2011 Photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

"Hi Joshua! great to hear from you, Happy Chinese Lunar New Year to you too!
YES we had the red heads for quite some time! since 2006, been about 5 years. They have been going strong for a very long time.
A lot of pictures of us with emplions came up in the daily news and newspaper. I will be contacting you for our new purchase again, Thank you for your emails and i appreciates it !"

Robby

Staten Island Lion Dance, USA

Thanks Robby for your emails and replies, I am greatly encouraged by your updates and your team's passion to preserve the art of Futsan and Hoksan lion dancing. Best Wishes ! 

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"Joshua, We had the first show with the lions in front of regional authorities. The authorities were amazed at our lions. Thank you for the good quality products and services!
What head size do you recommend for children between 12 and 15 years. I'd like to buy a dragon for 2012."
Eduardo Sandoval
Coquimbo Chile

Thanks Edward for your support and feedback, I recommend Emplion size 3 (54 inches rim) lion for age 12-15 years old. Kids at this age grow tall very fast, so size 3 is perfect. As for Dragon, we do have ready stock for purchase. 2012 is the year of the dragon, do buy it early to avoid sold out situation. 

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"Hello! A note of thanks as our beautiful drum, drumsticks and ribbon arrived
at our door today! What a wonderful surprise only 9 days after receiving
your email to say it had been shipped! Noah is thrilled with the quality of
his drum and I can not speak highly enough of your outstanding service and
communication at Emplion. We look forward to ordering through you again and
will be encouraging others to do the same."

With gratitude, Wendy, Peter and Noah Edwards (Bendigo, Victoria, Australia)

Wendy from Australia bought wood grain drum, traditional drumstick and red ribbon.
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 "Hi Joshua! The lion arrived perfectly today. It is amazing the best 
lion i've ever used I will order from you guys soon! Flawless lion 
nothing was damaged during delivery and it is light and beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Tom ( Canada, Toronto Ontario)

Tom from Canada bought Red Fur Gold Futsan Lion Head.
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"Dear Lucas and Joshua, this is Michael Ho from C.T.H. Lion dance in Buffalo,NY. I received my Futsan White Fur Silver and black Lion about a week ago. Immediately after seeing the lion and picking it up I was able to see what's all the fuss was about with Emplion lions. And I just wanted to say that the quality is absolutely remarkable! It's incredibly light as well as durable. Also the artwork on the lion is outstanding. Between our old heads and the new head, there's not even a comparison. The emplion head is immensely better in every aspect. In fact, our lion dance troupe is so pleased that we would like to make deposits for 2 new lions. I know that you're all busy until august. however I was wondering if it was possible for me to make the deposits now, then you guys can make it in august or whenever you aren't back up. I just wanted to tell the specifics on the lions and make the deposits in advance. If this is possible, I will then tell you what we're looking for. Thank you and keep up the great work!

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"Joshua, I hope that your New Years was good. I do not know if you remember that our group purchased a lion from you in 2010. I believe it was a Red Sheep fur Fut San lion set. We were finally able to use it this year My Shifu and I loved how it has held up for one of our most successful New Years campaigns in the last five years. My Shifu has developed a fondness to your lion head and has now been showing our students how the construction of your lion is superior to the lions we have been buying from other vendor. With this said, we are looking to buy more lions from you. We like the Classic Fut San style and are wondering if you have any in stock currently, and if not we have a few ideas for custom colors. There is a priority to having it arrive some time in June, if we can buy from you. Please visit our team website to see our school colors as well as some of the textures we may want to incorporate in to a custom colored lion..."

Thank you for your time,

Rama K. USA

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"Dear Joshua, I have got the two ready stock Hoksan lions ! Thank you very much ! I was very exited when I opened the package. And I am very much impressed when I watched the face of the lion. I look forward to showing my teammates these lions. I want to buy lions from you in future! "

 

Thank you very much Emplion.

Yuya Takatori

Japan 

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"Dear Joshua, I have received the Hoksan Lion, i like it very much!

We'd like to order No.17 White Fur, Silver Blue Futsan ( Good Quality ), usual Price is $750 each. But now selling online at only $650. Since we bought a hoksan and this hoksan comes with a $100 rebate. Could we get the White Fur, Silver Blue Futsan now at  $550? "

Please us know.
Thanks,
Minh, San Jose, USA

Yes you are correct. after the $100 rebate, you will get the $650 Futsan at only $550. 

