The Gift Exchange

This past Sunday, July 17th, one of GiftTree’s own got married in a beautiful local park in Battle Ground!  Our lovely customer service rep Sara Bouchard (now Marlo) made a stunning bride, and despite the fact that it was one of the  wettest July days on record, she made this seemingly gloomy day absolutely perfect. [...]

On June 25th, a group of us here at GiftTree participated in The Summer Solstice Run/Walk. The race was a 3 or 6 mile early evening run/walk put on by Northwest Personal Training in Vancouver, WA and benefiting the YWCA. Some of us ran, some of us walked, and all of us had [...]

This month our featured employee is Amber Burkhart! Amber is a part of our amazing Customer Service Department, so she’s a busy bee! Thanks for taking time out to talk with us, Amber! How long have you worked for GiftTree? Almost 5 years What’s the best thing about working at GiftTree? My peeps  Where did you grow up? [...]

We love our jobs here at GiftTree! We work hard, we play hard, and we’re a family. There are a lot of people behind the scenes who work tirelessly and dedicate themselves to make GiftTree the great place it is. In respect to our amazing team, we’ve decided to start the Featured Employee blog. This [...]

If you and your team at work are looking for a way to burn a few calories, pick a day and take the team for a run, or, a walk, jog, stroll, shuffle or trot. Any of these various activities will result in a welcome respite from the weekly grind and get your team thinking [...]

So it’s no surprise that we here at GiftTree love to celebrate holidays – after all, it’s part of our job! St. Patrick’s Day is no exception. The Business Development Department is planning to have a potluck to celebrate! While we won’t be only bringing green food (although it was suggested, but we couldn’t come [...]

Guest Blogger: Mitzi Hathaway This week is Customer Service Week – Woo Hoo! It started in 1992 when the U.S. Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week a nationally recognized event, celebrated annually during the first full week in October. Some say that customer service is a dying art. Maybe at some places but not here at GiftTree. I [...]

1. Good for Our Economy – American companies rely on recycling programs to provide the raw materials they need to make new products. 2. Creates Jobs – Recycling in the U.S. is a $236 billion a year industry. More than 56,000 recycling and reuse enterprises employ 1.1 million workers nationwide. 3. Reduces Waste – The average American [...]

I have several bad habits. One of which is keeping loose change in my pockets which eventually spills out of my pockets and ends up in couch cushions, in the laundry basket, occasionally on the floor or in the car. My partner feels entitled to any change found so I often end up without change [...]

Have you ever enjoyed a product without appreciating the amount of work, dedication and passion it took for the product to be produced? For instance, I love to eat crab and used to take for granted how it ended up on the menu for me to order…until…I watched Deadliest Catch. I now have a whole [...]