Welcome back Gift Basket Fans!
Congratulations to Nikki Hatfield Wilson (posted at September 1, 2011 at 12:21 pm) and Lucy (posted at August 26, 2011 at 6:08 pm)! Please send your full names and address to me at amariscal@1800flowers.com and I can send over your advanced Shades of Autumn Gift Basket! As always, thank you to everyone for participating and don’t forget to tell your friends to join us on Facebook.
Where did I get all of this stuff?
Are you all ready for this? Can you stand the anticipation? Drum roll please! Congratulations to Kandice Young (posted at August 25, 2011 at 12:29 pm) and Marcie (posted at August 18, 2011 at 7:23 pm)! Please send your full names and address to me at amariscal@1800flowers.com and I can send over your box of Chocolate Covered Strawberries! As always, thank you to everyone for participating and don’t forget to tell your friends to join us on Facebook.
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Congratulations to Diane (posted at August 18, 2011 at 2:05 pm) and Elaine Kontra (posted at August 16, 2011 at 11:27 am)! Please send your full names and address to me at amariscal@1800flowers.com and I can send over your Back to the Books Snack gift basket! As always, thank you to everyone for participating and don’t forget to tell your friends to join us on Facebook.
Remember when everyone was all “aw we missed out on chocolate covered strawberries and we’re so sad about this”? Remember that? Well, wipe away those tears! Did you know we have a Chocolate Dipped Strawberry club that delivers decadent, mouthwatering strawberries to you four times during the year?
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Club $19/mo Product Code:94976
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
Hello 1800Baskets readers!
Congratulations to Shannon Baldus (posted at July 28, 2011 at 3:37 pm) and Anne M (posted at August 3, 2011 at 6:24 pm)! Please send your names and address to amariscal@1800flowers.com and I can send your gift baskets right away! Thank you to everyone who participated in our blog challenge even with our comment system acting a little wonky! Also thank you to everyone for participating in our Facebook Free Chocolate Dipped Strawberries for a year contest! We’re really glad that everyone enjoyed it, so keep letting us know how you feel on our Facebook page and invite your friends to join in the fun! It was a definite hit, so I’m sure we’ll be doing similar contests in the near-future. But for now, on with the show!
Is it safe to assume that since you’re all here reading this that I am among holiday-friendly people? People who just love holidays and know where their nearest Hallmark store is? I don’t know that I’ll ever hang up giant cardboard cut outs of eye balls or decorate glasses for National Eye Exam Month (yes that exists and yes it’s this month), but some instituted holidays I think should be celebrated to the fullest. International Friendship Day will be this Sunday, August 7, initially created by the greeting card industry but just recently declared by the General Assembly of the United Nation this April.
Whoops! Looks like I was still a little loopy yesterday and forgot to pick a second winner for our fruit gift baskets. Some of you must be picking up a lot of lucky pennies to get all these chances to win. Congratulations to Swisspotluck (posted at July 19, 2011 at 11:57 pm)! Please send your real name and address to amariscal@1800flowers.com and I can send you a fruit gift basket. Now on with the show!
Picnics! Everyone loves picnics; Adults, kids, bears, everyone! July and August fall into the wonderful time known as picnic season, when it’s guaranteed to be nice, sunny, and cheerful out (unless of course you live in the Midwest where it’s apparently ‘anything goes’). Picnics are a great way to find another use for your gift baskets, and spend some quality time in the great outdoors.
"We love picnics!"- Those guys.
Welcome back, Baskets Readers!
News about the other week and a new winner to announce! Sorry for the lack of posting last week. Sometimes people go on “vacations” that entail helping out their parents for a week to retain their spot as the favorite child, as well as realizing while they’re gone that their Macbook isn’t compatible with any of the work servers! Yippee!
Starbucks® Blends Gourmet Coffee Gift Basket $39.99, item code: 94331
To our winners from the last post, turns out we sold out of the popular Tazo Tea Gift Set during the contest. I never want to leave you guys in the dust, so to make it up to you I will be sending you a much better deal in the form of the Starbucks® Blends Gourmet Coffee Gift Basket ($39.99). Don’t fret, it contains your favorite teas from the last gift, but it also adds a bonus of having a larger, fashionably sturdy, green gift basket, selections of delicious Tazo tea and several samples of Starbucks coffee! Your gift baskets have already been shipped out and should arrive on the 28th. Sorry for all the delays, I really do hope you enjoy your new baskets!
Welcome back Baskets Readers,
Hooray! I think everyone deserves a good pat on the back, high five, or congratulations-method of choice. Our “50 Likes Challenge” on Facebook was a HUGE success; also it appears that everyone here really did make a lot of new friends, which is always something to celebrate. As promised, because you were all so great at getting us to our goal, I have 4 random winners to announce. Congratulations to Patty Mitchell (posted at July 11, 2011 at 4:21 pm), Arturo Cabrera (posted at July 7, 2011 at 5:29 pm), Kathy S (posted at July 14, 2011 at 2:09 pm), and Ashley (posted at July 8, 2011 at 8:45 pm)! You will each be receiving our Tazo® Take A Break Tea & Teapot Gift Set that was featured in last weeks’ blog post. Please send your full name, address and any questions to amariscal@1800flowers.com and we can get your prize sent to you. As always, thank you so much to all of our readers. We really do appreciate and take into consideration all of your input.
Does everyone have access to a non-descript trench coat, black sunglasses and maybe a fedora? Being loyal Baskets readers, I would like to let you in on a couple of exclusive sneak peeks to some incredible treats we have coming your way. First things first: be on the lookout Tuesday July 19, to enter for a spectacular gourmet give-away on our Facebook page. I can’t say too much about it (top-secret, official business stuff) but the prize is valued at over $500! Share the secret and tell a friend to check out our page as well (don’t worry; we’ll still recognize that you heard it first).
Hello again, Baskets Readers!
WOW! We had a HUGE influx of commenters to the blog today. Thank you to everyone who has read and participated, I hope you all stick around. Before we get into this weeks post, we have 2 winners to announce from last weeks’ contest. Congratulations to our two random winners, JD Burnsed (posted July 7, 2011 at 11:04 am) and Patricia Sauber (posted July 2, 2011 at 11:55 pm)! You will both receive the Regal Oak Grandeur Gift Basket. Please send your full name and address to amariscal@1800flowers.com and we can help you claim your prize. To our other readers, stick around at the end for another possible contest!
Friendly Baskets blogger at home w/part of the Starbucks® Break Time gift basket!
Contest news!
I just wanted to clear a few things up regarding the multiple contests and information we have circulating right now.
Not too sure what Facebooks’ deal was last night, but I know that when I was trying to check on the status contest, the 1800Baskets fan page was unavailable for at least 3 hours. We all know that the internet, although a very fun and informative place, can also be frustrating and give us (me) large headaches when it decides it doesn’t want to cooperate.
I don’t want anyone to miss out on a possible give-away, so we are extending our “50 Likes Challenge” until NOON tomorrow (Friday July 7, 2011). All you have to do is “Like” our status and invite some friends to “Like” our Facebook page. I will be including the give-away instructions on our normal blog post later in the day, so please be sure to check that out!
Also on our regularly scheduled blog posting later today, I will be announcing our 2 random winners from last weeks’ “Hostess with the Mostest” blog! You will have until 3pm TODAY to leave us a summer story in the comments section, and be entered to win!
If you have any questions at all, please send them to amariscal@1800flowers.com and I would be happy to help!
See you soon!