Why Checklists are an Important Part of Making Gift Baskets

December 20, 2011
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How helpful do you find checklists to be for making gift baskets? Most gift basket designers put checklists in their indispensable category. They say that using checklists as a guide to gathering all the tools and supplies necessary before making gift baskets is the first step before doing anything else. That’s how they know if [...]

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Who is Your True Gift Basket Competition?

December 6, 2011
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My favorite wholesale warehouse is selling lots of holiday gift baskets both in the walk-in club and through the newsletter sent by email. It’s wonderful to see all types of gift baskets available, which tells you three things: They’re a big money maker for the club Buyers will consider purchasing them again You can use [...]

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What’s on Your Gift Basket Shopping List?

November 22, 2011

It’s easy to get confused the first time you decide to make gift baskets. What causes the confusion? That’s easy to answer. When you want to create all types of gift baskets, your mind goes in a thousand different directions to figure out where to start and what to make. The confusion continues if you [...]

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How Do You Get Customers to Buy Again?

November 8, 2011

It’s a great feeling to have someone agree to buy your custom-made gift basket. At that moment, you feel as though you’ve reached the top of a mountain even if you haven’t been climbing for long. Other events will happen in that customer’s life as the months progress. How will you get that same person [...]

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Where are Gift Baskets Made in Your Home?

October 25, 2011
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An ironing board in a spare bedroom. That’s where I started my gift basket-making venture. Today, 20 years later, that ironing board is still in the same place, but it’s back to being the horizontal top where creases are removed from clothes. You must be very careful when choosing your at-home design studio because: If [...]

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