tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91904913258170787832024-03-12T21:18:59.588-07:00The Candy BasketGyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-26004639967309268262014-08-14T19:51:00.002-07:002014-08-14T20:05:28.146-07:00My, how time flies.....<span style="font-size: large;">It's been an interesting year, to put it mildly.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Shortly after my last post, my DH/partner Maurice had several heart attacks, followed by a stent (second time for that), a blood clot in the groin, and a third recurrence of cancer...this time in his lung.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He had half a lung removed, underwent radiation, and is now receiving chemotherapy that will wind up in December......and here we are, August 14, over a year since my last post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During that time, we celebrated our 25th anniversary here in Carriage Plaza, our younger son got married in Tulsa, and our our older son and his family are also in Tulsa, so we now get to see our family frequently! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All these factors helped us see how important it is to slow down, and take some time to enjoy day-to-day living! Maurice & I decided to close the gift side of the shop and focus exclusively on the candy/chocolates. It's what we love the most about our business, and it's what we do the best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We started a giant closeout sale on all gifts, and are now down to 75% off all remaining gift merchandise. We have lots of store fixtures and displays for sale, and we're glad to see them go! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We're now preparing to move our front door back and put up the wall that was originally there when we opened back in 1989!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of our wonderful customers are unaware of what we're doing, and when they walk in, they're very concerned that we're going out of biz....not at all! They're relived when we tell them what's going on!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maurice and I are looking forward to being able to focus our attention on what we love the most and do the best....SWEETS!! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Of course we'll still have some great little gifts, mostly the kind that will make you chuckle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you, our dear friends & customers, for your continued patronage during the past quarter of a century! Remember...we're more than just a candy store ;-) </span><br />
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<br />Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-55611770570538578222013-07-13T19:30:00.002-07:002013-07-13T19:32:07.123-07:00<span style="font-size: small;">Feast or famine. All or nothing. Peaks and valleys. Ever heard those phrases? After 24 years, we still find ourselves seeking balance - with our products, staff, time, and basically every aspect of operating a business that is weighted heavily with seasonal merchandise several times a year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I generally order chocolate about every 10-14 days. It seems like it all always comes in at the same time, and before I turn around, the cases look mostly empty. Certainly not attractive to customers ;-( </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">By the time I do inventory, place the orders, and the chocolates finally ship, we're out of others that need to be ordered.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Maurice does the general candy ordering, and he tries to order every single week. Often when it comes in, many things are on back-order, and by then we're running low again on items we didn't order before because we had plenty, or so we thought.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Same with customers - we try to staff the store based on records from the past. But it never fails that if we're short handed, we get bombarded with customers who actually have to wait in line for assistance.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On the other hand, if we've had a slow afternoon, we're likely to send one of our employees home for the rest of the day, and then we get slammed! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today (Saturday) Maurice & I split the day - I worked morning, he worked afternoon. He said about 4:30 it was very slow, so he sent not one, but both of our afternoon workers home. You guessed it...he got slammed! And he was all by himself! Our customers are wonderful, and they waited for him. He actually did about 25% of our daily sales today in that last hour, because of course customers come in right before closing, and we're not about to run them off! He was on the way out the door to meet me for dinner, when yet another customer called and needed a gift for an anniversary tomorrow. You have no idea how difficult it was for Maurice to tell him he was sorry, that he had people waiting for him. We NEVER want to disappoint anyone, certainly not a prospective new customer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As much as we'd like to, we can't be fully stocked at all times. Nor can we count on a steady, perfectly paced stream of customers. Although we sometimes feel we only go home to eat and sleep, we can't be 'on the clock' 24/7. It's all about balance~delicate and often elusive. Even after all these years, we sometimes have trouble maintaining it, but we'll continue to give it our best shot! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Happy Weekend, friends!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Gyan </span><br />
<br />Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-91380748230856074832013-07-06T23:02:00.001-07:002013-07-06T23:02:31.121-07:00Hello again! Happy Birthday!<span style="font-size: small;">Two years and two months...that's how long it's been since our last chat. I recently rekindled my interest in blogging, and it's been so long, I'm surprised I even found my way here again!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It's sort of hard to recap 2+ years in one blog entry. Wow...where to begin....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next Wednesday, July 10th, marks our 24th birthday! </span> </span><br />
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birthday cake, we're offering a 24% discount storewide that day (except
coffee). I know we'll have a great crowd, and we'll be able to clear
out some room for new everyday, collegiate, fall, and yes, even seasonal
