Boogie Brown and the Baby Notes

National Grandparent’s Day

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:26:40 +0000

Sunday September 7th is National Grandparent’s Day. This is a wondeful idea. Grandparent’s sometimes lose out on receiving the respect and apprection they received all those years their kids were growing up. Grandparent’s are the unsug heroes. When you need a babysitter, grandma never says no. When you need a handyman around the house, grandpa wouldn’t hesitate to come over with his toolbox. Sometimes, it’s important to remember those who really mean the most.

Fall is Just Around the Corner…

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:28:29 +0000

If you look closely, the leaves are starting to turn. Ok, you have to look really close. But back to school is less than 2 weeks ago. It’s early this year. Halloween and Christmas gift planning has already begun, especially for a busy gift basket business. Sample orders are arriving daily and new designs will be created shortly. Once photographed, they will be placed online asap. I can almost smell the cinnamon sticks!

Unique Gourmet Food Gift Baskets Solutions

admin — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:08:58 +0000

The most popular type of gift to send is gourmet food baskets. It is considered the mainstay for all senders of gifts to friends and family. The variety and selection of food items that can be included in a food basket is great. Sweet and savory items are probably the most populous. Chocolate, coffee, tea, cookies, crackers and other types of snack items are the obvious choices. When sending a large gourmet gift, the recipient will have lots of treats to eat and probably would not finish all items for weeks and possibly months. Gourmet Food Gifts make great holiday and event gifts to send to any recipient.

When you’re down and out…get well my friend!

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:32:33 +0000

Being sick is never fun. Being sick in the middle of summer is dreadful. Nobody wants to be couped up in bed fighting a cold or the flu when all of their friends are at the beach, working hard on their tan. It’s difficult to stay cheerful when you know you are one of a select group of individuals who couldn’t stay well when everyone else could. Flu season is in the middle of winter. That’s when you’re supposed to get sick, not in August! For all of you who have friends or family members in this predicament, get well gift baskets are great for sending cheerful messages of hope that soon the illness will pass. Unique get well gifts are great for spreading messages of hope and recovery.

Summertime and it’s almost gone…

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:42:53 +0000

The weather is horrible right now, and I’m thinking of how fast the summer is passing. Soon the leaves will be turning and kids will be back in school. The only satisfaction is knowing that business will pick up and we’ll be able to create some fantastic halloween and christmas gift baskets. I’d prefer to live in South Florida and run a gift basket business but that is not the luck I have. In the meantime, I’ll wait for the next sunny day and make sure i enjoy it to the fullest!

Halloween Ghosts and Goblins

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:21:20 +0000

I was visiting my aunt the other day when I swear I saw little ghosts and goblins running around the streets. It’s still July and yet, I’m already seeing the Halloween spookiness that is coming soon. I’m sure it was my imagination but it felt real. Maybe i’ve been looking too much at gift catalogs for products to include in our holiday halloween gift baskets. Maybe I need more sleep. January can’t come soon enough!

Making it a better Gift Basket World…

admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:27:32 +0000

Every so often, a company comes along and things of the users it services. It tries to make sure that all aspects of the gifting process are covered. Such a company exists, and it took into account tons of features and considerations to make sure that your gift basket shopping experience online is the best one possible. They issue a press release regarding the launch of their new gift basket shopping cart. Kudos for the great work that makes life easier for many people!

Halloween Gifts - in July?

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:24:17 +0000

Who plans for Halloween in July? Retailers, that’s who – especially those of us in the gift industry!(Actually large retailers such as those big box stores have already completed their planning for Halloween months ago). I’m currently reviewing last year’s gift designs and going over the numbers, looking for the strong sellers and identifying the less popular designs. Once I compare this information with our historical data over the past few years I’ll be ready to really focus and get down to business. Have a peek at some corporate halloween gift giving information.

Lazy Hazy Days of Summer…

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:33:36 +0000

Now that July is upon us, we hear the sounds of children playing in our neighbourhoods all day long rather than just in the evenings. It reminds me of my childhood and what I looked forward to all year long….the summer holidays. I was a pretty good student, and for the most part enjoyed school, however, there was nothing like having it done with for the year and to be able to do whatever we wanted during the day without worry of any unfinished homework or an impending test. This was what we thought was freedom back then, if only for two months. I was surfing the web the other day looking for material on holidays when I found this holiday page on Wikipedia. It has explanations of the word holiday and vacation, from their Etymology to their Religious meanings. The website also talks about employment issues and the types of holidays that there are. The summer holidays were my favourite as a child, but if I remember correctly, they were over before you knew it. Speaking of that, I’m sure in the next few weeks, you’ll start to see back-to-school ads in the local papers. Tell your kids to enjoy it while they can.

Christmas Gift in July

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:21:58 +0000

There’s a trend nowadays to have a party and give Christmas gifts in the summer. I think it’s just an excuse to give a gift. The people who do this still celebrate regular Christmas. It isn’t a replacement holiday, it’s just an excuse to have another reason to give a gift basket in a month with no holidays. Sending a baby gift basket is always an option, unless you don’t know of any babies being born. Father’s Day is over and Halloween or Thanksgiving are too far away. It’s also an excuse to give a unique gift that might not be possible in the winter months. A margarita gift basket, or sunshine-themed candy bouquet are completely appropriate in the summer but might seem out of place in the winter. It’s also easier to give a summer sports themed gift in the warm summer months, like a golf gift. It’s not necessarily a bad idea, and can really help people to express their affection or appreciation to other people.