SIDNEY MARKET, MAY-AUGUST 2015

Sidney is a small seaside town about 30 minutes’ drive from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  Each Thursday evening from May to the end of August the town hosts a three-hour street-market on the main street.  

Stalls are limited to about 120 sites and the market is packed every week.  Victoria is a major cruise-ship terminal and Alaska-bound cruise passengers are bussed into the market from the city.

Icekap took a stall not so much to sell Icekaps but mainly to listen to what migraine sufferers and Icekap users had to tell us.  We sold plenty but we also learned a lot, for example:

•       There are many causes of severe headaches other than migraines – hangovers, concussions, trauma, etc.  Icekap seems to provide relief for most of them. 

•         None of the customers we met have been disappointed with their purchase.  All of them were delighted.

•         Some users wear Icekap 24/7 while at home, changing their ice-cold gel packs regularly.

•          Some keep a frozen Icekap at home and another at work.

•         Icekaps are sturdy and last well.  One local user who wears Icekaps 24/7 at home made her first one last two years.  Her second didn’t last quite as long so we replaced it. 

•         A number of people, while not being migraine sufferers themselves, have a sufferer in the family or amongst their friends.  Some people bought Icekaps at the market as gifts for them – none were returned!

•       Icekap has been used successfully for minimising hair-loss from chemotherapy.  We are told that cryotherapy (topical cold treatment) is commonly used for this purpose throughout Europe and in Australia.  But not in North America.  We wonder why. 

•      $60 CDN for Icekap (about $47 US) is considered a bargain.  Some have paid up to $400 for other treatments - that didn’t work.  One “competitive” cryotherapy treatment is available in Canada but it costs over $4,000.   

•        Buyers at the market appreciate not having to pay shipping costs of up to $20. 

•        Several people have told us that if they continue with meds Icekap makes them more effective, or that they can use smaller or less frequent doses. 

Has anyone found other uses/benefits for Icekap?