merchandise that is arriving daily.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A lot has happened leading up to this 24th birthday. The last time I blogged, we had quietly inked a deal to sell The Candy Basket to a local man who was a customer and musical acquaintance. He was to take over July 1st of that year, and we were looking forward to working for him part time and easing into retirement!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Life has a way of throwing a curve ball or two. Suffice it to say the buyer was unable/unwilling to fulfill his contractual agreement. It was a heartbreaking time, and when we finally 'repossessed' the store seven months later, it was like we were reborn!</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: small;">Maurice & I were invigorated again! We added new staff (all the former staff left during that difficult 'honeymoon'). We're restoring our reputation as a place to find fun & funky gifts! </span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VB7tAUGlSf8/UdjWUL-C1NI/AAAAAAAAARM/aYay6Y04lDE/s1600/color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VB7tAUGlSf8/UdjWUL-C1NI/AAAAAAAAARM/aYay6Y04lDE/s320/color.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The shop has been cleared out, cleaned up, and lots of color has been added.</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Our shelves are stocked with great new merchandise, and our selection of MIO (Made in Oklahoma) products is expanding.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We scouted out some incredible chocolatiers whose artisan chocolates are being shipped to us in small quantities in order to ensure freshness.</span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BPWLX-6ajf8/UdjTFdINI1I/AAAAAAAAAQk/xxqm3PFxA4s/s1600/candy+buffet+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BPWLX-6ajf8/UdjTFdINI1I/AAAAAAAAAQk/xxqm3PFxA4s/s1600/candy+buffet+pic.jpg" /></a> We reinstated our traditional Friday the 13th sales. <br />
We're now doing candy buffets for parties and receptions.<br />
We're hosting Private Chocolate Tasting Parties. <br />
We're very active on fb (do you follow us?) <br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"></span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thecandybasket">www.facebook.com/thecandybasket</a><br />
Our electronic newsletter (Candygram) is now going out<br />
to over 4,000 customers every few weeks. If you don't<br />
get it, drop us a line at <a href="mailto:thecandybasket@aol.com">thecandybasket@aol.com</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span> and we'll make sure you get added to our list.<br />
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Maurice & I are definitely starting to feel our ages, and entertain notions of slowing down. We often dream of being able to take off to go visit our kids and grandkids, all of whom are now in the Tulsa area. <br />
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We know retirement will happen eventually, but in the meantime we're happy to be doing what we love...operating the best little candy store around!!<br />
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Many of you have been with us from the start, and we value your friendships and patronage more than you could ever know!<br />
Let's raise a glass to 24 years together!<br />
GyanGyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-89611014640692009612011-05-11T15:38:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:44:11.316-07:00Long time, no see<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I suppose ten months is long enough to make you eager to read another blog post!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So much has happened...where to start?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I could bore you with details and go over every event, but I'll spare you the time, and let's just pick it up right here, right now...May 11, 2011!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We've had a great Spring so far, but today's weather was miserable...enough so that I found plenty of time to sit at the computer and write this blog! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here's a display we did this week. Sometimes I don't understand why everyone doesn't love</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">some of our cool things as much as I do! These apple candles are a great example...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I loved them, had to have them, ordered them, got them in the store, and there's been basically zero interest in them:-( </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love that they're unscented, since we can't allow other aromas to mix with our chocolates/candies/coffee aromas.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love that they're the cool color...they're like a permanent apple display for someone's kitchen, and they're still HERE...not on customers' kitchen counters! WTH?!</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rn0MCRspnos/TcsQNarlrlI/AAAAAAAAAQE/NMKzbr53Q8s/s1600/mudpie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rn0MCRspnos/TcsQNarlrlI/AAAAAAAAAQE/NMKzbr53Q8s/s320/mudpie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Anyway, Melissa never did like them and didn't want me to order them, but I was determined, and managed to spend a pretty penny buying so many. Oh well, maybe I'll just have to change the color scheme in my own kitchen!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That's the thing about owning a retail store....as one of my reps once said "It's all a crap shoot", and by golly, I think she was right! I'm amazed at how quickly some things sell, while others (like these glorious candles) just sit and collect dust!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Anyway, the dust-ables will hopefully be gone Friday, as it's our traditional "Triskaidekaphobia Sale" which we have every Friday, the 13th. Everything in the store is HALF PRICE (except food and drink), and we usually have a tremendous turnout.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So maybe, just maybe, our apple candles will appeal to SOMEONE....at half price!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Till next time,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Remember - an apple a day keeps the Dr. away!!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan</span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-79611955984304343932010-07-31T15:41:00.000-07:002010-07-31T15:41:25.480-07:00Oddly delicious!<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We're always on the lookout for new and unusual chocolates, and the folks at Cocopotamus in New Mexico don't let us down....Woohoo! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">New flavors of Coco-P. fudge ball truffles are here! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Their diabolical chocolatiers have been cooking up 4 fab new flavors of handmade dark chocolate fudge truffles for our awesome customers (that’s YOU!) Good news? They are yummy and they are in the house!</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><img align="left" alt="bopeep.jpg" height="120" hspace="12" src="http://mail.aol.com/32360-111/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.29821883&folder=OldMail&partId=4" width="120" /><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">BO PEEP</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Meet Bo Peep, the black sheep of the Cocopotamus family. Deeper, richer and of course darker. She’s a darling at a stunning 88% dark chocolate. Infused with a double dose of pure Mexican vanilla and just a sheepish hint of organic black raspberry. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rolled in Swiss fort brut extra dark cocoa powder.