The simplest things
It always amazes me how we can fret over pulling the trigger on a big buy, something we found in our travels to bring into the store. Some really cool items that we know our customers will love, and are so excited about displaying in Toula’s. Then there are those items we stumble on that don’t blow us away, but we invest in simply because we think they are unique or just cute. We don’t spend a ton of time or energy on them. Sometimes it’s those little items that we don’t give much thought to that capture our customer’s imagination and end up blowing out of the store like hot cakes. It always tickles me when customers hit the door and come immediately to us asking for “that certain item” they saw someone buy, or heard about from someone else, or maybe received themselves and want another one for a gift. It almost becomes a cult item.
One of those cult items turned out to be really sweet clear glass bird vases this year. They come from Canada and are offered in two sizes, and aren’t expensive at all. They are blown hollow and accommodate a flower bud or herb stem. They are very simple and very practical. They turned out to be the best thing for teacher gifts, Mother’s Day, hostess gifts, or just for that person you know has absolutely everything and doesn’t need one more trinket. And now we can’t keep them in stock! I have placed several orders in Canada for these glass birds. The official name of these little creatures is “nesting bird vase”. We turn around and before long we are sold out again. I just today contacted the French Canadian company again and ordered a bunch to keep us in stock during the summer months ahead.
So if you are stumped over what to give someone who has everything, or running to someone’s home for a lovely summer fete and need a unique hostess gift, pop in Toula’s and we will gift wrap one of these delicate little bud vases for you. You can’t go wrong with a best seller! You’ll probably pick one up for yourself too.
Eric