Holiday Shopping, Start Now September 7, 2010

We know you are scoffing at the fact that stores are already stocked full of coats rather than flip flops, and that Halloween candy is already on the shelves. We’re right there with you; however, as distant as they seems now, the holidays are coming! Everyone loves a good sale, and Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) shopping is usually a great way to get those big ticket items for less in stores, Cyber Monday (the Monday after Black Friday) shopping is great for getting great sales online, but smaller items with smaller price tags are unlikely to drastically change in price. With constrained finances, shopping for Christmas well in advance should prove to pay off. Instead of stretching one or two paychecks to get all your shopping done, consider starting your Christmas shopping now. At the very least, start making your shopping list and saving as much money in the bank as you can. You’d be surprised how much buying little items here and there now will bring you both financial and emotional relief when the holidays are looming.

Shopping now or even earlier, is becoming more of a trend then you would think. According to the American Research Group Inc.’s twenty-fourth annual survey on holiday spending, shoppers are planning to spend an average of $417 for gifts this holiday season. (See the Survey) Online shopping has opened up a new world to shoppers, and finding sales and comparing gifts is easier now than it has ever been. Some parents may find that stashing gifts bought early at grandparent’s homes will help keep them hidden from the kids. There are so many reasons and ways for you to shop now rather than later, that there are way too many for us to list! You can save yourself time, stress, and money simply by shopping for the holidays now rather than later. Don’t let yourself procrastinate, you know it has never helped in the past, nor will it now. We wish you great sales for your holiday shopping! In fact, we have one to get you started! Enter theholidays15 at the checkout on http://www.gofreshforce.com, and you’ll save 15%!

Labor Day September 2, 2010

History: Labor Day to most people has become a weekend celebration of cooking on the grill, getting out on the boat or to the beach, and going to parades. Sounds like a good time to me! Yet, I found myself wondering, what did Labor Day mean to it’s founders? I did some research, and who can explain the history of Labor Day better than the U.S. Department of Labor? Read it here: “The History of Labor Day” Creating a “workingmen’s holiday” makes complete sense to me, considering the amount of work that was expected from people then.


Fashion: If you’ve ever been curious about the wearing white after Labor Day taboo, be sure to check out our Fresh Fashion newsletter article, The White Law. Another fun fact about wearing white after Labor Day that you may not know, is that even the U.S. Navy switches from their dress whites to their dress blues.


Celebrate: One Labor Day connection that I could not make, was when the link between Labor Day and Labor Day sales began… If you can find it, you have some awesome research skills and I congratulate you! Feel free to share! Perhaps in celebration of getting a day off, some workers turned to shopping to celebrate? Who knows? Anyway, to help you celebrate your day off, we’ve got our Stay Sweet Sale going on! Combined with Back to School, all you have to do is enter School15 at the checkout, and you will save 15% off all Kohana Girl bath sets!

New Artisan May 13, 2010

Hello Fresh Force Blog Readers!

Exciting News! We will have a new artisan soon! Just to tease you, we’re going to keep her a secret for now, at least until we get everything finalized. (Don’t worry, it’s just logistical stuff…) You should keep checking the website and see if you can spot the newbie! She has some cute, organic products that you and your kids are going to love! Stay Sweet (that’s her tagline) and the only hint we are going to give you! Stay tuned!