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Dear Joshua,

"I´ve got the Lion today. YEAH !!!! Its takes only 4days with the shipping, so fast. All the specs i´ve order was done and i really wanna THANK YOU SO MUCH JOSH ! You got all my expections and more than that. The pants, the lionshoes, the special tail and the specially request blackhorn with red pom poms are very beautiful.  Thanx again. Hey Josh, i will take some pictures of this lion and our team and send it at this weekend to you. So you can see that the lion will be in good hands by us.
At next, i need a professional liondance-drum, with silver laser paint,  with the size of  60cm. Feel
free to write me back. Hope to hear from u,

Thanx and Great Job."

Sifu Lee Chau Anh, Germany.

Germany seems to slow down in delivery lately, their custom used to be the fastest. 2 to 12 working days is still the best guide. As Christmas and CNY is around the corner, delivery may take a few more days to process. Customers are advised to buy in advance if you have a dateline to meet. 

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" Hi Emplion, Gong Hay Fat Choy! We used the Lions for the Parade and they were great! The Lions were perfect, much better than some of the other companies we have dealt with in the past 3 years or so. Everyone in my organization is asking me where I got the Lions from. So you might be getting more orders from our members and friends!

Thank you very much!! "

Brandon. Chinatown Community Young Lions NYC. USA

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" Hi, Joshua, We have received the Dragons. Thank you very much!!"

Thanks,
Doris Chan, Tang Chinese Association . NYC . USA

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" Recieved the package today. I was surprise it got here so fast. Everything looks great!! Anyway, I just want to say thanks again for all your help and I will keep in touch with you for more orders in the near future. Also, pls do keep me posted of any new lions or other equipment (drum stands, flag stands...etc) you have for order. Pictures will be greatly appreciated. Also, feel free to let me know if I can assist you on anything I can do here in the
States for you. Will keep in touch. Thanks!!!"

Best Regards,
Sifu William , Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Hi Joshua,

" Thank you for your support in the Manitoba World Invitational Lion Dance Festival.

The lion and trophies we received from you are very impressive!! The participating teams who won the competition ( 1) Macau (2) China) (3) Hong Kong highly compliments the trophies and our local lion dance troupe love the orange and silver lion we got from you. They are very happy to get such a good quality lion and we are using it for public demonstrations etc. The prices are reasonable and on behalf of the Dragon & Lion Dance International of Canada we would love to continue our long term relationship. "

Regards,

Ty Tran
Marketing Director
Dragon & Lion Dance International of Canada Inc
www.daldic.ca
Tel: 204-783-7222

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" Joshua, I just received the equipment today. Our Custom flags and banners look awesome in person. I may be ordering more. Let me know if you have other color combinations I can view or different styles. The Futsan Lion fits perfect. And the lion looks fierce and is well built. Well, I will talk highly of your company and hopefully it will bring you some more business. We will deal again soon.

Thanks for everything. It was worth the wait."
Instructor Vince Chan, CA, USA

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"The pants looks great!!! Meanwhile, pls keep me posted of the shoe once they are ready. As for the tappered drumsticks, thats great.Pls go aheadand add three pairs to my order. Your flags looks great too!!

Well, pls keep me posted of everything. Talk to you soon."

Bye for now!!!

Sifu William, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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"I like the black and gold Lion, i will also want my name on the collar, and Choy Lee Fut in Chinese. i have to say that i like all your Lions but i have to make a choice.Your new Dragon scales look good,i may be interested in a junior Dragon next year,how much are they?

I will be in Spain for two weeks, so i will speak to you when i get back."

All the best

Shifu Dave, England, UK

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Dear Josh,

"The red laser Fok Hok lion is great, everything was perfect. Those drums are great as well!! "

Sifu Shaka, England

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"As for the baby futsan rattan frames that u specially made for us... What little gems they are, they are works of art even without the covering. Many thanks for keeping the price the same even we have requested for the extra blinking mechanism ,much appreciated. Those baby king lions are totally lovely, best not show my friend Chi. cos i know he will want to change his mind.lol.Very nice lions,i love the different colour wools you are using."

