Wednesday, March 24, 2010
I am researching new products to offer in my gift shop and I received info on some new lines, including TCHO, which was one company I found interesting enough to blog about, thus the previous three posts. I enjoy fine chocolate and sharing my finds with my customers, and this company is one that I am considering. The chocolate is made in America with top-of-the-line products. I sent away for some tasting samples..Geee, tough job but somebody has to do it!!!
Friday, March 19, 2010
New Home baskets are a great way to say congratulations. It is nice to have a gift basket to welcome the new owners on that first day in their new home. Contents vary depending on customer preference. The one I completed today included a garden stone (welcome bunny) along with bee towels, coffee, biscotti and candle. Other ideas may be kitchen theme; wine theme (with wine glasses, coasters, wine pourers, openers, etc); garden theme (birdhouse, suncatchers, bird seed, flower seeds, garden tools, etc), or food items which can include breakfast fare (pancake mixes, coffee, tea, muffin mixes, jams, syrups, etc. The list is endless, really. A popular gift basket is one that includes products made locally. Another popular gift basket in my area is a huckleberry gift basket. This theme-type of gift basket is a good way for customer to put together their "gift expression". Some other ideas for a theme - lemons, apples, coffee, tea and region.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Today I am working on an order for gift baskets that I received a few days ago. Gift baskets are a great way to say "Thank you", which is what this customer had in mind when they were ordered. There are several baskets in this order, and the employees of this organization are being thanked for a job well done. If you are wondering what contents you would include in a "thank you" gift basket, I can tell you that you can include anything that I carry in my gift shop, or if I don't currently have something, given enough time, I can order items to include. Items can be food, wine, bath products, books, games, teas, teapots, coffees, etc. In this instance, the gift baskets are gourmet food items. I have created gift baskets with parfum lamps, flip flops, wedding items, baby blankets, handbags, and so on. Sometimes, I don't use a basket at all, but instead a container, such as a bowl, becomes the "basket". Popular uses for gift baskets are: Fund raisers, wedding, birthdays, anniversaries, baby, graduation, employee appreciation, thank you, sympathy, holidays, customer appreciation, retirement, and any other event you can come up with.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Webkinz
I just finished uploading some new Webkinz onto my website, www.frannisgifts.com. Ginger cat, beaver, weimaraner, tree kangaroo, daisy turtle, clover puppy, and marshmallow bunny.
Webkinz are fun plush toys that have a secret code that you enter on www.webkinz.com. Once you enter the code and name your pet, you have access to Webkinz World where you play games and quizzes to earn Kinzcash to purchase items from the Wshop for your pet. I have 15 pets on my webkinz account, and I do play in Webkinz World so I can communicate with my young Webkinz fans.
Soon to arrive at my gift shop, Franni's Gift Expressions, are newly created endangered species Signature pets in a smaller size. The original Signature pets are much larger and realistic looking than the regular Webkinz pets and have a much larger price tag. These newer, smaller signature pets are still more plush and realistic, but in a smaller size and price. This is great for our customers struggling with the present economy. Signature pets come with special items when registered online at webkinz.com. All items that come with pets are virtual.
Webkinz are fun plush toys that have a secret code that you enter on www.webkinz.com. Once you enter the code and name your pet, you have access to Webkinz World where you play games and quizzes to earn Kinzcash to purchase items from the Wshop for your pet. I have 15 pets on my webkinz account, and I do play in Webkinz World so I can communicate with my young Webkinz fans.
Soon to arrive at my gift shop, Franni's Gift Expressions, are newly created endangered species Signature pets in a smaller size. The original Signature pets are much larger and realistic looking than the regular Webkinz pets and have a much larger price tag. These newer, smaller signature pets are still more plush and realistic, but in a smaller size and price. This is great for our customers struggling with the present economy. Signature pets come with special items when registered online at webkinz.com. All items that come with pets are virtual.
Marie Osmond Life Style Collection Promotion
Marie Osmond launched her Lifestyle Collection last fall and I picked up her line of bags and jewelry to offer in my gift shop. These bags are high quality quilted bags that include laptop cosmetic, duffle, and messenger bags along with wallets, handbags, and luggage tags that can be easily washed. Her jewelry is nickel and lead free. All jewelry is antique silver finish or rhodium finish that will not tarnish.
From March 1st through May 9th, when you purchase any quilted bag from the Marie Lifestyle Collection, you get to enter for a chance to win a V.I.P. Las Vegas trip to see The Donny and Marie Show and meet Marie in person!
From March 1st through May 9th, when you purchase any quilted bag from the Marie Lifestyle Collection, you get to enter for a chance to win a V.I.P. Las Vegas trip to see The Donny and Marie Show and meet Marie in person!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Today is the first day of blogging, a new experience for me. Will anyone be interested in this and read it? We'll see...
Franni's Gift Expressions is a gift shop located in the beautiful Northwest on the Olympic Peninsula. The idea of a gift shop actually began as I was working in the Public Defender's office about ten years ago. I was not thinking "gift shop" then, only that I wanted to create gift baskets. The creative abilities I have been endowed with were not being fulfilled where I worked, and I was getting restless. I obtained my business license in 2001 and began a gift basket business out of my home. With inventory piling up in my home, I knew I needed to find another location to conduct business. My husband, Bill, and I found a small house on the main street going through town and purchased it for the gift basket business. We added a storefront to the building, and opened for business on November 1, 2004. At first there was so much room, that I knew I needed to add gifts to the mix and the gift shop was born!
Franni
Franni's Gift Expressions is a gift shop located in the beautiful Northwest on the Olympic Peninsula. The idea of a gift shop actually began as I was working in the Public Defender's office about ten years ago. I was not thinking "gift shop" then, only that I wanted to create gift baskets. The creative abilities I have been endowed with were not being fulfilled where I worked, and I was getting restless. I obtained my business license in 2001 and began a gift basket business out of my home. With inventory piling up in my home, I knew I needed to find another location to conduct business. My husband, Bill, and I found a small house on the main street going through town and purchased it for the gift basket business. We added a storefront to the building, and opened for business on November 1, 2004. At first there was so much room, that I knew I needed to add gifts to the mix and the gift shop was born!
Franni
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