</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><img align="left" alt="mangotango.jpg" height="120" hspace="12" src="http://mail.aol.com/32360-111/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.29821883&folder=OldMail&partId=5" width="120" /><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MANGO TANGO</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Meet the extreme fruit around town, Mango Tango. It’s organic mango like you’ve never seen it before – the fruit flavor explodes! Enhanced by a pinch of lime and <i>ancho</i> chili (or <i>chile</i>, as they call it in Albuquerque). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Topped with a dollop of cute mango frosting.</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><img align="left" alt="lovepotion.jpg" height="120" hspace="12" src="http://mail.aol.com/32360-111/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.29821883&folder=OldMail&partId=6" width="120" /><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">LOVE POTION #10</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Meet their darling romantic, Love Potion #10. Inspired by Grandma’s pie, it is organic strawberry and a generous dose of Mexican cinnamon. Sweet, bashful, romantic. She’s a darling! What’s not to love? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Topped with a cute dollop of strawberry frosting.</span></span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><img align="left" alt="cowgirl.jpg" height="120" hspace="12" src="http://mail.aol.com/32360-111/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.29821883&folder=OldMail&partId=7" width="120" /><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">COWGIRL – </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Meet the feisty new girl on the ranch, Cowgirl. She’s deep (infused with spices), she’s rich (kicked up by molasses), she’s sweet (that’s the organic honey talking!) Cowgirl is a Honey BBQ fudge truffle, <i>mole poblano</i> style. You’ve never tasted anything like it! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Topped with a drizzle of ancho chile frosting.</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We'll continue to carry the most delicious, unusual chocolates from around the world, and we'll keep pursuing new avenues of culinary excellence! It's a challenge sometimes, especially when customers are a tad skeptical or assume it's too unusual. Our jobs...MY JOB...is to introduce Candy Basket customers to the best chocolates we can find!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy thoughts (of chocolate)...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan</span><br />
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</div>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-47425930047913903262010-06-20T12:13:00.000-07:002010-06-20T12:13:25.259-07:00Ah, yes, I remember.....<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since it's Father's Day, I've been thinking a lot about my Dad, Robert G. Summers. He was a great guy - very smart, an accomplished musician, disciplined, thrifty (in a good way), and devout. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My dear daughter-in-law sent me this, and it made me think of my days growing up in my Father's home. I think his thumbprint is on everything I do, from being a parent to being a shop proprietress. This one's for you, Dad.....I miss you.</span></span><br />
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All the girls had ugly gym uniforms?</span></span><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon;">It took three minutes for the TV to warm up?</span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span></span><img alt="http://dogtime.com/system/shelter/02/63/92/37/rufus-mutt-dog-picture-thumb.jpg" border="0" height="352" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=787176e7d2&view=att&th=1294c1195a9d8d4e&attid=0.43&disp=emb&realattid=b02e39973850551_0.4&zw" width="400" /><b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When a quarter was a decent allowance?</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny?</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces?</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon;">You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, all for free, every time? And you didn't pay for air? And, you got trading stamps to boot?</span></span><b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box?</span></span></span></span><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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They threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed. . and they did it!</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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No one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were never<br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon;">Playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules of the game?</span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></span><img alt="http://www.strongmuseum.org/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/stickball.jpg" border="0" height="283" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=787176e7d2&view=att&th=1294c1195a9d8d4e&attid=0.28&disp=emb&realattid=b02e39973850551_0.15&zw" width="359" /><b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Stuff from the store came without safety caps and hermetic seals because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger?</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited the student at home?</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></span><img alt="http://www.rbhsclass1958.com/Remember%20When/Principals%20office.jpg" border="0" height="237" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=787176e7d2&view=att&th=1294c1195a9d8d4e&attid=0.12&disp=emb&realattid=b02e39973850551_0.18&zw" width="300" /><b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"></span></span></b><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Basically we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! But we survived because their love was greater than the threat. </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 24pt;"></span></span><b><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span>Summers filled with bike rides, Hula Hoops, and visits to the pool, and eating Kool-Aid powder with</span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #004080;"><span style="color: #660000;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">sugar</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;">.</span></span><b><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<span style="color: maroon; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon;">Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles.</span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #004080;"><br />
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Coffee shops with Table Side Jukeboxes.</span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #004080;"><br />
