Please stop giving my favorite gift category a horrible reputation. Quit shipping the containers filled with processed cheese spreads that are mostly chemicals and the unidentifiable tubes labeled as some sort of sausage. Extend the protest to include those tree killing enormous boxes that contain a couple apples or pears. Those of us who live [...]
There are times when we walk past the vitamin store in the mall, we recognize a friend browsing the shelves with their basket already half full of supplements. They are the health freak; that friend of ours who is always trying out the latest diet or newest exercise fad. Or, perhaps they’re new to the [...]
Giftbaskets are soooo last year! Or is it last decade? Actually, I hope the correct response is neither. (Lock it in; that’s my final answer.) I’m actually a gift food merchant. Kind of has a special ring to is, doesn’t it? Granted, it may be less significant that solving the global warming problem or removing [...]
I have to admit, I am not a great shopping enthusiast. Except around the Christmas and Channukah holidays, I hate the parking problems, I don’t enjoy browsing aisle after aisle looking for something that would be just perfect for Grandma or Uncle Arthur. I certainly do not like waiting in line with inpatient people killing [...]
A few days ago, I talked with a family friend who recently learned that his huge manufacturing company was closing his plant. He is actually more fortunat than most of his co-workers. He very recently reached the age at which he qualifies for early retirement, so he will continue to have a steady income. Those [...]
