIZED AND LIKED THE PROJECTS
ORGANIZATION OF ACTIVITIES, DIDN'T GET BORING, YOU ALWAYS KEPT THINGS MOVING
SECURITY OVERNIGHT, FOOD EXCELLENT, SNACK CHOICES, YOU AND YOUR MOTHER!
SCRAP ROOM BEING OPEN 24 HOURS
ALL OF THE SURPRISES, YOUR CREATIVITY, YOUR CARE AND CONCERN ABOUT OUR COMFORT AND ALL OF THE PLANNING
THE PEOPLE, THE TALENT EVERYONE HAD
VERY WELL PLANNED AND ORGANIZED, FRIENDLY PEOPLE, HELPFUL
LEARNING NEW LAYOUTS AND TRICKS
THE EASE OF COMING AND GOING
LATISHA IS AN AWESOME HOST, ACTIVITIES WERE ADORABLE, LOVED THE THEME, SNACK AND DRINK TABLE HAD BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION, FUN SURPRISES, FRIENDLY WARM ATMOSPHERE, GREAT FOOD
LATISHA, BARBARA AND TIM
GREAT IDEAS, FRIENDLY PEOPLE
ALL OF THE TREATS, THE WORK YOU PUT INTO EVERYTHING, YOU ALL MADE US FEEL WANTED AND WELCOME, ALWAYS UPBEAT AND THE MASSAGES WERE WONDERFUL, I COULD GO ON AND ON
LATISHA YOU ARE AWESOME AND OVER THE TOP, FREE MAKE-N-TAKES AND THE CLASSES
THE FRIENDLINESS AND THE ATMOSPHERE
APPRECIATED THE STAFF AND THEIR HEARTS TO SERVE AND MAKE EVERYONE FEEL SATISFIED AND HAVE A GREAT TIME
THE CATERED MEALS WERE GREAT, LOVED CONTEST AND PRIZES
THE THEME WAS AWESOME, SO GOOD FOR THE ENVIORNMENT
PEOPLE...LOVE YOU GUYS
DETAILS, LOVED ALL THE OWLS
YOU GIRLS ARE AWESOME....AND THE STORIES
ALL GOOD. GREAT TREATS, PLENTY OF TREATS, SNACKS AND DIET COKE
PERSONAL SERVICE, FRIENDLY CROWD, ON-SITE STORE
YOU CAN STAY IN THE HOTEL AND HAVE A GREAT TIME OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BRANSON
SCRAPBOOKING TIME AWAY FROM HOME-PEOPLE-ATMOSPHERE
NOT HAVING TO LEAVE THE BUILDING FOR MEALS OR CLASSES, LOVED ALL THE SURPRISES
ALL THE FREE STUFF-USING A THEME AND HAVING IT SHOW UP EVERYWHERE
ROOM SET-UP WAS GOOD, LOTS OF FUN CONTESTS, NICE GIVEAWAYS
FREE CLASSES, PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS
ALL OF IT!
MAKE-N-TAKES, CLASSES, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
HOW WELL PLANNED AND SMOOTHLY THE RETREAT RAN, YOUR KINDNESS AND HOSPITALITY AND YOUR CONCERN FOR OUR COMFORT AND HAPPINESS
EVERYTHING WAS SO PLEASANT DOWN TO THE LAST DETAIL, YOU CARED ABOUT OUR NEEDS
THE FACT THE EVERYTHING WAS SO CLOSE, NOT TOO FAR FOR ANYTHING
EVERYTHING!
THE ORGANIZATION
THE THEME WAS WONDERFUL, MAKE-N-TAKE, CLASSES, FREEBIES WERE AWESOME, LOVED THE LIGHTING

WHAT DID YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT OUR RETREAT?

