February
2004
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Valentine's
Day Gifts
- Roses
are Red...Violets
are Blue...This
Valentine's Day...Try
something New!
- See
our enchanting selection of beautiful Valentine's Day
gifts.
Valentine's
Day Gifts
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Customer Retention Tips |
Oops
- you caught us!
While you may find
it embarrassing to have a customer report an error, think of
it as concern by a valued customer for your reputation. Show
your gratitude with a small gift or a thank you note - and don't
forget to tell them how you plan to rectify the error.
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Market Frequent
Buyer Programs
To get your customers
excited about doing business with you, start a reward program
for frequent buyers. You can use coupons, punch cards or anything
else that helps you keep track of customer activity. When purchases
reach a certain level, reward your customers with a gift, a deep
discount coupon, a free product or service or something more expensive,
such as a trip.
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Price: $49.95
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Elegant
Roses |
| This beautiful arrangement
is such an elegant Valentine’s Day gift! Bottom half of box
contains gourmet caramel corn and gourmet mixed nuts. Top half is
arranged as seen with valentine truffles, butter almond toffee,
“Red Rocks” raspberry candy, foil wrapped marshmallow
heart and a handmade swirl lollipop. |
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 February
Product Specials
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February
Holiday Calendar
- February 1 - Super
Bowl Sunday, National Freedom Day
- February 2 - Groundhog
Day
- February 8 - Boy
Scout Day
- February 12 - Lincoln's
Birthday
- February 14 - St.
Valentine's Day
- February 16 - President's
Day
- February 24 - Fat
Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
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Valentine's
Day Trivia
- Valentine's Day is big business. Consumers will spend an average
of $77.43 on Valentine's Day gifts this year. E-commerce retailers
expect to rack up about $650 million in sales of food, candy,
flowers, and other Valentine's Day gifts. Of that amount about
$350 million will be for gifts and flowers and another $45 million
will be spent on food (including chocolate) and wine.
- Who is cupid? Cupid has long played a role in the celebrations
of love and lovers. He is known as a mischievous, winged child,
whose arrows who would pierce the hearts of his victims causing
them to fall deeply in love. In ancient Greece he was known
as Eros the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and
beauty. To the Roman's he was Cupid, and his mother Venus
- About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year.
That's the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year,
next to Christmas.
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