“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” I’m
not sure if any other 12 words strung together could describe this year any
better! It has been a little bit since our last blog post, and we have so many
updates for you - so here goes!
Yes, we are OPEN! We have been fully open for a few weeks
now. We continue to socially distance, clean & disinfect and wear our
masks. Masks are still optional for our customers in store. We have returned to
our regular hours of Monday-Friday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm and Saturdays 9:30 am to
4:00 pm. We are posting regularly to Facebook & Instagram with new
products, events, and specials. You may have noticed we created an online store
with some of our best selling products – you can shop there 24/7 via our
website: www.adelasfinegifts.com .
Need ideas or want to narrow your search before coming in? Just message us or
call us and we can send you pictures and gather up ideas to make your visit
more efficient. We are still offering curbside pickup, free local delivery, and
shipping to meet any of your shopping and gifting needs. And of course, we still
offer complimentary gift wrapping!
One question we continue to hear is, “how are you doing?” “Is
the store ok?” Our answer is – “we are getting through it like everyone else
and yes, the store is great!” Is it like it normally is? No, but it is better
than we thought it would be when this all started back in March. One HUGE reason
why is YOU! Our customers and community are awesome supporters! We cannot say
thank you enough to all of you for shopping, calling, visiting, following us on
social media and sharing our posts. All of it contributes to our success! So,
thank you! We would not be here without your support! And if you are missing
our Facebook Live Videos, don’t despair, those will return closer to holiday time.
You may wonder how all of this has affected our inventory
and product offerings. The quick answer is, not very much. We continue to order
and receive shipments. We had completed most of this year’s ordering at Market
in Atlanta in January. All indication from our vendors and partners is that
holiday shipments will be on time and minimally impacted (so far). We continue
to source more products that are made in the USA, like our Studio M Garden
Posts. Those have been our #1 seller this season and we have more on the way –
and by the way – they have new posts for Halloween, Fall and Christmas coming
soon! You are sure to love them!
Pandora continues to blow our socks off with new styles and
designs. In July, we are partnering with them in their “Thank You Campaign.”
Buy any bracelet $65 value or more and receive a FREE Thank You/ United
Together charm. We only have a few of these, so don’t wait too long! Also new
are more Pandora Me designs and sports charms – tennis & badminton. New
Harry Potter designs are coming in July. Keep an eye on our social media – this
is the 20th Anniversary of Pandora and there are fantastic pieces
being released in the next few months. We predict your wish list will be long!
Speaking of sparkle- Mariana is also releasing new collections.
We anticipate having these new styles and colors in store by Fall – just in
time for holiday gifting! We hope to host another Trunk Show with a fabulous
promotion in October.
We are making way for our fall merchandise, so all our
current florals and greenery pieces, including our adorable succulents are now 50%
off through July 8th. Yes, we said fall! We have a great
selection of fall items, including Halloween & Thanksgiving, on their way.
You will begin to see these pop up in store in late July. Our remaining Patriotic decor is also 30% off this week.
Fourth quarter is the super bowl of retail and we are
already planning for the winter and Christmas season. You may have noticed our
posts about themes. We typically buy products based on 5-6 themes. Our 2020 themes
include: Mid-Century Modern/Vintage Cocktail, Gnomes, Nordic, Snowmen, Nutcracker/Sugar
Plum Fairy, Cardinals, Santa Red and all other cute things we find! Ok, that’s
more than six themes, but there was so much fun stuff to choose from this year!
And wait until you see all the gifts and serving pieces from Mudpie. They
continue to be one of our favorite brands. Gifts for her, gifts for him,
hostess gifts, office gifts and plenty for your home.
Speaking of office gifts, if you have a group you need to find
gifts for, let us know. We love to work with our customers on sourcing and
packaging gift baskets/items for their coworkers! Give us a budget and a couple
of things they like, and we’ll take it from there!
Our in-store events are a little uncertain right now, but we
do hope to have a Fall Open House, Pandora Anniversary Event and Holiday Open
House later this year. We will keep you posted.
Speaking of events, we also hope to host our Annual Porch
Sale – save the date for September 18th and 19th. Also
watch for our kids’ room sale later in July. We are reimagining our kids’ room
and discontinuing some of the lines to make space for others. We can assure you
we will still have great gifts, toys, and blankets for the little ones. New
items for that space are already on their way, so we will be deeply discounting
some items to make room!
I’ve said it before, when I bought this store a little over two
years ago, I really had no idea what I was getting into. I have been overwhelmed
with support from our customers and vendors over these last couple months and I
am not sure I can ever show my full appreciation to all of you. You may never
know how much your support has meant to me, our staff, this store, this legacy.
So again, thank you for supporting everything we are doing behind the red door.
Here’s to great times ahead! See you soon! And thank you!
Kara