NO DISLIKES
NOTHING, IT WAS WONDERFUL
I LOVED EVERYTHING
NOTHING
WISH CLASSES WERE MORE ON PAGE LAYOUTS
THE LACK OF MOVABLE SPACE BETWEEN CHAIRS
CLASSES WERE TOO QUICK
LACK OF SPACE AROUND SEAT, A LITTLE TIGHT
TIME GOES BY TOO FAST, NOTHING NEGATIVE
MUSIC SEEMED TO BE SAME CD OVER AND OVER
THE HOTEL WAS LESS IDEAL THAN STONE CASTLE, CROP ROOM AT STONE CASTLE WAS LARGER
ROOM FOR SCRAPPING NOT BIG ENOUGH, MORE ROOM AT STONE CASTLE
NEVER LASTS LONG ENOUGH
BEING ON THE 9TH FLOOR, CRAMPED SPACE
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
I GOT TIRED
MORE CHOICE TO PARTICIPATE OR NOT PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES
THE SMALLER CROP ROOM, TABLE SPACE OK, WALKING SPACE TIGHT
DIDN'T LIKE KRISTA BEING IN HER ROOM ALONE
HOTEL ROOM SMELLED LIKE CIGARETTE SMOKE
HOW FAST TIME WENT
SMALL CROP ROOM, COMMUNITY RADIO
THE SMALL WORKROOM
DINING ROOM NOISE
TOO LOUD AND TOO BUSY
THE HOTEL
NOTHING
BEING IN SUCH A PUBLIC PLACE
THE REALLY NOISY DINING ROOM
NOT ENOUGH DAYS
HOTEL SMOKEY, BUT BEYOND YOUR CONTROL

Survey Testimonies for Death by Chocolate

Feb. 26-March 1, 2009 Branson Missouri

What did you like best about our retreat?

Clean, comfortable scrapping space; plenty of snacks & drinks; on-site store; good meals;
Very well organized; the giveaways (obviously!!);
Everything was so well organized and the little details taken care of!! I felt pampered;
The classy, pampered feeling. The massage was a nice touch;
The crop room was open 24-7; snacks 24-7; the all-inclusive feature was the clincher when we registered;
Being able to leave our stuff out the whole weekend;
The theme & the giveaways; the enthusiasm of the staff; the warm & fuzzy feeling, freedom and friendliness;
The contests; Tish was so friendly and I was impressed that she could remember our names;
Great organization, especially with the food, gifts and décor; the friendly people who are “nutz” and addicted to scrapbooking like me;
The relaxed atmosphere; everything;
The safe room that was open 24-7, we didn’t have to worry about our safety or the safety of our stuff.
How welcome you made me feel; loved the make-n-takes.
The family hospitality; chocolate; endless drinks and snacks; table space awesome.
The manner in which you coordinated the theme and carried it out in all aspects!
Where do you start….AMAZING! You are very talented and I’ve had a wonderful weekend!
The details!! Lids & straws, all the little signs and chocolate info and on and on!
The goodies and contests! Loved it!
The friendliness, well planned! The chocolate.
Having the room to set up all my stuff and use it anytime; I wanted to take all the classes!!
The attention to all the little details!
It seemed like every need was anticipated.
Everything! The retreat was well thought out and planned! Loved all the details
All the details; make-n-takes; centerpieces; the catered dinner; 10% off at the local store; perfect number of ladies.
The little gifts we all got; all the space.
All the individual people I met.
Everything! The gifts were great; refreshment table was awesome, classes were fun (including the make-n-take).
All the prizes/goodies; I can tell you spent time and effort planning; enjoyed seeing other scrappers techniques.
The friendly staff; the itinerary, that we could come and go as we pleased; the CHOCOLATE!!
The people!
Everything was perfect!!
Size; not too many scrappers; great personal attitude of staff.
Friendliness of the staff.
The people! You were all fantastic
The atmosphere! It was so exciting and comfortable! I had a blast!
You! Everything!
Everything was great! Location; set-up; food; activities; gifts; the best I have been to so far!!
All the friendly and heartwarming hosts; everything was always there!
Lots of prizes (for everyone); fantastic meals; Tish!; sleeping room close to scrap room.
Helpfulness of all and personal touches and of course the gifts.
Everything! Mostly that it was small and personable.
Meeting you and your caring family—you made us feel like apart of your family!

WHAT DID YOU LIKE ?LEAST ABOUT OUR RETREAT?

Packing it all up and leaving; saying goodbye!
Nothing! I liked it all!
The walking a ways to eat; whenever I had to stop scrapping
Nothing, really!
The breakfast options; next time I don’t want to be by the door because I was cold.
That you didn’t start doing these (retreats) until now!
Sitting across from my friend, instead of next to.
I had absolutely no bad moments
Going to the different buildings
Traveling from building to building to eat and for the classes
The weather
The breakfast, but I am sure that was the hotel and not Top That!
I felt intimidated by a few of the scrappers who were taking up more than their share of space
It got a little crowded with the extra tables, but we made it work!
Nothing!
It being cold outside, but it didn’t mess up the retreat at all!
Needed a bit more healthy snacks
Breakfast
It wasn’t long enough
Meals were too far away; but not a big deal & I know you couldn’t help that!
Can’t think of anything!
One particular group was loud and not respectful of other people
It wasn’t long enough
My belly hurt from all the sweets!! You did great, can’t wait for 2nd one!
The hike to the food and classes, poor lighting in classrooms, maybe limit contests to one category per person?
The walking to food and classes
Having to go to different building to eat and for classes
My only complaint is that you haven’t done this before now!!
The small work surfaces in classrooms
I cannot think of one thing----honest!
The classroom needs to be bigger and better lit
Walking to the restaurant to eat
Breakfast—I would pay more for a better (hot) breakfast
Missing breakfast because I couldn’t get my butt out of bed! The hotel keys were somewhat hard to work; having to walk between buildings to eat and for classes
It ruined my diet!
Going from building to building
Nothing!
The classes—Instructors were very good, but I would prefer to learn a technique I could use in my scrapbook!