Sifu Shaka, England

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"All is well. Received the Lion yesterday, we had the group together
today to dot the eye...I took some pictures of us preparing the lion. When I have them on my PC. I'll send them off to you.
Thanks again for all your help. Oh... and thank you for the VCD. We
all sat down to give it a watch. Nice to see a lion dance comp vcds :)

Let me know how things are going on... I'm sure things must be getting a bit busier for you. "

Rudian, New Zealand

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"Thank you very much for everything! One thing I found quite special about you guys is your service. You guys were most kind and helpful. Your advices really helped me to make the right pick and also taught me quite a bit about lion equipment that I did not know ofbefore. As for the lion,it is just plain stunning! The warm color scheme really brings out beauty of it. Also, compared to our other lions, this one is like a feather: it is super light-weight! Perfect for doing higher level moves. Again, thank you!

Tony Nguyen, Houston , USA

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Dear Joshua,
"Good ! Red White Japan Dragon ! I like all Dragons. All dragons , drums & cymbals have arrived.
Thank you Joshua.
Team Leader, Sadayuki. Kawamoto. Japan

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"Thank you for the lions Joshua !"

Team Leader, Yoshioka. Japan

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"The Lions arrived! I must say I am very impressed by what I see. I
will show my teammates this weekend and see what they think... I have a
feeling we will be ordering from you soon. =)

Instructor Mok-Yi, East Rising Lion Dance Troupe, (Maryland) USA

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"The lion head arrived and I am so pleased with him. He arrived in perfect condition and for all of your help, I want to thank you. If I get a digital photo of the lion, I will send one to you via email so you can see how beautiful he is. Thank you again. I hope to do business with you again sometime in the future.

Sincerely,
Nancy Enkoji, California , USA

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"Recieved the gold Fok hok Lion yesterday. Many thanks to you and your company. Its

very beautiful & the fur is great! Happy new year :) "
Regards
Sifu Brett Fenton, Queensland, Australia

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"Joshua We have recieved lion and uniforms. Thanks!!

The custom Black Gold Hoksan with gold tiger stripes is so cool. The boys love it !!
Shall send money for drum chariot next week
Let me know when our custom drum arrives." Thanks
Maria, NamYang UK

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" Received the White Fur Red Laser and Gold Laser Fok Hok yesterday. Really pleased with 
them and will be performing eye dotting for the 2 lions next week. You will definitely be receiving 
our business again! Hope you have a good one take care. " 

Regards,

David Brown

Director

Kudos Academy Ltd. UK

"Good day, my Leopard Stripes Fok Hok Lion came this morning (Jan 20th) Thank you!

that was quick reach within 5 days, It is a very unique Lion! "

Cheers,

Sifu Shaka, England

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" We received the lion heads yesterday, thank you very much they are brilliant, they will be great in our Parade! "

Thanks again

Hazel Melvin

Dance Fusion, South Lanarkshire (Scotland) UK

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"I have use the black gold lion shoes today!! and it was really nice and awesome!! lol...

some members were jealous hahah!! me and my partner really looked HOT! lol!!
i used it for the (late)autumn moon show! and we also did the eye doting of the dragon that we brough from you !! Will try to get the photo for you!"

Simon Huang, Montreal. Canada

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" We have received our Lion and Dragon, very nice, Thank you! "

Ian Chow, East Toronto. Canada

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Hi Joshua,

"I received your post card the other day. Thank you for thinking of me and I hope business is going well for you. It looks like you've got a great selection of lions and other merchandise. As you know I'm building a small lion for my son
and I'm looking for some good pompoms for it. I've attached a simple design
I'd like and was wondering what the cost would be for 10 3cm and 10 5cm..."

Thanks.
Chris, Director of Lion's Cave Website. USA

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" I have received the lion set. The blackgold hoksan is beautiful and the tail unique! "

Instructor DavidW, Capital Territory, Australia.

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" i've received the drumsticks! Thanks so much for all your help!i'll be sure to contact you if 
i need anything else.

Tina, Perth, Australia

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" The beautiful lion arrived today. Thank you.

Anyway, I am very happy and cannot wait to get a green one.Sifu Elizabeth, Italy.

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" The gold/white fur lion came in yesterday, and the photos didn't do it justice! It looks great!
The paint job is really nice..."Thanks for everything!

Sifu David Landrian-Shrewsbury, FL, USA

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"We have received the yin yang futsan lion and we are very satisfied by your products.

