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February 15, 2010 · 4:41 pm

Valentines

The wife and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day since we’ve been married for 30+ years and we’ve been dating for several years longer.  It sounds like a simple excuse to avoid yet another gift buying panic but we really try and celebrate that every day, pr as many days as we can in between discussions of misplaced dirty laundry and needed home repairs.  But I don’t hold anything against those of you that do, which, apparently is quite a few.

Sortprice, which regularly tracks user visits and searches during major holiday shopping periods to gauge consumer trends, compiled a top ten list of the most popular products being viewed on the site. The data was collected starting in late January through February 8th and they equate it to the most popular gifts being purchased for valentines Day.  They are:

  • Canon Power Shot SD970 IS
  • Ugg Classic Short Boot
  • iPod Touch
  • Kama Sutra Bath Gels and Oils
  • Guess Handbags
  • Bulova Diamond Women’s Watches
  • Weleda Body Oils
  • Betsey Johnson Necklaces
  • Philips Norelco Men’s Razors and Grooming Kits
  • Armani Acqua di Gio Men’s Fragrance

The first thing I notice is how the bulk of these are for women.  Tossing out the camera and iTouch as gender neutral, two of the remaining eight are for men.  I think we know what’s going on here:  guilt!

The second thing I notice is that two of these products are oils.  Kama Sutra gel?   I retract my previous statement.

The third thing I notice is that while the female gifts are accessories, the male gifts are for the guys to clean up their acts.  Gifts or threats, ladies?

What did you give or get for Valentine’s Day?  Anything on this list?

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December 24, 2009 · 10:24 am

Time Off For Good Behavior

It’s almost Christmas and I know many of you will be taking time off from what you do day-to-day in order to relax.  Me too, sort of.  One thing I’ve found is that traffic to this blog (hopefully others as well) drops off a lot during holidays.  Makes sense – this is mostly business-related and who the heck wants to think about business whilst on holiday?

So a few brief things:

Thank you to all of you who read this blog.  If you’re a regular – spread the word.  If you’re not, please let me know what you’d like to see so I can get you back more often.

Thank you to the clients with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working over the last 12 months.  You guys are a lot of the inspiration for the blog.  Howdy and get some rest to clients both continuing and new.  You’re going to need it as we bust our butts to make 2010 a banner year.

Finally, I’m going to repost some of my favorite scribbles over the next week.  Please do check them out and let me know if they hold up as time has passed.  But that’s enough for today.  Let’s grab an egg-nog, fire up the Yule Log, and enjoy!

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November 26, 2009 · 9:38 am

The Three F’s

I started to write a Thanksgiving post and for inspiration I went back and looked at what I wrote last year.  You know what?  Like the holiday we celebrate here in the USA today, what’s going on around here hasn’t changed much so I’m reposting the tome below.

To those of you who had a great 2009, give thanks.  To those of you who didn’t, give thanks it’s almost over and 2010 looks better.  Let’s all of us give thanks that we’re here to enjoy the holiday and the three F’s it represents.
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