Grenville Station Gift Baskets Blog

Secretary’s Day in Canada

One of the most important holidays or events for any business is Administrative Professionals Day. Why? Because office support staff ensures that your operation runs smoothly! Business owners and managers have enough to do these days in the competitive business environment and staying organized and on top of everything requires assistance. Administrative professionals often receive Secretary’s Day gifts to acknowledge their contribution to the workplace but this specific event is set aside to provide a clear focus on these valuable members of the team. The term Secretary’s Day was changed in 2000 to Administrative Professional’s Day to acknowledge the wide range of skills and responsibilities that today’s office staff has taken on… regardless of which name choice, remember the importance of recognizing their immense value! Have a peak at our new Administrative Professionals Day Gift Baskets category to see the types of gifts that may be suitable for your special recipients!

April 7th, 2009 | Posted in » Gift Baskets, Gift Giving by James

Easter Gift Baskets in Canada - some of our plushest designs!

Ok, plushest isn’t a word…”ain’t got no dictionary!” (sorry, a ‘Good Times’ moment popped into my head - only people 40+ might get that reference). But our designers are in full swing creating great Easter gifts for yet another wonderful spring season!  Although we’re still waiting for some of our primary stock (ie. chocolate!), 5 new designs have already been created with gorgeous plush as their focal point.  These designs still need to be photographed and priced/described, but it’s a start.  We expect to have 15-20 Easter designs at all price points.  Join our gift mail list to get instant notification when these designs are all online.  Here’s another article that describes sending Easter gifts for family!

March 11th, 2009 | Posted in » Easter by James

New Candy Bouquets Online!

Our candy bouquets category has been revamped. We are in the process of creating an additional 5-7 new designs that’ll be suitable for birthdays, get well, congratulations or just to say your ‘thinking of them’. Check back often as we re-design the majority of our gift baskets with new and exciting products in the coming weeks/months!

March 3rd, 2009 | Posted in » Gift Giving by James

Flowers in Canada - Spring Is Just Around the Corner

The snow keeps falling, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Spring is less than a month away. Although there are no flowers on the ground up here in Canada, we definitely saw many of them this Valentine’s Day. It was a nice reminder of what is yet to come.  Our flowers in Canada category has definitely improved over the last few months and we’re already gearing up for our Mother’s Day flowers selection.  Keep checking back for more great rose and lily bouquet selections as well as our ever popular flowering plants!

February 22nd, 2009 | Posted in » Flowers in Canada by James

Happy Thanksgiving from all of Us at GrenvilleStation.com!

Today is turkey day! Ok, that’s what gets everyone’s mouth watering waiting for this day. It’s a great time to relax and spend with family. Although we’ve been working on the big Christmas gift season, today we take time out and enjoy the day. Our Holiday catalog will be finalized later this week and all Christmas designs online. Join our mail list if would like to be notified when xmas 2008 gifts are online!

October 13th, 2008 | Posted in » Christmas and Hanukkah, Observances & Events by James

Food Gift Baskets - Updating Tradition

At GrenvilleStation.com, we try to design unique and attractive food gift baskets. The process extends beyond just the contents. The container can sometimes be the most important part of the design. It can be a keepsake that the recipient keeps for months, maybe years. It’s important to remember that the recipient always be kept in mind when selecting unique gourmet food baskets. Their likes and dislikes can definitely help in deciding exactly which gift would best suit them for their special event or holiday.

August 9th, 2008 | Posted in » Gift Baskets, Gift Giving by James

Remaining 5 Reasons…

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5. Increased business. After Father’s Day we experience a bit of a lull for the summer. We make use of this time by completing other necessary tasks, such as taking inventory and redesigning existing baskets. Once autumn arrives, we have several holidays that we need to prepare for. We also find that the amount of orders we receive increase, largely due to the travelling season ending. Our customers are less likely to be able to visit their distant loved ones for occasions such as birthdays. That’s where we come in!

4. Thanksgiving. Turkey Day is one of my favourite holidays! I enjoy the family dinners, my Grandmother’s pumpkin pie and, most importantly, the Statutory Holiday! This is the time when most of our orders are for our fall designs. The baskets are usually sent as a “Thank you” for someone who has hosted a Thanksgiving Dinner, or sent between loved ones who unfortunately are not able to be together during the holidays.

3. Halloween. Arguably, one of the most exciting days of the year for kids! But for us, Halloween is a season, not just one day of fun. Designing our Halloween baskets is certainly some of the most fun we have here. We are literally kids in a candy story when the sweets start pouring into our design studio! Among the goodies are gummy tarantulas, candy mice and bloody eyeball gumballs. When it comes to candy, the grosser the better!

2. Christmas. You can’t help but be jolly when preparing for the holidays! Once the stock arrives and the new designs are online, we get to work pre-making the holiday orders. We need to start as early as possible to keep up with the hundreds of orders that pour in almost immediately. The Christmas season easily occupies about 4 or 5 months of the year for all of us here at Grenville Station. It may still be beautiful autumn weather outside, but we will be like busy little elves in Santa’s workshop! Ho ho ho!

1. Chocolate! Need we say more? Due to the aforementioned summer temperatures, we have to stop using chocolate in our designs by (usually) late spring. Normally we use a fair amount of chocolate, so we have to remove quite a few designs from the website. Instead we use chips, crackers, coffee/tea, and other such products that will be unaffected by the heat. Sure they’re tasty treats… but nothing as exciting as chocolate!

And there you have it, our Top Ten Reasons We Love Autumn!

July 22nd, 2008 | Posted in » Words and Then Some... by Tanya