We will certainly make a new order !"Have a nice day,
M Bouhil, Perpignan, France

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" I have received the lion and I'm very happy with it. Very light, very

well painted, ears and eyes move very well... "

Thank U very much.

Sifu Guillaume, Switzerland

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"Good News! The latest shipment arrived today & as always...It's GREAT!!!

The black gold king hoksan looks even better in person than in the photo.

I really love the gold laser paper design.

The gong stand is great as well. All the students were playing around with it today at practice.

Thank you for the great recommendation on the king lion & the gong stand.

They will be great to unveil at our stage performance in the next couple of weeks. "

Take care & all my best,

Sifu Shane, Honolulu, Hawaii

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" The lions have arrived. Your lions are so amazing andcolorful !!! Good for all kind of performances, I like the gold fur red laser Fo Shan and some friends in Mexico are interested to see and to know this new lion..."

Thank you again,

Head Coach Juan Carlos Guerrero Robles, Mexico

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"I have received the 2 ft drum today and it is in good conditions, Thanks!"

Greetings,

Secretario General IGNACIO MONROY SNCHEZ, Mexico

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Hi Josh,

My friend told me by phone that he received both NorthernLions today and told me they are awsome, the best quality and fast shipping !!

Thank you again for theexcellent service !

Juan Carlos Guerrero,
Wushu Kungfu Cozumel Mexico.

Here's 2 more pictures of our EMP Northern Lions (Antique Series) 1,2,3

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"We received the Lion today. Very happy with it! Thanks again."Sifu John, Florida, USA

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"Our lion has arrived. I took a quick look but will pass it on to Sifu Bennettlater tonight . 
Thanks very much! It looks beautiful!

Thanks again,Victoria Milton
Director & Pilates Instructor, Sydney Central & North Shore, Australia

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" Receive the Lion on Friday 8 August. Thanks for the speedy delivery.
The lion looks great!!! "tks
Gil, USA

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" We have received the Soaring Eagle Traditional Zhang Fei lion very quickly! It looks great!! "

Instructor Russell, NY, USA

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"Hi I received the Orange purple Traditional Futsan last week. All is well and it looks great! We are anxious to perform in it!!

Thanks very much for your help. It was a pleasure doing business with you. I will make sure to recommend Emplion to our friends..."

Cheers,
Tom. Toronto Ontario, Canada

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Thanks for the detailed info!
The two lions have been received 8/28, ahead of my expectation!
I did not open the boxes myself, but our group member who did said they are beautiful and in very good condition. Thanks a lot for the fast service. We will show them off on 9/5 to 9/7 international festival.

Best,
Liang. USA

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"Lion have arrived, I think the lion & body looks great!"

Lion Instructor Bryant, Oakland, USA

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"I received the drum cart this morning. Thanks agian!! "

Charlie, New South Wales, Australia

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"I have received the metal wood tapered drumsticks this morning and i like them! "

Harry, USA

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" hey Josh,
Thanks for everything. we got the hoksan and futsan heads sometimes last week. they look great! "thanks,
Chris, Hawaii

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"Hello Emplion,

We received the Silver Black Futsan today and everything is great! We love it! We will definitely be ordering more from you in the future. Thank you so much for your help and patience with us on our first order with you! "

Aloha,

Judy and Vernon, Honolulu. Hawaii

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" Also, I wanted to let you know that the ripcurl lion arrived yesterday and it looks FANTASTIC!!! Much better looking than in the photos. I still cant get over how it looks.

I feel the same as when the Hawaii print lions arrived. VERY AMAZED!!!
Yet, another great creation from you, Bro.Keep up the great ideas & great works. =)

Let me know if anything new comes up or with my order.
I hope you are having a great week so far & that it will only get better. "

Hear from you soon & take care.
CHEERS!!!
Sifu Shane, Honolulu, Hawaii

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"Our organization just ordered another lion from you (we were so happy with the last one). We have a very special event happening this weekend, do you know if we will get it on time. It was the gold fur with rainbow colored Hoksan lion. "

Steve, Indiana, USA

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"Dear Joshua,

The Futsan is very nice, everyone here were happy to see it

Thank you very much, i will order from you again next time! "

Best regards
Tran Hai, Berlin, Germany

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" Dear Josh, yesterday I have received the two custom War drums. They are very beautiful! "

Thanks,
Sifu Earl Blijd. Netherlands

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" The custom Lions for our team look beautiful, thank you very much! As for ordering other Lions, I would like to see this color lion in the Traditional Futsan style with the fluffy Ram's fur.http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/2691251863_4b6f8c2841.jpg

I am also interested in these 2 traditional Lion's color...