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Blackjack, Clove and Teaberry chewing gum.</span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></span><img alt="http://www.oldsweetsong.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clove.jpg" border="0" height="153" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=787176e7d2&view=att&th=1294c1195a9d8d4e&attid=0.25&disp=emb&realattid=b02e39973850551_0.25&zw" width="303" /><img alt="http://www.candy.org/cleanimages/gums/teaberry.jpg" border="0" height="146" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=787176e7d2&view=att&th=1294c1195a9d8d4e&attid=0.36&disp=emb&realattid=b02e39973850551_0.26&zw" width="262" /><b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span></span></b><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon;">Hey, wait.....we still carry these nostalgic gums, but they're definitely more than a dime, or whatever they cost way back when!</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;"></span></span></span></div><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon;">Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say, 'Yeah, I remember that'?</span></span><span style="color: #009f82; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #009f82; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span></span><img alt="http://collection.movingimage.us/media/mmi/images/3/5/38936_object_representations_media_3541_medium.jpg" border="0" height="330" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=787176e7d2&view=att&th=1294c1195a9d8d4e&attid=0.5&disp=emb&realattid=b02e39973850551_0.21&zw" width="260" /><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And with all our progress, don't you just wish, just once, you could slip back in time and savor the slower pace, and share it with the children of today.</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #004080; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></span><img alt="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/435_porch9.jpg" border="0" height="370" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=787176e7d2&view=att&th=1294c1195a9d8d4e&attid=0.33&disp=emb&realattid=b02e39973850551_0.17&zw" width="353" /><b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Father's Day, fellas. Hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane!</span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"></span></span></b><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="color: maroon;">Until next time, I remain Bob's little girl,</span></span></span></div><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan</span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: maroon; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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</span></span></b>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-50309200932793063522010-06-02T16:11:00.000-07:002010-06-02T16:44:15.912-07:00Initially Yours<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/TAbfPr6C9NI/AAAAAAAAAPc/2yXR_3bcE7w/s1600/mud-pie-initials-bottle-toppers-258200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Welcome to June! June always brings Father's Day and weddings - lots of them! It's hard sometimes for me to think of a good gender-neutral gift for the newlyweds. But this year I have a store full of perfect gifts for both Dad and newlyweds, and I think you're going to like it when I tell you we're offering all of our Mud Pie glass initial gifts at HALF PRICE throughout the entire month of June! This includes this gorgeous barware you see here, plus lots of other great, functional pieces for the home...perfect for Dads and newlyweds!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The cool decanters pictured below are our favorites.</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Think outside the box with these - they're so versatile! Fill them with bath salts and put them in the bath...or load them up with peanuts or gumballs for a desk or side table! Do something creative with them now - the timing's great, because they're one of the initial glass gift items HALF PRICE! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/TAbgRd4xIcI/AAAAAAAAAPs/tx6jxkRcsRI/s200/decanters.jpg" width="200" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">Another great gift for throughout the home are our initial frames. They're heavy glass, hold a 4x6 horizontal picture, and feature the same bold font. UBER cool for men and women! </div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/TAbfPr6C9NI/AAAAAAAAAPc/2yXR_3bcE7w/s1600/mud-pie-initials-bottle-toppers-258200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/TAbfPr6C9NI/AAAAAAAAAPc/2yXR_3bcE7w/s320/mud-pie-initials-bottle-toppers-258200.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">These great little bottle stoppers are not only useful, they're the perfect add-on gift to let someone know you're thinking just of them. Might as well think of yourself, too, since they're now HALF PRICED through June!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/TAbfV5_rwjI/AAAAAAAAAPk/BYY3j7jdxAg/s1600/mud-pie-initials-tid-bits-260999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/TAbfV5_rwjI/AAAAAAAAAPk/BYY3j7jdxAg/s320/mud-pie-initials-tid-bits-260999.jpg" /></a>LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these trays! I've personally given them as gifts on several occasions, and they look even more attractive at HALF PRICE, don't you think?! If you ever wanted to put out some cheese and crackers, add some grapes, and maybe some apple slices, these are the perfect serving pieces! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">So we obviously have some great personalized gifts, and obviously I am ready to let them go HALF PRICE for a limited time, namely the month of June. It's a perfect match! I do hope y'all will take advantage and will come shop and stock up on these great gifts! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">Gyan </div>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-62852657189487445252010-05-22T15:22:00.000-07:002010-05-22T15:37:56.669-07:00Happily ever after.....<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S_hOAFnFQNI/AAAAAAAAAOU/3IQkzviJTF4/s1600/mw-notebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S_hOAFnFQNI/AAAAAAAAAOU/3IQkzviJTF4/s200/mw-notebook.jpg" width="180" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;"> We're smack-dab in the middle of wedding season!</span></span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"> </span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">With so <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">many things to think of, every Bride can use some assistance! We have a multitude of little things to help her with her journey to the BIG DAY! Everything you'll see here is from our gorgeous (Tiffany blue) Mindy Weiss collection.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sometimes even Brides forget!Their brains become housing units for loads of information, and there's NO WAY to remember it all! This handy-dandy notebook is perfect to use to jot down all the necessary appointments, meetings, etc. PLUS, it includes a wedding schedule to keep Brides up-to-date on their planning.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Every Bride wants to cherish memories forever! </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This triple photo-album set is a fantastic gift. There's an album for engagement photos, one for the actual wedding photos, and an album for all the pics from the honeymoon! This triple set is perfect for the Bride-to-be, and makes a wonderful shower gift.