Improvised Life [ November 30th, 2011 ] Posted in » Words and Then Some... by Anne
Thanks Grenville Station
Baby Gift Basket Ideas
Our baby gift basket category has alot of variation to choose from. There is the obvious gender specific ones – or neutral if unknown – but sometimes you have to select the gift based on the parents and your knowledge of them. Is dad a sports fan? Is mom thrilled with soft and cuddly? Knowing the parents makes life alot easier. If your intention is to send a baby gift basket in toronto, you might consider our Raptor Rapture, or Budding Leaf, both professional sports team-themed baby gifts. Variety in price is also important. Gifts under $50 are suitable if the relationship is growing and not well established, but still important enough to acknowledge. Gifts over $150 come into play when a major relationship-builder is needed. The boss and his wife would come to mind. A key ally in Human Resources. A supplier who helps out with extended credit or a long term customer who contributes significantly to the bottom line. Regardless of the price or theme, it’s important to identify key personal or business relationships and gift accordingly.
Summer fun @ GrenvilleStation.com
Fathers’ Day has come and gone and the slow summer period is upon us. Slow is a relative term. Orders are still coming in for non-holiday events (birthday, new baby, anniversary, wedding, etc.) and our team has already started pre-planning the 2008 Christmas season. You learn from past years what works and what doesn’t. You decide on marketing strategies and inventory levels. The fall CGTA trade show (in August) determines some major inventory concerns…it’s the circle of gift basket life!
Oh Baby They Grow Up So Fast…
I can’t believe my twin nephews are already 16 months old. It seems like yesterday they were playing with their plush puppies and wearing their embroidered bibs from the Dynamic Duo baby gift basket I bought them. The other night while my parents were babysitting, Baby Paul (the oldest by 29 minutes) somehow jumped his crib. He is the smaller of the two, his teeth came in later than his brother Baby Matthew and he started walking later than his brother…but he was the first to jump the crib!!! My parents just heard this BOOM and ran upstairs to see what had happened. There was Baby Paul just sitting on the floor of his room, staring at them as if nothing happened. Now my sister is all worried that one of them may jump the gate that is guarding the stairs. She says that one baby would be a breeze after having twin babies. When one would stop crying, the other would start. They seem to have been always hungry at the same time. Now they’re jumping things. Good luck to her.
Rich
For those Dads who have heavy feet…
“You don’t truly understand something unless you can explain it to your ‘grandmother’”. Einstein alledgedly said this. I believe it holds true for most topics, including NASCAR racing. I’ve asked several friends who claim to understand it but could not explain it to me. At least not very well. I think they just like to see cars driving fast. Moving billboards, er, I mean race cars, driving at tops speeds until one guy (or girl) gets to waste a bottle of champagne getting their friends and family wet. If your Dad loves NASCAR, make him your Crew Chief this Father’s Day!
Know When to Hold’Em, Know When to Fold’em…
Hold’em Poker has gone from an unpopular game played only by professional gamblers to one of the most popular casino ‘games’ available. The attraction of the game is the amateur’s ability to outwit a professional. Bluffing is universal. In sports, you generally can’t fake your way to the big leagues. You have to hit homers, or thrown touchdowns or serve aces. There are no amateurs winning superbowls or world series or grand slams. But in Hold’Em Poker’s ‘World Series of Poker’, there are rarely repeat winners and the final table is usually filled with no-name players. The top ‘recognized’ pros are usually absent from the final table, often knocked out in earlier rounds.
That’s the allure of Hold’Em Poker. For the amateur with a dream to make it to the final table and announce, with a grin, that he or she is ALL-IN! Help Dad enjoy his weekly poker game with our Royal Flush gift basket, enough snacks for even the biggest of appetites. If Poker isn’t “Dad’s thing”, check out our other gifts for men.