We asked our scrappers to rate our retreat on a scale from 1-10 with 10 being decadently Deliciously Done?

We added all of our ratings and averaged out at 9.85!!

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More wonderful comments from our very satisfied scrappers!!

I loved the Pay Pal payment options on the website! It made budgeting the fees easy and I didn’t spend my money I had stored in a jar, so to speak—It was all taken care of a little at a time.
Would love to wear names tags at the next one! Music would be nice.
Everyone has been extremely helpful, kind and encouraging. You can sense there was a lot of love and thought put into this weekend!
You did a superb job! Thanks again!
Thank you for all the hard work…Can’t wait for the next retreat!!
I think you did a wonderful job!!
Tish’s husband and the husband at Scrapbooks Forever were both so kind and helpful.
Enjoyed meeting all the new women
Loved it!! Amazing compared to the last retreat I attended!
You guys were the best!!
Everything was great!! Can’t TOP THAT!! You are great, fun people. Love you all my new friends!
You are great!! Looking forward to the next retreat!!
Everyone was so kind! Thanks for everything! This was my first retreat! It will be hard to beat!
Thank you so much for a great experience!
I didn’t have a round table, but I don’t think I would have enjoyed one! This was great retreat—the best I have been to so far! I didn’t feel like an outcast-as we have felt like that at other retreats! Your staff was superb!
You did a great job…I can’t find a thing to complain about!
Loved everything! The relaxed attitude was very nice!
Great job on your first retreat!! It was awesome, please do it again SOON!
Loved that it was close to a scrap store and a Wal-Mart! Loved the free class, good chance to learn something new!
Everything was yummy!!
If there is such a thing as too welcoming, too loving, too caring, then you are guilty!!!!!!
You are all over-achievers, show offs and smarty pants!! Heheheheheehe!
Great Job!
Congratulations!! You did awesome!
This was my first 3 day retreat and I am sure none would be better! You did a fabulous job!
The whole “top that!” staff was so nice and friendly! We loved Tim—man of the house. We (I) felt freedom, safe and just relaxed and happy! Thank you all soooooo much!
Love you guys!! No detail un-attended to!!
I loved where we sat, and who we sat with, hope to do so again next year!
This was the best retreat I have EVER been to!!
Sell t-shirts at next retreat! You had me in tears on the last day!! I totally enjoyed this event! It was perfect, we made lots of new friends! You all deserve a vacation!
Snacks and drinks were over the Top!
You were great!! What a great 1st retreat for both of us!!
Truly Amazing!! I am so IMPRESSED!!
Since this was the very first Top That! Scrapbook Retreat, my daughter and I had some reservations about attending! All hesitation was quickly put to rest when we arrived at the retreat. The room was beautifully decorated with plenty of scrapping space for everyone! When we needed scrapping supplies, we found the on-site store to be very well stocked and when we were hungry or thirsty, we had more options than our hometown grocery provides. My daughter has to carefully monitor her sugar intake and expected to have limited snack choices. Instead, some of the many snacks she could choose from were fruit, nuts, trail mix and wide variety of 100-calorie snacks and sugar-free chocolate. The meals were tasty and plentiful. For three days we wanted for nothing. The other things that stood out to us were the attention to detail and how well-organized the event was. At no time during the entire weekend did we feel any confusion or stress. Everything was well-planned and the plan was very well executed. The Top That! Staff was prepared, extremely helpful and fun to be around! All in all, we cannot imagine attending a better scrapbook retreat than this one! We cannot wait for the next one!

Thank you to all my wonderful scrappers for sharing your comments, good and bad! They will sure help us at our next retreat!! I really enjoyed reading through them all. You all made me and my staff feel so wonderful!!

Thank you!