Tips for Gift Giving

Best Gift? No more, Mission Impossible!

First, find a small notepad and writing instrument and keep them with you - not just at holiday time, but throughout the year.

The next time you are with anyone you may give a gift to, tell them you are taking a survey for a friend - me, Home Fragrance Harri - and ask: "What scent or aroma do you like?"

You may hear things like:  citrus, spicy, herbal, mint, lavender, vanilla, woodsy, floral, etc. Be sure to write down their answer.

People to ask might include:  your beautification gurus: hair stylist, barber and mani/pedi person; the dog walker, groomer and vet; piano teacher or tutor; the dry cleaner; your fellow carpoolers; your spiritual leader; yoga, pilates, dance, kung fu and soccer instructors/coaches; physical or massage therapist. Family, too. You get the idea - anyone whose talents have enhanced your life or made it easier.

To give the best gift, remember to use the note pad to write down other hints for ideas: favorite music group, sports team, television program, movie, museum, restaurant, etc.

Armed with the scent part of your list, here are some gift giving ideas from a hint of vanilla:

Sachets

1. use as one of the nightly gifts during Hanukkah or Kwanzaa
2. Christmas stocking stuffers
3. incorporate in the bow on a gift
4. hang around a bottle of wine given as a hostess gift
5. include in a new gym bag
6. place in a C.A.R.E. package for those at camp or college
7. use as favors for a bachelorette party, baby shower, bridal shower, etc.

Small Candles

1. place one in a basket of homemade goodies as a house warming present
   
2. give as door prizes at a cookie exchange
3. use as party favors / seating markers by attaching a hang tag using each guests name
4. "Festivous for the Rest of Us" gifts

Natural Candles

1. any one on your list that has to deal with chemical, animal or people odors throughout their workday
2. to those that you know are trying to go green, be eco-friendly, are a vegan or vegetarian

Diffusers

1. use as a hostess gift when staying with family or friends
2. to give to the people who are always there when you need them, sometimes even before you ask for their assistance
3. hint:  someone who has an artificial tree may enjoy the Winter Forest scent to bring the smell of the season inside
4. your friends or family members that work or live in a dorm, assisted living or other flame-free space
5. for your realtor friends, to use as part of their home staging for 'open house' showings -  to freshen up stale air, smoke or litter box odors
6. your party planner

Oh, and remember to get yourself a little something, too. Why? Because you also deserve to have a few relaxing aah moments, too.

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For other gift ideas, look to our sister website: I See U Glasses.com for non-prescription reading glasses, safety glasses, sun and polarized reading sunglasses. You will also find no power fit over frames, no power polarized sunglasses and magnifying lenses.

Special Instructions: 

If you are placing orders for items that are going to more than one address, please fill out a separate order for each "Ship To" address.

Be sure to tell us of any special delivery information, such as a desire for the package to be delivered in time for a specific day, such as:

1. Valentine's Day
2. Easter
3. Mother's Day
4. Father's Day
5. or a birthday, graduation, shower, wedding or anniversary
   

Use either the form on the 'check-out' page or e-mail us directly at: info@ahintofvanilla.com with any special instructions.

We will e-mail you when the package is shipped and when it arrives at its destination.

Party Tips:

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1. Are you hosting a shower and need party favors?

Our sachets arrive in a hang tab bag. Which means that there is a hole in the top of the packaging. Perfect spot to thread a string or ribbon through. Attach either a name card or a "Thank You for Attending" message and place by the exit door.

2. Do you want something that could be used as both a place card and a party favor?

Use a small candle. Dress them up or down with either raffia, string or ribbon, then attach a name tag around the top of the frosted container. Or tie name on to a 12-pack of tea light candles - which we can make-up in any of our scents.

3. Are you having an EVENT and need products to be raffled off? Or need items to include in a gifting suite or swag bag?

*See below for the information required for raffles, swag bags and gifiting suites.

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If you know of an occasion where multiples of an item will be needed, please let us know as soon as you can.

We might have to order more ingredients to make the amount of products you require. If so, then a longer preparation time will be needed.

If you don't mind mixing scents to fulfill the quantity required, then prep time might be less.

Please e-mail us with:

Product type(s)

Overall quantity needed of each product

Quantity of each scent required

The date of the event

We will check current stock availability and then send a return e-mail with turn around time and price quotes.

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Raffle requests details:

date of raffle, name of the organization holding the raffle, who is to benefit, the companies tax id or non-profit number and venue information

Swag gifts and gifting suites :

date of event, name of organization hosting event, approximate number of attendees, if products will be included in with other items in a gift bag, dimensions of display space for a gifting suite, venue information

 

We hope you will think of a hint of vanilla for any or all of the above gift giving scenarios.