Gift Basket Business News
Have you visited the various online sites that provide you with gift business ideas and opportunities?
The sites I maintain are listed on this page, and Flora Brown of Gift Basket Business World also shares a roster of her sites through her post, Where Can I Find Gift Basket Business Ideas?
Scroll down to also find a list of products Flora shares from the recent Fancy Food Show.
It’s almost time to head back to school for millions of students worldwide. Lorie Obernauer of Apex Gift Foods schools you in this post on how to get your gift baskets into their dorm rooms.
This back-to-school baskets article shares ideas on what to put into your designs.
Where did you buy your imprinting machine? A designer is looking for one that imprints favor confetti cards as well as ribbon.
You can read her question and my answer at Ask The Gift Basket Expert, and I encourage you to join the conversation if use an imprinter, want to buy an imprinter, or know where this machine is sold.
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Gift Baskets on Consignment, Summer Sales, and More
Is it more profitable to offer gift baskets to retail shops on consignment, or is it best to sell gift baskets at a wholesale cost? Read the answer posted this morning at Ask The Gift Basket Expert.
Do you have a question about your business? You’re welcome to submit it here.
Is the summer sale season slow for you? This article provides ideas on how to make summer more profitable.
Speaking of summer, Flora Brown’s Wordless Wednesday photo at Gift Basket Business World shows a unique gardening design in a watering can that you can duplicate.
Get out from under the baskets this weekend and do something fun.
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Cheer Baskets are the New Get Well
One of the first lessons I teach at gift basket classes comes as a warning when creating get well baskets.
I suggest to budding designers that they omit certain edible products that may put the receiver back in the hospital. Alternatives to traditional gift basket contents are soups, teas, puzzles, and books.
A recent article published in Courant.com focuses on get well baskets. They interview several designers that create “baskets of cheer.”
Photos aren’t available, but I believe you’ll appreciate the background and insights on what makes their baskets unique and appealing, especially since it’s sometimes difficult to decide what to put in comforting gifts.
I explain product and design options for get well baskets in this video.
Is “baskets of cheer” a better way to say “get well baskets?” Before changing your theme’s name, consider what customers will think. If they understand the meaning of “get well” more than they understand “baskets of cheer,” then don’t change the name.
When making get well baskets or other themes, make sure you know how customers will pay ahead of time. That’s the weekend subject at Ask The Gift Basket Expert.
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