</span></span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S_haIRaSCgI/AAAAAAAAAPE/hqJgA6XiSyY/s1600/mw-tip+envelopes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S_haIRaSCgI/AAAAAAAAAPE/hqJgA6XiSyY/s200/mw-tip+envelopes.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;">As she's wrapping up all the loose ends, the Bride will need to be thinking about how to thank all those who helped her. We recommend this set of 8 Tip Envelopes, which includes note cards and decorative seals. Might as well share the 'love' with something chic, right?!</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S_hYPGsctrI/AAAAAAAAAO0/9S_UaGwlOe0/s1600/mw-+slippers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S_hYPGsctrI/AAAAAAAAAO0/9S_UaGwlOe0/s320/mw-+slippers.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Finally, after a long day of wedding planning, every Bride deserves to slip her tootsies into something soft and snuggly at the end of the day. These "I DO" slippers will help her escape the planning and concentrate on feeling good!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are still many more treats from our Mindy Weiss collection, but we just wanted to give you an idea of how we can help the Bride-to-be prepare for her special day in a special way! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Never Mother of the Bride, only the Groom....</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan</span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-45281250431760663862010-04-29T08:39:00.000-07:002010-04-29T08:39:50.282-07:00Cinco de Mayo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S9mmabJzMKI/AAAAAAAAAOM/eiBkDmiHMN4/s1600/cinco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S9mmabJzMKI/AAAAAAAAAOM/eiBkDmiHMN4/s320/cinco.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner! We</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> haven't had a chance to do anything special at the shop for a while, so we're celebrating the day with another "Sip & Shop"!</span></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Festivities get underway at 5:00 next Wednesday. Several of our 'hot and spicy' foods will be served, as well as liquid refreshments.</span></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Best of all, we're offering<b> 25% off</b> STOREWIDE (except coffee). </span></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's the perfect time for some last minute Mother's Day and Graduation gift shopping, as well as general "I Want it" shopping for all of us!</span></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We're going to shut down at 7, so for two hours next Wednesday, we hope we have lots of celebrants who will join us with a little spicy sipping & shopping!</span></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mamasita Gyan</span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-46753277351951407002010-04-22T16:06:00.000-07:002010-04-22T16:07:19.158-07:00The French Connection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S9DRpUhYXxI/AAAAAAAAAOE/PG0ViX-pwN8/s1600/michelcluizel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S9DRpUhYXxI/AAAAAAAAAOE/PG0ViX-pwN8/s320/michelcluizel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Looks good, doesn't it? Guess what...it IS good! Tres' bien! It's straight from Paris, by a great chocolatier named Michel Cluizel. He's been creating artisan chocolates since 1948, so I guess he knows his stuff!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Enchante', Michel!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We're proud to announce the arrival (today!) of these terrific truffles and bonbons (bites).</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The two featured here are the Cappucino cup, which features a dark chocolate cup filled with coffee and milk chocolate ganache, and the Champignon Caramel, a cute little mushroom filled with caramel croquant.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Other flavors we are now carrying include lots of fancy French names I can't read OR pronounce! Suffice it to say I'm going to give you a rundown on flavors and let you come in and try your hand at proper pronunciation!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Flavors include a dark chocolate cork filled with a Bordeaux ganache, dark chocolate with lemon marmalade, Cointreau with orange peel marmalade, a dark cup filled with hazelnut praline' and topped with gianduja, a huge raspberry truffle paste enrobed in dark chocolate, a dark chocolate piece filled with coffee ganache topped off with a speck of (edible) gold, Cointreau with dried fruit pieces, and one more dark chocolate with Los Ancones ganache.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We'd love to introduce you to these pieces! Michel Cluizel is basically the quintessential chocolate, and we feel we have a very pleasing assortment with this first order! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bon soir,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan</span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-41887140801305086922010-04-17T15:00:00.000-07:002010-04-17T15:04:29.534-07:00Administrative Professionals' Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S8osQtebmeI/AAAAAAAAAN8/uE7jpvu86P8/s1600/Sec.daycookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S8osQtebmeI/AAAAAAAAAN8/uE7jpvu86P8/s400/Sec.daycookies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Next Wednesday is the official Administrative Professional's Day, and we all know what happens when the boss forgets...that's why it's been broadened to include the entire week!!</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></div><div style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">These delicious Nam's Bits cookies will be a thoughtful way to thank your 'peeps' for all they do...and perhaps more importantly, there are plenty to share in each bag!! Yeah!</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c1130;"></div><div style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If one bag of delicious baby chocolate chip cookies seems inadequate, we'll be glad to help you give bigger thanks! How about adding a box of Godiva chocolate, perhaps some coffees or teas, a bag or two of candy, and other delicious treats? We'll put them all in a gift box/bag for you, add an enclosure card, and we'll even deliver to your office! </span></span></div><div style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We also have a great assortment of Anne Taintor's outrageous office-related items, like coffee mugs, sticky-notes, file folders, notebooks, boxes of notes, even emery boards! Anne's off-beat humor is matched with vintage images, and brings howls of laughter to everyone who eyes it! Some of our favorite phrases are "Someone called about something", "Why, yes, I am over-qualified", and my personal fave "She rather enjoyed working for an idiot"!!!!!</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Whatever you decide to do for your Ad-Pro, let her/him know how much you appreciate them!