Borders Bookstore

If you are a Borders Bookstore Rewards card member you are in luck today! Borders is offering 25% off one list price item until 4/2/09. Click the link below to download the coupon.

http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/coupon250331.asp?cmpid=SL_20090331_REW

You could use this discount to purchase a gift for yourself (nothing wrong with that!) or a gift for another-who doesn't need a good book? Also, don't forget about the magazine section and the bargain bin!

PS: If you aren't a rewards member...no problem! You can join at the bookstore for free!

HoneeBee Quote

"My dad gave me a first edition of To Kill a Mockingbird. He introduced me to it when I was younger" -Kate Bosworth

To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic and while we all read it in school, it might be time for a refresher.

The Spotlight: Carol's Daughter

I remember reading about Carol's Daughter years ago, fell in love with Ms. Lisa Price's (owner) products and story so much that I dragged my friends to her first store (back then it was the only store) on a trip to NYC....Yup, me and some friends headed to Brooklyn so I could buy some Carol's Daughter! My friends had not heard about Carol's Daughter but happily joined me on the trip and I am so glad they did. I was able to pick up some great items and the store was super cute. Years later, Carols Daughter is booming with more products and key supporters like Jada Pickett Smith, Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige (see ad/catalog cover below). Carol's Daughter has various product lines for hair, bath & body, fragrance, skincare, hands & feet, color and men. Her products seem to be truly made with love.

Here's a blurb from the Carols Daughter website:
In the early 1990’s, Brooklyn native Lisa Price (a.k.a. Carol’s daughter) began experimenting with fragrance, essential oils and natural moisturizers to make gifts for her family and friends. Soon after she packaged her home-spun creations, word spread like wildfire and the demand for her unparalleled hair and body care products led to a highly successful mail-order and web-based business.
Nature, family and love are words that resonate for Carol’s Daughter and as business expands, Lisa makes sure that detailed care and attention is given to each product. Within every Carol's Daughter product, whether it's the Ecstasy Shea Soufflé or the Almond Cookie Sea Salt Body Scrub, the uniqueness of the name is an association with the familiar manner in which the products were born.

Source: www.carolsdaughter.com

Giftology

Below are gift stats that focus on the habits of women and shopping. Check them out!

• 28% of surveyed respondents admitted that they "recycle gifts."
• Women give Christmas gifts to more people than do men. The average difference is 12.5 versus eight.
• Women devote more time to selecting the appropriate gift, 2.4 hours per recipient versus 2.1 hours for male gift shoppers.
• Women are more successful in finding desired gifts. 10% of women's gifts were returned to the shop, as opposed to 16% for gifts given by men.

Source: flickr.com, marginalrevolution.com

HoneeBee Quote

This quote is from Heidi Klum on receiving a gift from her husband and musical artist, Seal....

"Seal got me a tennis bracelet, and he put it on me in my sleep. When I woke up to feed the baby, I noticed it"

How cute is that?

Source: People

Gift Tip #3

This Gift Tip is for the cooker in the family. This is a custom-made cookbook from TasteBook that can organize all written recipes, magazine-clipped entrees, and your favorite tasty treats that you come across on the Internet. Here's how it works:

Go to TasteBook.com and create a profile. Once you create your profile you can upload recipes to include in your book. You can create a theme (i.e desserts only, soul food, etc) for the book and you can also pull recipes from various websites such as HungryGirl.com or FoodNetwork.com. You can also include photos (some like to see if their dish looks like the photo) which can be uploaded just like the recipes.

Once the book is created online you can have a hardcover copy mailed to you (or gift recipient) in approximately one week.

This gift could be given to any foodie but to take it a step further it could also be used to capture old-family recipes and share from generation to generation. This could also be a great addition to a family reunion or as a gift to the historian in the family.

Bonus: The cookbook could be accompanied by a new set of pots and pans, kitchen utensils or an apron...anything kitchen or food-related would be a great bonus gift.

Bob Appetit!

HoneeBee Quote

Living artfully might require taking the time to buy things with soul for the home. Good linens, a special rug, or a simple teapot can be a source of enrichment not only in our own life, but also in the lives of our children and grandchildren.

-Thomas Moore