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11-21-2009, 12:15 AM
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Location: yukon,oklahoma
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Gifts for your clients
What kind of gifts do you get for your clients? I'm always sent cards but this year I was thinking about doing something for my high end clients. LET me know what you guys do thanks
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11-21-2009, 12:21 AM
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Location: Bloomington IL
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I have a Mary Kay rep in my BNI group and I'm going to be sending out a couple of gift packages to a few of my clients.
I can spend anywhere from 20 dollars up.
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11-21-2009, 02:00 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Phoenix, Az
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Garden gnomes, Flower bulb arrangements, Garden globes, Harry and David fruit, Garden art, magazine subscriptions, Poinsettias, House plants, Orchids
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11-21-2009, 02:33 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Northern Illinois
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Ghirardelli chocolates are always happily received if there is a female in the home
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11-21-2009, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Wichita, KS
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Barnes & Nobles gift cards have always gone over really well for me. Candy/cookie bouquets are popular around thanksgiving/christmas. Also, I've done a gift pack with locally made jams, brownies in a jar, etc.
Anything really unique people tend to remember works well. I try not to spend more $ than one service would usually cost...is this a reasonable formula?
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11-21-2009, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Desoto County Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by f50lvr2
Barnes & Nobles gift cards have always gone over really well for me. Candy/cookie bouquets are popular around thanksgiving/Christmas. Also, I've done a gift pack with locally made jams, brownies in a jar, etc.
Anything really unique people tend to remember works well. I try not to spend more $ than one service would usually cost...is this a reasonable formula?
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I think this is mostly a personal decision, what makes you feel good about your business and the holidays. There are very successful companies that give gifts and very successful companies that do not.
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11-21-2009, 08:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Garner, NC
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Chocolates delivered every year. The family and I go to each customer's home usually a week or two before Christmas.
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11-21-2009, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Gonzales, La.
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My wife has a business that makes and sells gift baskets for all occasions so she will make each client a hoiliday gift basket and we will mail them a card.
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11-22-2009, 12:48 AM
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Location: Pennsylvania
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I guess i'm in the minority here, but I do not see why gifts are given, unless maybe to a large commercial/industrial account that is spending 5 figures yearly. (i see the thread starter did say high end clients, so this may be what he is talking about)
Any of you have a housekeeper? Does she give you a gift at Christmas?
How bout your wife's beautician? Does she give your wife a gift?
Or maybe your mechanic, you take your car in in December for your yearly inspection/emissions, and get new brakes also. Does he give you a gift?
The way I see it, it is the other way around, we tip people for the services they provide. I have never had a business give me a gift at Christmas, no matter how frequently I use their service, or shop at their business.
We have 96 customers currently, I would not want to send them each a gift basket.
We do send a Christmas card to each of our customers thanking them and wishing them a Merry Christmas.
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11-22-2009, 03:53 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Tampa Florida
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Gift cards to Outback Steakhouse, Sams club etc. . . anywhere from 50 to 100 bucks depending on the who the client is and what kind of family. . Everyone loves Outback
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