</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The boss lady,</span></span></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan </span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-28884987273722651482010-04-12T13:47:00.000-07:002010-04-12T13:47:39.698-07:00Easter, be gone!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S8OF3TBuXYI/AAAAAAAAAN0/jfNJJTkCc0A/s1600/75-off-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S8OF3TBuXYI/AAAAAAAAAN0/jfNJJTkCc0A/s320/75-off-.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Easter, you are my favorite time of year in our little store, but all good things must end. Sorry, but you gotta go!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">We've reduced the price of ALL of our Easter merchandise, including CANDY! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Won't y'all be kind enough to drop by, look it over, and puh-leeeeze buy it! It's like we're paying you to take it off our hands at these prices! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">It's adios to Easter for this year....we'll have a grand old time next year, I promise!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Gyan </span></span></div><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-17474783729271196062010-04-06T16:27:00.000-07:002010-04-06T16:33:15.952-07:00Cuppa' Joe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S7u_8t2ybrI/AAAAAAAAANc/Jc9Jl1oLVsY/s1600/coffee+addiction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S7u_8t2ybrI/AAAAAAAAANc/Jc9Jl1oLVsY/s200/coffee+addiction.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That's me in the morning>>>>>>>>>>>>></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Just give me a coffee I.V. and I'm okay.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well...not exactly! See, I love the sound of the beans grinding, the aroma of the coffee brewing, the pouring of it so there's plenty of 'crema', and I love the taste of it!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Did you know we carry 100% Arabica whole bean coffee here at the shop? Yep - we have since we first opened our doors way back when (1983), and although there's a lot of competition now, we still sell what we consider to be some of the best coffees around! </span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S7vBJCQT0_I/AAAAAAAAANk/2_qIbacqhs4/s1600/bulkcoffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S7vBJCQT0_I/AAAAAAAAANk/2_qIbacqhs4/s320/bulkcoffee.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We bring in most of our coffee in whole beans, but we are always glad to grind it for your coffee maker, and there's never a charge.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">One of our favorite non-flavored coffees is from the La Minita Plantation in Costa Rica. We carry the La Minita coffee two ways - light (regular) roast, and Viennese roast, which is darker and has a more intense, pronounced flavor. We also blend the two. You'll never guess what we call it?! La Minita Blend! We're so stinkin' clever!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> carry coffee primarily from two suppliers - White House Coffee Company in New York, and Neighbors Coffee in good old Okie City! For years, Neighbors "Snickerdoodle" has been our best selling flavored coffee. We also love our White House Creme' de Noisette (Hazelnut), and when we blend the two, it's an incredible aroma and taste. We call it "Hazel-doodle"...again with the clever!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We offer other blends, too, and several varieties of decaf.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Whole bean or ground, there's nothing like a good, fresh hot cuppa joe to get the morning (or afternoon) started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As we always say in our 'tag line', we're <i>more</i> than just a candy store!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The spoiled sipper,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan </span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-57037350378010409272010-04-01T19:05:00.000-07:002010-04-01T19:06:19.514-07:00Easter Egg Hunt, CB Style!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S7VP5cMxP2I/AAAAAAAAANU/29823zDFpCo/s1600/easter+eggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S7VP5cMxP2I/AAAAAAAAANU/29823zDFpCo/s320/easter+eggs.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Okay....here's our own special version of an Easter Egg Hunt!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Behind our counter is a basket full of special Easter eggs, each with a slip of paper offering a different discount amount.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When you come shop Friday and Saturday, let us know you saw this blog post, and we'll let you 'hunt' for your own egg!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We'll then take that discount of your entire purchase!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sweet treats for Easter are still available. Hop on in to The Candy Basket, where we're <i>more</i> than just a candy store!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mama Bunny </span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-67264543429989358312010-03-14T13:27:00.000-07:002010-03-14T13:27:38.584-07:00Sharin' of the Green! <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Okay, it's Sunday afternoon and I'm trying to think of something special to do for St. Patty's Day for our fantastic customers. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here's the deal - When you come in next Wednesday, March 17th (St. Pat's Day), anything you want in the store that has green in it or on it will be 20% off... IF you tell us you read it here! </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We frequently do a little something extra for our e-mail (Candygram) customers without giving away the store! I think 20% is pretty significant for nothing other than acknowledging the color GREEN! </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">BTW - if you'd like to receive our Candygrams, just let us know your e-mail address and we'll add you to our list. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's a little electronic newsletter I write when I get around to it.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'll let you know what's new, anything of a personal nature regarding The Candy Basket and/or our family/staff, and we try to offer a little special for our readers. We DON'T share the addresses, either. I bring them home, enter them in my personal home computer, and sit down (usually w/a glass of wine) and try to condense all I have to say into a reasonable read.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a great week.....come in Wednesday for St. Patty's Day sweets/treats, and if you buy something with green on/in it, we'll give you 20% off...IF you let us know you saw it here!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Top 'o the afternoon to ya...</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan</span></span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-44283093447423353632010-03-08T16:33:00.000-08:002010-03-10T09:28:06.749-08:00Choclatique is here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S5WWKc_dzUI/AAAAAAAAANM/WSaXKrHhl8A/s1600-h/chocolatique.