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title: Kicking Off 2016 With A Bang... And A Blog!
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# Kicking Off 2016 With A Bang... And A Blog!

Posted by [Kyndall Frederick](https://info.costarvideo.com/author/kyndall-frederick) on December 2015

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**Our favorite time of year is here... **

 2015 has been a great year for Costar Video Systems, filled with new challenges and achievements. We have enjoyed working with all of you this year and look forward to many more! On behalf of our Company, we would like to wish you and your family a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season.

As a reminder, Costar Video Systems will be following the holiday and inventory schedule below: 

**Christmas Eve **- December 24th 

**Christmas Day **- December 25th 

**New Years Day **- January 1st 

**Inventory **- January 4th - January 6th *(No shipping during this time) *

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**Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!**

**Happy New Year! **

We're kicking off 2016 with a bang... and a new blog! 

What are you looking forward to most next year? Sound off in the comments below. 

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