Can you send me more pictures of the White Ram's Fur Purple Futsan? "

thanks,

Brandon, NYC , USA

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" Good news I received the shipment today. Both Traditional Lions, Drum Cart, and Special Custom Red Futsan Gold Fur Lion with gold tiger stripes. All came in good shape.
All the lions and everything looks great. Thanks for all your help! "

Instructor Vince Chan, CA, USA

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" I received the metalic blue size 4 Hok Shan with the lion trophy on Saturday, October 11.

The blue lion is very nice! I like it!

Ok, I will wait patiently for the other 2 boxes.

Thank you,

Greg, N.California, USA

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" The final 2 boxes arrived yesterday (Wednesday, October 15). The heads look very nice.

The 8 lion scrolls look good too! Thank you for including the red/gold Happy Birthday scroll.

Thank you very much again."

Best Regards,

Greg, N.California, USA

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"oh and i just received the lions they are great! Thank you, you are great and you will hear from us and i am going to be making more customized orders. i was wondering what type of drums do you have..."

Thank you,
Thuy, Salt Lake City, USA

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" The Traditional Yellow Liu Bei lion head arrived on Monday afternoon.

The lion looks good and it arrived in good condition.

We really like it!! "

Thank you.

Khai-Ling, WA. USA

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" The lions we received awhile back were very well crafted. (Gold) (Black) Thanks for all your help!

Also, we were planning on buying new drum sticks and ... "

Richard, MA, USA

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"I received the drum cart and it looks great. I was thinking it was going to be heavy but it was really light and it turned out really nice. Thanks a lot again!"

Bryant
Teng Fei Lion Dance, Oakland USA

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" Recieved the traditional gold futsan lion, metalwood drum sticksand kungfu belts today.

Lion is great! "

Thanks

Maria, UK

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" My name is Brian Gee we have ordered some lions from your company, I just wanted to start off by saying great job on the lions. We love all of our new ones!"

Thanks,
Brian Gee & Rocky Chow
Head Instructors & Event Coordinators, Calgary, Alberta Canada

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" This morning i have received the new custom red black futsan lion. Another great job from Emplion. Thanks a lot!

Ill send you some pictures of our last demos."

See U

Guillaume, Lausanne, Switzerland

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"Thanks for the fast shipping andits alovely traditional gold futsan but it wasn't for me, it was for a friend. He really liked it and he is thinking of buying more from you later on. He is just wondering if he wants to leave a feedback for you how does he do it? He wants to compliment your store's excellent sale and service.

Thank you,

John, Australia, Sydney

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I Just received the Lion just now.....THANK YOU SOO MUCH my friend...ITS EXCELLENT....

Your Service has been Great....and im glad you guys are carrying on the lion dance culture very strong....

Andy, Australia, Sydney

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" Hi Josh,

Thank you for the prompt service and delivery.

We have received our lion gong with mallet
- 4 gold claws with red fur
- 8 gold claws with gold fur
- 2 x polystyrene bags

All items purchases have arrived, thank you. "

DavidW , PMLDT, Canberra . Australia

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"Hi Joshua,

I have taken a close look at both the lions today and they look very good. I am impressed about your company speed on getting it to us! Thank you once again. I cannot wait till I use them during performances!"

Charles. QYLDA, Melbourne. Australia.

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"Just letting you know I have received the lion head in good working condition. Thanks for the great service will buy from your store again."

Thanks,

Sonny Ho. Valley View, South Australia

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" Received the Lion yesterday...All is good. Thanks once again! "

Cheers,
Leon, VIC, Australia

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How are you?
I hope everything going along happily... I have pick up my artistic practice and have some exhibitions last year and will have a couple more towards the end of this year.
Anway your lions look fantastic By the way the lions you have sent us before have served us well and are going strong... I will be ordering 2 new Digital Futsan from you...

Thank you and I hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Luciano Valeo, Australia NSW

 

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