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S5WWKc_dzUI/AAAAAAAAANM/WSaXKrHhl8A/s320/chocolatique.JPG" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our 'chocolate boutique' now features Choclatique chocolates! Made in California, they are a great new find for us! Marcy and Melissa are showing off four of the new flavors....What's Up, Doc? (Carrot cake), key lime creme, Tuxedo mousse, and Grand Marnier Creme. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The other new flavors we're proud to sell include Blue Ribbon Cherry Pie, Creme Brulee, Orangsicle, Root Beer Float, their Champagne truffle, made with Dom and adorned with (real) gold flecks, Cherry Creme, Strawberry Creme, and Blueberry Creme!</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We love bringing in new and exciting flavors, and Choclatique is going to be a big hit!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you 'dream in chocolate', come see us during your waking hours!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Madame Chocolate (a.k.a. Gyan)</span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-91651300195313360402010-02-24T17:00:00.000-08:002010-02-24T17:01:01.890-08:00For the love of chocolate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S4XItUnnQ-I/AAAAAAAAANE/jQ21P7LddsY/s1600/cocoadolce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S4XItUnnQ-I/AAAAAAAAANE/jQ21P7LddsY/s400/cocoadolce.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br />
</div> <span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">LOVE this stuff!!!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Right around Valentine's Day, I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of the proprietress of a chocolate 'boutique' in Florida. We became fast friends, as we both loved doing what we do.....buying/selling fabulous chocolates!<br />
She told me about this wonderful company up in Kansas (can you believe it?!?!), and I was able to get a big box of samples for our Chocolate Advisory Board meeting this afternoon. Unanimous thumbs up!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Their name says it all....Cocoa Dolce'! Indeed! Hopefully they'll be in stock by mid-March.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In the meantime, if your sweet tooth is acting up, y'all know where to shop! We got in fresh batches of Sweet Shop and Cocopotamus last week, and today our Godiva came in, so our chocolate cases are now fully stocked. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">C'mon in...you deserve a treat today!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan</span></span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-7241125132544366812010-02-20T16:34:00.000-08:002010-02-20T16:36:34.025-08:00Spring is coming!<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> The weather was so dreary today, it was easy to feel down and dreary. But something clever came in the mail to the shop today, and now I'm dreaming of spring in a big way.</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S4B8Kv8Ex_I/AAAAAAAAAM8/0Bdtw6TitHw/s1600-h/spring_flowers_cupcakes_card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S4B8Kv8Ex_I/AAAAAAAAAM8/0Bdtw6TitHw/s320/spring_flowers_cupcakes_card.jpg" width="318" /></a><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Feast your eyes on these adorable edibles!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Are they not the cutest cupcakes you've ever seen?!?! They're regular cupcakes decorated with Jelly Bellies and other candies from the company to look like spring flowers!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Jelly Belly company sent us a cute little cupcake flyer, and besides Christmas trees and Halloween pumpkins, this picture stopped me in my tracks! </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The artists used bunny corn (candy corn in spring colors) and various pastel Jelly Bellies to create these precious cupcakes. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's too bad my little grandson lives so far away.....this is enough to make me want to borrow somebody's grandkids and get creative in the kitchen!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our spring/Easter candy will be arriving next Tuesday, and we're anxious to get it all out and displayed on our shelves. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Spring has always been my favorite season at the shop. By now, I'm so ready for bright colors and pretty pastels....it's such a refreshing change! Besides, candy just looks like spring to me....and I hope to be able to make some candy look like spring cupcakes like the ones above!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy, creative spring is just around the corner!</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-14347138344989360962010-02-16T14:15:00.000-08:002010-02-16T14:15:52.019-08:00CAB-Chocolate Advisory Board<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Not a joke! We take our chocolate offerings very seriously! We've now had two sessions with our appropriately named CAB.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's Fat Tuesday, and what better way to celebrate the day than with taste-testing some incredible French chocolates! Our CAB met this morning and reactions from all staff and CAB members were favorable, indeed!</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S3sUY99e1MI/AAAAAAAAAMs/SFKVwnFIaHo/s1600-h/joehighfill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S3sUY99e1MI/AAAAAAAAAMs/SFKVwnFIaHo/s320/joehighfill.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> As you can see, Joe enjoyed his and Kay was letting a piece melt in her mouth while perusing their catalogue. </span></span><br />
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</div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The 60 year old French company is called "Michel Cluizel", and we are getting ready to place our first order, based primarily on what we sampled today and how our CAB members reacted to certain flavors!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We'll make sure to let you know as soon as it hits the states and gets on our shelves! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">One fat, sassy Mamma....</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan </span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-32546426737138271132010-02-07T16:30:00.000-08:002010-02-07T16:30:05.140-08:00Sweets for your Sweetie(s)<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's that time of year again - time for <i>LOVE</i>!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you're wondering what to get your sweetheart for Valentine's Day, here's what I suggest.....</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/S29ZcjcMl0I/AAAAAAAAAMk/vBDhnAZ8e54/s1600-h/Godivaheart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Yea, baby....that oughtta do the trick!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We bring in SO much candy and chocolate for what I affectionately refer to as "The Big VD", and it finally starts to sell about one week before the big day. That means it sits there and stares at us for weeks until the message is satisfactorily delivered! