Way to go Pam! I'm always in favor of giving clients gifts that they can use and think fondly of me every time! <wink> Karen Hodges
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, December 8, 2011 11:17:56 PM Subject: NailTech:: Re: Need help with holiday client gift For my client gifts this year, I bought those see thru plastic "baked goods" bags at the drug store that have holiday themes printed in color on the clear bag. (20 for $1.00) I put a magnetic calendar (.47 cents each) for their fridge with my business card on it along with either a "file kit" (that I bought for a dollar from Premier Nails!) The file kit has a 100/180 file, a 3 way file, a cuticle pusher, and a nail brush! Whoa! Looks like I spent a ton of money instead of $1.00! If they would rather have hand cream, I have some packed with purse size hand cream (also $1.00 each) instead of the file kit, but each bag still has the magnetic calendar. They can also choose to substitute either A small bottle of top coat (.75 cents each) OR A gift Certificate for a paraffin dip (hands only! a $6 value, but costs much less for the service than that!) The BIG hit this year.... and this is something I included in each bag, is a spring type of clothespin with a cotton ball pinched in it! They look at me like I've lot my mind! Until I explain that it is to be used to remove their toe nail polish without ruining their nails! THEY LOVE IT! I know the hint came from this list, so thank you to who ever suggested this! (clothes pins were $2.99 for 50 of them, cotton balls 100 for $1.49) The last item that I have on each bag is a Christmas RED plastic pop can opener. One of the flat plastic ones that fits on your key ring. I bought them at our local discount outlet for 5 cents EACH and then put one of my pretty return address labels on each one! I put a ribbon thru the pop can opener, and then tied the bag shut with it so it makes a nice bow on the front! Very pretty! Very impressive if I must say so myself! hehe! I love handing these out to clients, they are SO impressed! You'd never know I did it on a such a small budget! Pam Nail Designs Ohio Breakdown of gift bags for clients: *Bags: 80 total, cost $4.00 *Magnetic Calendar 100 cost $47.00 File Kit (35) cost $35.00 Hand Cream (25) cost $25.00 Top Coat (20) cost $15.00 *Pop Can Opener (100) cost $5.00 *Clothespins/Cotton balls cost $5.00 $136.00 total cost for enough holiday favors for 80+ wonderful clients! * means every client received one of these items! On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:29 AM, "Laura Merzetti" <[email protected]> wrote: I need some opinions on an idea for client gifts this year, and hoping some of you might have had luck with this scenario in the past. > >The majority of my clients come to me for nail services. Probably 5% ever >book >pedicures with me, but I know they get them, and probably at chop shops >(judging >from the art work on the big toes!). I’m not really comfortable asking them >why they aren’t getting them from me – I’m a non-confrontational kind of >person. They know I’m clean, I use a Footsie Bath, perhaps they like the >thrones, I dunno. But I also know they’re not taking advantage of cheap >mani/pedi deals because I do their nails regularly. > > >(Note, I do rockstar/gel toes a lot in the summer months, and those clients >generally get a pedi with it since it’s a bit of a discount, so I’m not >talking >about those clients). > >So I was thinking about offering them a g/c for either a free pedi next year >or >a half-price pedi. These would be people who’ve never had one from me, so >I’m >looking to build my pedi business with them in the future. > > >What do you all think is the better option, and why? I have 2 pedis – one is >a >$30 express and the other is a $40 deluxe (I don’t call them spa). Or is >there another choice I’m not seeing? > > >I need some fresh eyes to look at this because I’m having a hard time deciding >what to do, and starting next week I’ll be handing out their gifts. > >Thanks J > >Laura > > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"NailTech" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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