Back to School, Gift Baskets, Summer Time Gift, Teacher Appreciation, Uncategorized

Back to School!

August 11, 2011

Congratulations to Jen (posted at August 11, 2011 at 11:47 am), Amanda (posted at August 4, 2011 at 7:52 pm), & Esther P. (posted at August 8, 2011 at 1:43 pm)! Please send your full names and address to me at amariscal@1800flowers.com and I can send over your Colossal Fortune Cookies! As always, thank you to everyone for participating and don’t forget to tell your friends to join us on Facebook.

Back to School! This is actually really strange for me since this is the first fall since I can remember that I haven’t gone back to school (graduation is weird). Maybe I am just one of the odd ones, but I was always extremely excited to go back to school no matter how great of a summer I had been having. I could barely sleep the night before my first day or my first class (you would think it was Christmas or something). I love going to new classes and meeting new people, I love meeting new teachers or professors, I love picking my seat and getting to buy new notebooks, and binders, and picking out my favorite pens (0.5 mm fine point if you’re curious). And that first day of class where you write down everything perfectly because you imagine that this year you’ll be more organized and neat with your notes and you’ll be on top of your game every single week (first week dreams obviously). Everything is all fun and games, and then you get your first student loan bill.

Back to School Snackin’ Backpack $29.99, product code: 94719

But for those still idyllically returning to the safety of their ivory towers (or yellow school buses), we have some great back to school gifts to send their way! First up, for our more yellow bus variety is the Back to School Snackin’ Backpack gift for $29.99. A step outside of the gift basket, this is a fun and exciting way to welcome your young ones back to school with all their favorite snacks, and a youth sized backpack to bring along. Inside you’ll find some Chex Mix, Planters ® Assorted Go Pack, The Popcorn Factory’s Butter Toffee Popcorn, a red apple-shaped frosted cookie, and many more goodies.

 

Back to the Books Snack Gift Basket $49.99, product code: 94785

We also have the Back to the Books Snack Gift Basket for $49.99 that can be sent to your college-bound loved ones away from home. This willow, suitcase-styled basket is filled with comfort goodies from home like buttery shortbread cookies, Pops potato chips, hearty nut mix, microwave popcorn, and many more sweet and salty treats that will come in handy when the campus store is closed but they will still be awake for several more long hours (thanks, homework!).

 

Do you have anyone going away to school or even just starting school? Or can you tell us a good school memory? Let us know in 1-2 paragraphs and we’ll pick two random winners to receive the Back to the Books Snack Gift Basket next week!