The Gift Exchange

Question: Carrie Says: July 16th, 2008 at 3:22 pm What would be an appropriate gift for a co-worker who’s had a death in their family and you think they will be overwhelmed with fruit and flowers? Shawna - Director of Customer Service Answer: When I send bereavement gifts I try to send items that are shelf stable or non-perishable. That way [...]

Question: Vicky Boackle Says: July 17th, 2008 at 5:09 am Is it ever too late to send a thank you card? Shawna - Director of Customer Service Answer: Absolutely not. A late thank you is better than no thank you at all. This goes for any occasion. Normally thank you notes should be sent within 3 months of the event or [...]

Jean Hepburn Says: What is an appropriate gift for a young lady who is throwing herself an “I’m Finally Getting Divorced from that Thug party” that would go along with a bouquet of dead flowers wrapped in silk ribbon that I am bringing to the bash? My Advice: I have gone to such a party and let me [...]

The Anniversary…everyone loves to be remembered…Anniversary literally means to return yearly. The Wedding Anniversary originated in Central Europe in the Middle Ages. Medieval Germans presented their wives with a wreath of silver for 25 years and a wreath of gold for 50 years. We now call them Silver and Golden Wedding Anniversaries. In the United [...]

Every year my family goes strawberry, blueberry, pear and even grape picking in the summer. Being in a family of 14 plus the parents and 11 nieces with nephews, we pick buckets full of fruits and usually it’s gone with in the first few days. With all this it makes me think that we are [...]

And the winners are…Beth Shepard, Sharon Jones, Vicki Wurgler, Marie Noguerole, and Janet F. Congratulations to our winners and a big thank you to everyone who participated! We really enjoy reading your questions and we will be answering them in the Ask an Expert blog catorgory in the days and weeks to come, so keep [...]

I am a big fan of television programs that air bloopers or blunders and though it doesn’t happen every day here at GiftTree, we certainly have our share of them as well. Here is a sampling of some of our lighter moments: Card message typo for a new baby gift: Congratulations on the newest addiction [...]

From time to time I receive calls from customers looking for something completely unusual, and the first thing I show them is the Island Breeze Tropical Arrangement. This arrangement is so unusual that people who see it for the first time usually are silent for a few seconds as they read the description. Once they [...]

GiftTree customers often look to our customer service representatives for gifting advice and card message suggestions. Our customers rely on our expertise and we take that trust seriously. We’d like to hear your questions so we can answer them here at The Gift Exchange in our Ask an Expert category and allow others to benefit [...]

So, I’m brand new here at GiftTree, as well as being a new mom. My 9 month old daughter is going through a really tough phase that I know many parents struggle through, the not sleeping phase. I am completely exhausted! Not only am I trying to negotiate a new working environment and learn my [...]