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Showing posts with label interview. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interview. Show all posts

Thursday, March 4, 2010

A Penny 4 Ur Thoughts Giveaway


GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED

This has to be one of the coolest card shoppes I've found online, and we've been lucky enough here, at the Out Of The Box Sampler, to have them in past boxes and they'll be around for the rest of 2010's sampler boxes! 

A Penny 4 Ur Thoughts shoppe not only includes handmade cards, but also gift tags, boxes and bags too.  They are so reasonably priced and their perfect for adding that extra special touch to the gift your giving away.

Parrie, the owner, recently answered some interview questions for me. 


Q: How long have you been in business?
A: The formal business is three years old.  I have had a life long love affair with paper crafts.  That love steadily grew into a skill as a classroom teacher, where I made exemplary learning aids and displays.

Q: Tell us a little about the products that you sell.
A:  A Penny for Your Thoughts provides high quality greeting cards for all occasions.  We also sell coordinated gift sets that usually include a gift bag or box, card and tag.

Q: What is your best selling item?
A: Greeting cards and gift sets for specific holidays like Christmas, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day.

Q:  Do you have a wholesale division?
A:  Our executive mailing service that series as our wholesale division.  Local businesses provide us pertinent information about their clientele and we send greetings for their specific special occasions.

Q:  What do you want others to know about your company.
A: Our cards are a full size 8.5x5.5 inches compared to the typical "A2" which is 5x4 inches.  We only use the highest quality materials so that our items can be incorporated into scrapbooks or memory boxes.  All materials are made in a smoke and pet free studio.  Shipping is included in the cost of items.

Q:  How did you decide on the name for your business?
A: A Penny for Your Thoughts is the combination of my nickname "Penny" and the time-honored phrase.

Q:  Where do you see your business going in 5 years?
A:  Our goal is to expand our placement into local shoppes as well as expanding our online presence.  We are currently in conversation with local organizations regarding a partnership in order to provide employment for individuals with limited work experience.

Q:  What is your favorite product to make?
A:  I love putting together gift sets.  The idea of designing a set of matching items for someone's special occasion brings me joy as well.

Q:  What do you feel sets you apart from others in your industry?
A:  The ability to provide reasonably priced high quality items that are keepsakes.

Q:  Tell us something most people don't know about you.
A:  I am a firm believer in supporting individuals who seek to change their lives.  Our business donates congratulatory cards to local organizations serving women entering the work force for the first time.

I really love being able to have a little insight into the businesses and owners with interviews.  So now that you know all about A Penny 4 Ur Thoughts, let's get down to the giveaway.
I have 3 of these adorable gift sets to giveaway to 3 lucky readers.  The sets contain a gift bag, card and matching tag.

Here's how to enter:
Visit A Penny 4 Ur Thoughts website, then come back here and tell me one of your favorite items from there.

That's it.  I'm keeping it simple this time.  Please be sure to include your email address so I can notify you if your a winner.
As always, winners will be picked at random using http://www.random.org/.Photobucket



Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Gourmet All The Way!


The Gourmet Bath Shoppe was is one of our box sponsors for the October fall/Halloween sampler boxes. They sent us 80 big soap samples and 2 full size bars to give away! There are still a couple Oct. boxes left if you'd like to try their wonderful samples! You can buy a box by clicking on the link to the right of this blog!

I wanted to share with you the awesome interview I had with Michelle from The Gourmet Bath Shoppe...

1. How long have you been in business?

16 years



2. Tell us a little about your products that you sell.


I make a little bit of everything! I don't get to take a bath often, mainly showers so I try to make luxury products for those of us always in a hurry. So I created shower smoothies (scrub bars) and shower butters. I also make shampoo bars and now solid conditioners for your hair. I am also working on a liquid conditioner for your hair. I love R&D, that is my favorite as I can really get my creative juices flowing.



3. what is your best selling item?


My Frosted Sugar Soap!



4. Do you have a brick and morter store or an online business?


I would love to have a brick and morter store, but for now I am online.



5. Do you wholesale your products?


Yes, I do!



6. Are your products available anywhere else. (retails shoppes, etsy, ebay etc.)


I am on Etsy, and have only recently made my products available for wholesale, so hopefully I can get some retail shoppes!



7. How did you decide on the name for your business?


I love handmade luxurious bath items, so the word gourmet just seem to fit the picture. I don't make just soap, so I incorporated the word bath to hopefully let people know that it includes everything for a relaxing bath. I also use things like Mango butter, shea butter and things of that nature so I felt that it leant to the Gourmet Bath name.



8. What do you want others to know about your company?


We are a family company! My husband helps as do my daughters and now my 8 year old step-daughter in getting into it. She likes to come up with new ideas for soap designs. Also things do not site on my shelves for any length of time, except for soap which ages for 6 weeks before I ship anything out. But everything is made to order and tends to take time.



9. Where do you see your business going in 5 years?


I hope to be doing this full time or close to full time in the next 5 years. Things have really started to take off for me this past year. Not sure if I will have a brick and morter store by then. but we will see.



10. Tell us a little about yourself?


I am 40 years old, and I have 6 kids between mine and my husbands (we each have 3 each). I work full time outside of the house as well as do my soap business. I love to read, when I get the chance, and I like I said before I love the R&D process. It is very easy to get burned out with anything life, and you need to keep the sparks flying!

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