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The message here is, size DOES matter!!! Yea, sure, it's the thought that counts, but the BIGGER the thought, the more it counts!!!!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have all sizes to offer, and for the non-chocolate lovers (yes, you know who you are), we have about 50-100 kinds of candies just for the special day.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I know anyone reading this blog is an intelligent, thoughtful person, so I KNOW you get the message!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">See ya soon!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gyan</span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-38780811558935350302010-01-07T16:33:00.000-08:002010-01-07T16:38:01.952-08:00Christmas be gone...<div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christmas merchandise, puhleeze go away....</span>I adored you in the past, but frankly I've grown weary of your constant, albeit cheerful, presence, and I want you <b>OUT</b> of my life!<br />
</div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My affections have turned to more romantic visions!<br />
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</div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Starting tomorrow (1-8-10), <b>ALL</b> Christmas and Hanukkah goods, confections, trees, ornaments, EVERYTHING will be<b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">75% OFF!</span></b><br />
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</div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Adios seasonal stuff....you're crampin' my style.<br />
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</div><div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Git...go on, git outta here, ya hear? See if I care! I know you'll be back in about ten months, but until then, we're done, ya hear me? Finished.</span></span><br />
</div>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-70704380206025457892009-12-24T10:06:00.000-08:002009-12-24T10:08:02.042-08:00Happy Holidays!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here we all are, gathered around the fuse box at the back of Othello's, where we held our annual CB Christmas dinner/drinks/Dirty Santa party!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">From left to right, Holly Forsyth (our newest, youngest CB family member), Sandy Clopton, behind them is Maurice Galoob, our fearless leader and my husband of 39+ years, Shannon Macko, Rachel Forsyth rubbing the shoulders of Marcy Gonzales, Melissa Dowling, our long time manager, and moi. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have had a tremendous season, and the reason we all look so 'happy' is because we ARE!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thank you to all of you who have helped us grow this year. We're looking forward to another record-setting year, and we appreciate each and every one of you.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We are continuing our tradition of closing the day after Christmas, which affords us atleast two days (in this case, three!) to spend relaxing with family.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We'll be open again Monday, the 28th, and we'll have our half price Christmas madness sale. Everything Christmas (from Godiva chocolates to pre-lit trees to holiday cards) will be half price. It's usually a madhouse for about three days, then things start to settle in back to normal. Sometimes I wish December lasted all year! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We're also going to close the entire weekend of New Year's. Inventory calls, and we're not immune to a good nap now and then! Regular biz hours will resume on Monday, January 4th, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>2010</b></span>!!!!<span style="font-size: small;"> My, my...where did this year go?!?!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hope your holidays are merry....be safe and warm, and let the love from your families keep you warm throughout the season!</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span>Gyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671227496951450890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190491325817078783.post-45352333546427168562009-11-16T12:09:00.000-08:002009-11-16T12:13:05.884-08:00What every good kid wants for Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/SwGwUjAN0UI/AAAAAAAAALg/jOS5iVyHuHw/s1600/poopooreindeer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VNs4IrdTRRE/SwGwUjAN0UI/AAAAAAAAALg/jOS5iVyHuHw/s640/poopooreindeer.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think every good boy and girl should get one of these in their stocking this Christmas! For four nears now, these Poo Pooing Reindeer have been a HUGE hit with parents (and especially Grandparents) for the kiddos!</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Also, the past three years, this guy's been a bit hit.....</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I feel sortof bad showing every child's beloved Santa in such a compromising position, but hey, if you gotta go.....well, you know! </span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hopefully your little ones will get one of these in their stockings! They're in stock and hot right now at The Candy Basket, where we're more than just a candy store!!</span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Boy, have these been a couple of long days! </b></span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">We're overwhelmed with all the candy and freight that has come in this past week, and we can't seem to scratch the surface! We all have been unpacking, pricing, displaying and generally working like dogs all week long, and we've barely put a dent in the massive stacks of boxes in our back room! I'd invite you to come help unpack freight, but we don't pay very well...we just make you eat your weight in candy & chocolate!</span><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, today is a short day - we're only open till 5 on Saturdays, and about 4:00 all three of us working just started to wilt! I can't remember the last time I spent my time 'watching the clock', but I sure did today!</span><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">5:00 couldn't get here fast enough...I want to go home and lean back in my chair, have an adult beverage, and watch the Sooners play! Sadly, I'll probably be asleep by second quarter! Hope the days next week just fly by!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Have a great weekend!</span><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Harry & David's Moose Munch party drum....YUM! Great gift for an office staff - feeds a lot of people! Inside are a variety of different Moose Munch flavors, and there's enough to feed a large crowd. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We also </span><span style="font-size: small;">have boxes of these terrific salty/sweet snacks in Milk chocolate, Dark chocolate, Milk with macadamia nuts, and Caramel with cashews & almonds.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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