The weather on the U.S. east coast has changed slightly as it always does in September.
There’s a definite coolness in the air, and even though you don’t yet need an all-day jacket, the signs of fall remind you that certain areas within your business will also change.
For example, summer shred colors are stored while orange, red, and tan shreds take their place. You also may start reviewing your basket and container inventory to make sure each is appropriate for fall and winter themes.
My customers’ favorite container during the winter season is the drum, which you see in the above picture, and the second favorite is the sleigh. I often bring drums to my gift basket classes for students to experiment with their design style. Educators adore keeping the sleigh on their desk from mid-December to the end of January.
Another vessel I often choose during the fall is a three-sectioned basket, as you see here, which is sometimes left over from the summer when they’re selected for picnic baskets when an actual top-lidded picnic container, depicted on this page, is out of stock. This basket is spray painted to match the design theme.
Pastel-packaged products are quickly cleared off shelves through donations and other giveaways if they cannot be sold in gift baskets made this month. That’s the best way to move this merchandise.
In my first year in business, cookies and candy in these light-colored packages would encourage me to eat it rather than sell it, and I was happy to snack all day long. I can still taste the sweet, powdered sugar on my tongue as I chewed every morsel. That sampling was bad for my budget and waistline, so today, no matter how loudly these delicacies call my name, I don’t listen.
What changes do you make in your workspace when the seasons change, or are you in an environment where the temperature stays the same all year long?
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